This handbook is a comprehensive resource for lawyers, accountants, family office executives and others who advise families on private trust companies. Featuring chapters written by leading practitioners, it fully explores the legal, regulatory and practical dimensions of forming and operating a private trust company.

This edition examines relevant laws in prime jurisdictions including Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Jersey and key US states, and shines a light on organisational and operational issues impacting private trust companies.

Bermuda is featured prominently with a chapter on ownership and governance structures of private trust companies co-authored by Vanessa Schrum.

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