Portugal offers a temporary residence visa that can be used by freelancers and entrepreneurs, which digital nomads can take advantage of.

Families are becoming more and more mobile, and the various attractive residence schemes available around the world have added to the popularity of relocating to different countries.

The Portuguese Golden Visa remains golden for a reason – despite its various changes since its introduction in 2012. Thousands of families have benefited from the programme, identifying the second residency option as a high-net worth essential.

Most of the information given to Companies House about overseas entities, beneficial owners and managing officers, will be publicly available on the Register of Overseas Entities. This is intended to increase transparency, allowing law enforcement agencies to investigate suspicious wealth more effectively.

Recent changes in terms of global tax regulations and increasing international tax transparency are vital to consider when implementing strategies to preserve family wealth

The objective of the Madeira International Shipping Register (MAR) is to offer a credible alternative to other international registers.

At the end of 2024 a number of revisions to the existing Cyprus Startup Visa Scheme were approved. These changes make an already very attractive scheme more appealing and accessible...

On Thursday 29th April 2021, the Council of Europe's Anti-Money Laundering committee voted in favour of a final report on Malta's AML and terrorism- financing safeguards.

A Family Investment Company ("FIC") is a company in which the shareholders are family members, often from different generations.

Now is the time to act, before the changes detailed below, in relation to applying for a Portuguese Golden Visa, come into effect on 1st January 2022.

The jurisdiction of Switzerland offers numerous advantages.

The key advantages of a Swiss Private Trust Company (PTC) are the additional elements of control and discretion which the PTC can provide.

The Malta's Small Commercial Yacht Code is the latest addition to the Maltese yacht legislation.

Trusts offer a tried and tested fiscal vehicle for those seeking to split the legal title and equitable rights to defined assets for specific purpose.

Mr Liao Wang is a successful Chinese businessman who lives in Beijing with his wife. At 55, family remains central to his life. Their two children study in Europe, one in Amsterdam and the other in Madrid, and the couple visits them every six to eight weeks.

Switzerland has a long established reputation for professional expertise when managing the affairs of wealthy private individuals. For many years Swiss Trustees have provided efficient tailored services for trusts, ...

Redomiciliation of companies in to and out of Cyprus became possible in 2006, when the House of Representatives enacted a new law which amended the Company Law.

Cyprus has been a leading jurisdiction for Trust structures for several years, benefiting from its stable government and business-friendly tax policies.

The Common Reporting Standard (CRS) is based on FATCA principles and will result in a substantial increase in the flow of cross-border personal financial information.

The "EU Blue Card" refers to a newly introduced residence permit allowing highly skilled, non-EU nationals to work and live in Cyprus, especially in sectors facing shortage of highly qualified personnel.