NEW ZEALAND

As the number of family offices continues to expand, so does the demand for a wide range of essential fiduciary services, including trusts and corporate management.  Given the escalating complexity of financial landscapes, there is a pressing need to diversify the structures in which assets are held. Among the most crucial options are trust structures, which provide a robust and secure framework for safeguarding family assets and facilitating their seamless transfer across generations. From a holistic point of view, the combination of various jurisdictions is important due to uncertainties, policy changes, and amendments of regulation. Working with private clients usually...

CORPORATE & FIDUCIARY SPONSORED CONTENT 2023

By Enry Cooke   Foreigners keen to invest up to $2.3 billion in New Zealand are unable to get visas because of Covid-19 restrictions, a situation National says is holding back “tens of thousands” of jobs.   A huge amount of cash is promised by applicants for the investor-class visa, which allows foreigners to gain residence in New Zealand if they promise to invest a certain amount of money into the economy.   A similar visa was famously used by US tech billionaire Peter Thiel to gain residency in the country, which he then used to gain citizenship.   Immigration...

IMMIGRATION BY INVESTMENT NEWS 2020

New Zealand is a remote island country in the south-western Pacific, situated about 2,000 km south-east of Australia across the Tasman Sea. The country mainly comprises two islands – the North and South islands. Its population is around 4.25m. New Zealand is a parliamentary democracy and a British Commonwealth realm. The chief of state is the British Monarch. John Key has been the Prime Minister since the November 2008 general election. Previously, New Zealand based its economy on the export of meat and dairy products to the United Kingdom. However, since Britain's membership of the European Union, New Zealand has...

2020

New Zealand has significant advantages for investors from mainland China and Hong Kong requiring state of the art asset protection and investment vehicles. New Zealand is not blacklisted and is considered the least corrupt jurisdiction in the world with one of the top professional wealth management industriesas well as havinga friendly migration policy.  Equity trust is New Zealand corporateprovider which specializes in trusts and zero tax vehicles we also advise on second passports, international bank accounts, international property investments and storage of gold and silver both in New Zealand and internationally, we have agents in Belize, Panama, Malta, Cook Islands....

CORPORATE & FIDUCIARY SPONSORED CONTENT 2018

1. Industry research suggests that China will soon rank first in the world as a source of clients. Have you experienced an increase in demand for your company incorporation services from this region? Most incorporation has been in relation to cross-border business rather than domestically focused operations. Over the last 18 months the number has increased by approximately 100%. 2. What is the single most important advantage your jurisdiction provides for Chinese clients? Probably the most important is the protection we offer the client. This is backed by strong legislation and courts that will take action when required by the client. 3. What is...

CORPORATE & FIDUCIARY JURISDICTION 2015

What are the key advantages of your jurisdiction in terms of privacy & asset protection for a Chinese HNWI or Family (etc.) looking to succeed their assets to the next generation? As a member of the OECD, the WTO and FATF (among others), New Zealand is in a unique position compared to many of its peers.  This affords it a degree of protection from scrutiny which is perhaps not so often afforded to jurisdictions which might be termed 'offshore'.  It has a favorable tax regime, a robust book of legislation and is generally considered a stable jurisdiction in both economic...

CORPORATE & FIDUCIARY JURISDICTION 2015

Country: New Zealand Region: South Pacific Currency: New Zealand dollar Language: English Time Zone: (GMT+13) Phone Code: +64 Communications: Excellent New Zealand is a very business friendly country with strong professional services, common law and good company law and has a sound and fair tax system, in particular as it relates to taxation of offshore assets in relation to foreign trusts. For the second year in a row, New Zealand has claimed top spot in the World Bank Doing Business 2018 report for ease of doing business, ahead of 190 other economies. New Zealand is a wealthy Pacific nation dominated...

2015

Q:Compared with other jurisdictions, what is unique in your jurisdiction? Under the current economic scenario, why should people put money there? A: New Zealand is the member of OECD and also a member of FATF which represent New Zealand enjoys the highest reputation among all the international financial centers.Since New Zealand enjoy steady Economic growth as its main source is agriculture which has steady market demands all over the world. While on the same time, as a developed country, New Zealand banking system is very strict and has low risk in bankruptcy. Q:What are the most popular financial products in your...

CORPORATE & FIDUCIARY JURISDICTION 2014