Sustainability is – or certainly should be – high on the agenda for any business. However, while environmental sustainability is front of mind, employee sustainability is often overlooked. With a firm-wide staff retention rate of 95%, employee sustainability is high on the agenda for our People and Culture team. The core of sustainability, in any […]
Saffery Trust has partnered with leading blockchain accounting firm Cryptio, to offer advanced cryptocurrency accounting to its clients. Cryptio offers enterprise-grade accounting, audit, and tax software for digital assets, utilising blockchain technology to provide efficient, accurate accounting services. The firm supports over 400 leading crypto institutions and enterprises including blockchains, exchanges and custodians. As one […]
Saffery Trust has attained a licence from the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA), labelled a “seal of quality” for trustees. Currently, Saffery Trust provides trustee services in Switzerland under the legal entity name of Rysaffe Fiduciaires Sarl, which will shortly be re-named Saffery Trust (Suisse) S.A. Requirements The requirement to apply for a licence […]
Bitcoin: How did it start, how has it progressed, and where is it going? 14 years ago yesterday [22 May], Programmer Laszlo Hanyecz made history by purchasing two pizzas for 10,000 Bitcoin widely considered to be the first commercial use of the cryptocurrency token. Over the following decade, the value of Bitcoin skyrocketed and the […]
‘The View from Dubai’ series sees Ajay Wiltshire, discuss topics, trends and perspectives on the region with leading private client practitioners and advisors. Our penultimate fifth episode features Keith Oliver from Peters & Peters and Stuart Leach from Stuart Leach Associates as they discuss crisis communications and situational management. They give advice on what to […]
‘The View from Dubai’ series sees Ajay Wiltshire, discuss topics, trends and perspectives on the region with leading private client practitioners and advisors. In our third episode where Ajay speaks to Private Banker, Mario Al-Jebouri and CdR Capital’s Nour Tassabehji about banking and investments, what clients want and whether their needs are being met. They also discuss whether disintermediation […]
Saffery Trust Cayman has relocated to a new, greener, office in the Cayman Islands following team growth in the region. The private client firm’s new office in the Cayman Technology Center has been welcomed by the team, which has more than doubled in size over the last year. The Cayman Technology Center, located in central […]
Intellectual property: what is it and why is protecting it so important? When Intellectual Property is held in a Guernsey company, legal ownership, and responsibility, of the asset is transferred to the Guernsey directors, so it is important to engage a firm with experience in this complex service area. Saffery Trust Associate Director, Simon Murphy, […]
With a global sales value of $65bn, it is little wonder that art is a popular investment for the world’s wealthy. However, interest in art stretches far beyond monetary gains; art is an extremely personal commodity. Unlike other non-standard assets such as yachts and aircraft, the value of art cannot be determined by universal standards […]
Saffery Trust has supported a champion junior Guernsey golfer who will be playing on a professional tour around the UK. 17-year-old Jayden Tucknott earned a place on the Clutch Pro Tour following a successful 2023 season in which he won seven Junior Opens in Hampshire and became Island and Channel Island Junior Champion. Jayden also […]
