Fiduciary Services in the British Virgin Islands - Ogier

Ogier Fiduciary Services in the BVI | An introduction to working with us
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Why choose BVI?
The British Virgin Islands (“BVI”) is a stable and
mature financial centre with a distinctive and
professional legal and regulatory framework.
Since its inception as a financial services jurisdiction
in the 1980s, the BVI has grown exponentially on
many fronts, namely it has:
• Incorporated in excess of
900,000 companies
• Become the 2nd largest domicile
for offshore funds
• Introduced innovative trust solutions
for its private client offering such as
VISTA (Virgin Islands Special Trust Act)
and updated its Private Trust Company
legislation to clarify when a PTC does not
require additional licensing.
BVI’s dominance as the pre-eminent
provider of offshore companies was
enhanced by the Hong Kong Stock
Exchange giving approval for BVI
companies to list on its exchange, which
allows a straightforward IPO exit in Asia
without significant prior restructuring.
BVI’s familiar English common law system,
coupled with its sophisticated and efficient
regulation, and the added safeguard of
having the Judicial Committee of the
Privy Council as the ultimate court of
appeal, makes the BVI a very popular
jurisdiction when clients wish to set up
offshore structures.
The BVI stands out because:
• Ease of incorporation (same day)
• Fast and efficient online service provided
by the Registry of Corporate Affairs
• Quality of law firms and fiduciary
providers resident in BVI
• Relatively low cost of carrying on
business compared to many of its
competitor jurisdictions
• Tax neutrality
• Straight forward legislation and
regulatory regime
• Fits the U.S. ‘check the box’ requirement
• Register of members and register of
directors are not public documents.
• Tried and tested jurisdiction.
Ogier Fiduciary Services (BVI) Limited
(“OFS BVI”) is Ogier’s fiduciary services
company in the BVI and is regulated by the
Financial Services Commission (“FSC”) as
a Class I Trust Company under the Banks
& Trust Companies Act.
We pride ourselves on delivering a fast
and reliable service to our clients coupled
with the quality you would expect from a
leading international fiduciary organization
such as Ogier Fiduciary Services. Our
reputation for excellence is backed by a
long list of industry accolades, as awarded
by third party commentators, clients and
competitors.
“Tax neutrality”
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