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Offshore 'Lifeboat' Trusts For US Persons

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In recent months we have seen growing demand in the Channel Islands from Ultra High Net Worth US families and their advisors who are interested in establishing asset protection structures in well regulated 'safe harbour'...

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In recent months we have seen growing demand in the Channel Islands from Ultra High Net Worth US families and their advisors who are interested in establishing asset protection structures in well regulated 'safe harbour' jurisdictions. This is in response to concerns about unprecedented political instability at home and follows a similar trend to the wave of new trusts established offshore in response to the Arab Spring in 2010.

Such structures for US clients have become known as 'lifeboat' trusts.

This briefing provides an overview of the key advantages to US families and individuals in using Jersey or Guernsey discretionary trusts for asset protection purposes.

Discretionary trusts – an overview

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