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Our global focus

Barclays Wealth has international fiduciary services teams focused on the UK, Europe, the Middle East, Asia and Africa. Our international focus means that Barclays Wealth is ideally placed to meet your needs around the world.

The UK

Our UK team can provide you with a wide range of products and services, from simple asset protection to complex structures. They currently manage:

  • Family trusts that help protect wealth within the family from generational dilution
  • Wealth planning structures for UK residents

They also specialise in providing structures for executives working in private equity industry. These include:

  • Off-balance sheet structures held by purpose or orphan trusts
  • Giving family offices access to expert trust skills
  • Charitable trusts that allow you to meet your philanthropic objectives
  • Private trust companies

Europe/Middle East

Our Europe/Middle East team is committed to developing relationships with blue-chip European, tax, legal and intermediary networks. They offer a number of specialist products, including:

  • Real estate holding companies
  • Structures holding private company shares
  • Bespoke trust structures
  • Structures holding non-financial assets
  • Providing general partners to limited partnerships

In particular, they specialise in:

  • Commercial purpose trusts such as a Special Trust Alternative Regime (STAR)
  • Private trust companies
  • Fully discretionary and settler-directed trusts
  • Assisting clients with relocation schemes
  • Increasing demand for investments in European property using trusts, companies and other Special Purpose Vehicle combinations

Asia

Our Asia team specialise in meeting the significant need for wealth that has arisen due to the explosive growth in wealth generation that has occurred throughout the region in the past three decades.

We have the skills and experience to be able to manage the varying levels of financial management expertise that exist throughout this highly diverse market and act as trusted advisers to wealthy individuals and companies throughout Asia.

Our services include:

  • Wealth structuring
  • Estate planning

Africa

Africa is a key focus for our Isle of Man office, who offer a full range of fiduciary services and products available. We administer and manage a variety of estate planning structures and hold a wide range of assets. We also provide valuable support for our African Private Banking team across the continent.

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Full discretionary trust

An irrevocable trust where you give the trustee the discretion to invest the trust fund and to distribute the trust income together with powers to distribute assets or capital sums.


Partial discretionary trust

An irrevocable trust where you give the trustee the discretion to distribute the trust income together with powers to distribute assets or capital sums but where you keep the power to direct the trustee how to invest the trust fund.


Reserved powers trust

A reserved powers trust (RPT) is a revocable trust that allows you to keep wide powers.


STAR trust

A special type of trust written under the laws of the Cayman Islands where diverse and complex assets can be settled. You can restrict the beneficiaries rights and a licensed trust company must be appointed as trustee.


Managed company

A managed company incorporated to hold assets and provide foreign estate tax protection.


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The products and services described on this page are provided by the following companies, which are part of Barclays Wealth: Barclays Bank PLC, Barclays Private Bank & Trust Limited, Isle of Man and Jersey and Barclays Private Bank & Trust (Cayman) Limited. Walbrook Group Limited, Barclays Wealth Trustees (Jersey) Limited, Barclays Wealth Trustees (Guernsey) Limited, Barclays Wealth Trustees (Isle Of Man) Limited, Barclays Wealth Fund Managers (Guernsey) Limited and Barclays Wealth Fund Managers (Isle of Man) Limited. For further information on these companies and Barclays Wealth please read the Important Information.

Products and services on this site may not be available in certain jurisdictions. In particular, these products and services are not being offered in Japan or the United States or to US residents. For full details of exclusions and disclaimers please see the Important Information before proceeding. Each Barclays Wealth company reserves the right to make a final determination on whether or not you are eligible for any particular product or service.


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