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Why Buy a Vintage Swiss Trust Company?

Author: Mr Dimitri Rusca
by Mr Dimitri Rusca
Posted: Sep 26, 2017

For discerning customers looking to conduct their business in secrecy while still enjoying traditional Swiss attention to excellent customer service Switzerland has a well-deserved reputation as the country of choice. To acquire a seasoned Swiss trust company as the vehicle of their long-term business operations a lot of private individuals as well as overseas entities often choose due to this reason.

In this article, you will discover why you should always look for vintage, why it is so valuable, and what a Swiss corporate company is - - entities when looking to secure the benefits typically associated with them - benefits which include favorable tax regimes, credibility, qualifying for applying for listing on Frankfurt and/or Austrian stock exchanges and discretion on behalf of authorities rather than newly established.

During recent years in all the many quality of life surveys Zurich, Switzerland, ranks first, or a close second. This beautiful city by a lake is home to many major financial institutions and banking giants and also the wealthiest city in Europe.

A business entity organized to provide fiduciary services on behalf of its beneficiaries is defined as a Swiss trust company. To name a few Trust companies are frequently used for the purposes of preservation and investment, asset management and estate administration.

Corporations that had become dormant for one reason or another but had been active at one point are seasoned trust companies. To interested parties specialized agencies make them available for purchase after purchasing and reactivating such entities. Such agencies ensure that the buyer receives a tax and liability waiver certificate, upon selling the company. This means that without worrying about the "luggage" of what the company did or did not do in the past they are able to conduct operations through the trust company. To further preserve and enhance the anonymity and privacy of the company's new owners some agencies also offer bearer share certificates.

Credibility is the single most important advantage of a seasoned trust company in Switzerland over a newly incorporated entity. Incorporated dozens of years ago (some even as far back as 1920s) a seasoned Swiss shell trust is one. It still retains its original date of incorporation when a vintage trust company such as this is acquired by new owners. This means that the customer can legitimately claim that his company was founded all the way back in 1920s!

Needless to say, enabling the client to better negotiate with financial institutions and government officials this provides immense benefits in the form of perception, prestige and credibility. It goes without saying, to name a few of course, to benefit from advantages typically associated with doing business in Switzerland - favorable tax regimes and discretion on behalf of authorities ownership of a Swiss company management trust shell often enables the client.

The ease with which it can be listed on the world's major stock exchanges is another substantial advantage of a seasoned Swiss trust company. For applying for a stock exchange listing normally, a trust company needs to be at least 25 years old before it can qualify. As a result, it is only made out by the genuinely vintage Swiss trust companies. Of course, it goes without saying that a vintage Swiss trust company also offers several critical benefits that make its operation easier in addition to qualifying for an application for Frankfurt and/or Austrian stock exchanges. These are intermediaries and business partners, improved standing and business relationships with financial institutions, merchant accounts with credit card providers and commercial accounts.

Rusca Dimitri works in for a trade finance company for more than 20 years. He has good management skills and during his free time he writes short articles on Swiss company management, and Swiss corporates.

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Rusca Dimitri works in for a trade finance company for more than 20 years. He has good management skills and during his free time he writes short articles on Trade Finance Systems, and Trade Finance services.

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