Trident Trust

Trident Trust is an independent global trustee and fiduciary provider. Professional trustee services are core. It is not a law firm or a tax advisory firm.

The legal entity acting as trustee matters. Confirm which regulated entity would actually be appointed.

Trident Trust may be relevant to International families, HNW/UHNW individuals, family offices and advisers.

Published global reach: Very high.

Published reach is very high. Multi-jurisdiction fiduciary capability — confirm the governing-law and trustee jurisdiction directly.

Formation and administration of sophisticated multi-jurisdictional trusts.

Setup coordination, trustee appointment, governance, distributions, records and beneficiary communications should be confirmed against the entity that would actually be appointed. This page does not say the provider drafts the deed.

Professional trustee services are a core part of the published offering.

A professional trustee is not merely a nominee. It assumes fiduciary responsibilities under the governing law. Those responsibilities can include discretion, trustee meetings, distributions, records, compliance and investment oversight.

Discretionary trusts, reserved-powers trusts and other jurisdiction-specific trusts. Foundations are also described as available.

The available trust structures depend on governing law.

Private trust company support is available in relevant jurisdictions.

Where a private trust company is used, family participation sits alongside board governance, professional administration and the rules of that jurisdiction. A private trust company does not remove fiduciary, tax or reporting obligations.

Foundations are core in relevant jurisdictions.

A foundation is not simply another name for a trust. In many systems it has its own legal personality, with founder, council and beneficiary roles that have to be read under local law.

Financial assets, operating businesses, property and other real assets.

Acceptance of a particular asset is a decision for the trustee. This page does not say every provider will hold every asset a family owns.

Fiduciary implementation across many trust and foundation jurisdictions. This is administration and coordination, not a personal tax opinion.

Settlor residence, trustee residence, beneficiaries abroad, governing law, asset location, recognition of the trust, reporting and distributions across borders can each change the analysis. This is not a tax conclusion for a particular family.

Works with external tax and legal advisers and intermediaries.

Trustee services, legal advice and tax advice may be provided by different firms.

Trust accounting, reporting, KYC and investment review support.

Trust accounts, distributions, KYC, and coordination with tax filings should be confirmed in writing. Confidentiality is not the same as an absence of CRS, FATCA or beneficial-ownership reporting.

Succession and estate use is described as strong.

Multi-generational ownership, a family business, family governance and continuity after death or incapacity are wider questions. They are mapped on estate planning and succession.

Fees are engagement-specific. Request a written setup and annual administration fee schedule.

A written schedule may separate establishment, trustee acceptance, the annual trustee fee, administration, accounting, tax reporting, investment oversight, distributions, private trust company administration, foundation administration and specialist-asset charges. Only the items the appointed entity actually charges should be on that schedule.