Fiduciary Services in the British Virgin Islands - Ogier
Fiduciary Services in the British Virgin Islands - Ogier
Fiduciary Services in the British Virgin Islands - Ogier
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<strong>Ogier</strong> <strong>Fiduciary</strong> <strong>Services</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> BVI | An <strong>in</strong>troduction to work<strong>in</strong>g with us<br />
Our key services<br />
“Same day<br />
Incorporations”<br />
“Better Corporate<br />
Governance”<br />
<strong>Ogier</strong> Corporate <strong>Services</strong><br />
Our Corporate <strong>Services</strong> team is able<br />
to provide a comprehensive range of<br />
company adm<strong>in</strong>istration services to<br />
BVI companies, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g form<strong>in</strong>g new<br />
companies and limited partnerships<br />
(“L.P.’s”) and provid<strong>in</strong>g ongo<strong>in</strong>g corporate<br />
adm<strong>in</strong>istration and registered agent/<br />
registered offices services.<br />
Once <strong>the</strong> company or LP is formed or<br />
transferred to us, our dedicated team is<br />
on hand to take care of all adm<strong>in</strong>istrative<br />
matters for our client entities.<br />
These <strong>in</strong>clude:<br />
• Draft<strong>in</strong>g resolutions and m<strong>in</strong>utes.<br />
• Issu<strong>in</strong>g Registered Agent Certificates<br />
or Certificates of Incumbency<br />
• Ma<strong>in</strong>ta<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> statutory registers<br />
• Ensur<strong>in</strong>g all necessary fil<strong>in</strong>gs are<br />
made <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> BVI<br />
• Provision of notarised and apostilled<br />
documents<br />
• Provision of draft share registers<br />
<strong>in</strong> relation to corporate clos<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
• Regulatory advice <strong>in</strong> relation to <strong>the</strong><br />
various fil<strong>in</strong>gs required under BVI law.<br />
Part of our Corporate <strong>Services</strong> team<br />
offer<strong>in</strong>g, which is becom<strong>in</strong>g <strong>in</strong>creas<strong>in</strong>gly<br />
popular <strong>in</strong> light of <strong>the</strong> global shift towards<br />
better corporate governance and record<br />
keep<strong>in</strong>g, is our Board Support <strong>Services</strong><br />
as secretary to a company.<br />
Our Board Support Team can provide <strong>the</strong><br />
necessary assistance depend<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong><br />
company’s needs, <strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g:<br />
• Coord<strong>in</strong>at<strong>in</strong>g regular board meet<strong>in</strong>gs.<br />
• Assistance <strong>in</strong> liais<strong>in</strong>g with <strong>the</strong> directors<br />
on <strong>the</strong> tim<strong>in</strong>g of board meet<strong>in</strong>gs<br />
• Preparation and circulation of notice,<br />
agenda, dial <strong>in</strong> <strong>in</strong>structions and<br />
board packs<br />
• Conven<strong>in</strong>g <strong>the</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g from BVI<br />
• Draft<strong>in</strong>g of m<strong>in</strong>utes<br />
• Act<strong>in</strong>g as secretary to <strong>the</strong> meet<strong>in</strong>g<br />
• Substantive Presence <strong>Services</strong>, such<br />
as rented office space, telephone/fax<br />
l<strong>in</strong>es to clients who wish to create<br />
more substance <strong>in</strong> BVI as part of <strong>the</strong>ir<br />
tax plann<strong>in</strong>g.<br />
OFS BVI is also well placed to provide<br />
professional directors to <strong>the</strong> boards of<br />
corporate structures. We are able to<br />
offer both corporate as well as <strong>in</strong>dividual<br />
directors who are well known to <strong>the</strong><br />
F<strong>in</strong>ancial <strong>Services</strong> Commission and <strong>the</strong><br />
f<strong>in</strong>ancial services community generally.<br />
Our <strong>in</strong>dividual directors are senior<br />
employees with<strong>in</strong> our company resident<br />
<strong>in</strong> BVI and are experienced professionals,<br />
each with specialist knowledge and<br />
relevant f<strong>in</strong>ancial and corporate services<br />
backgrounds.<br />
Where we are a director, we ensure<br />
that a meet<strong>in</strong>g (whe<strong>the</strong>r <strong>in</strong> person or<br />
by conference call) is held at least once<br />
a year so that <strong>the</strong> board’s required fiduciary<br />
duties are met. Our Board Support team<br />
can assist <strong>in</strong> arrang<strong>in</strong>g this and charge<br />
on a time spent basis.<br />
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