Barclays Wealth

Trusts & Estates

The structures into which you can transfer your assets can have lasting consequences for you and your family and it is crucial that you choose the right ones. The right structures can protect assets and give your family lasting benefits in an uncertain world.

Our expertise is in finding the right wealth structure or combination of structures for you. We offer many different wealth-structuring solutions, including trusts, managed companies and foundations.

To find which combination is best for you, we will work closely with you to understand your unique needs and circumstances. By connecting you with the top worldwide experts in tax and jurisdiction issues we can help build bespoke solutions and working in partnership with your legal and tax advisers we will design, implement and maintain the structure(s) best suited to you and your family’s needs.

A depth of expertise

We have a tradition of excellence in the provision of trust and executorship services. This, together with our high credit rating, means that we are able to act for many of the world’s most influential entrepreneurs, families and senior corporate executives.

A focus on guidance

We provide the one-to-one expertise you need in order to protect your assets. By gaining a real understanding of your requirements, we can offer you effective solutions based on our wealth of knowledge and experience of trusts law, investments and tax planning.

Our solutions are designed to be flexible enough to cope with any challenge - whatever the future brings.

• Trusts
  A trust is a powerful estate planning tool and the most widely-used form of wealth structure for people throughout the world.
• Estate Preservation
  We are experienced in designing and administering structures to help ensure that wealth can be passed down through the generations.
• Investment Tax Relief
  Find out about other investments that can offer you tax relief - such as Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs), Enterprise Investment Schemes (EISs), Individual Savings Accounts (ISAs) and, of course, Pensions.

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