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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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