Optimising wealth across jurisdictions and generations has never been more complex. Our private wealth team provides bespoke private wealth solutions, drawing on many years’ experience of managing the needs of high and ultra-high net worth individuals, family offices and entrepreneurs. We work closely with advisers to provide tailored private wealth services that meet your unique requirements.
Whether it’s setting up a family foundation, establishing a trust, crewing your yacht or storing your art collection, our private wealth team understands the financial, legal and practical issues at play. Through our extensive network, we cater to the specific requirements of the most complex assets and interests of high and ultra-high net worth clients.
Investing time in tailored private wealth solutions
We are here to provide peace of mind every step of the way, no matter how complicated the ask. Our approach begins by investing time to understand your objectives and ambitions – both now and in the future. Our experienced team of private wealth experts will develop a tailored solution, ensuring seamless support from day-to-day details to overarching strategic objectives.
Your dedicated personal network
From the outset, your principal relationship director will be at the heart of our relationship. Not only will they meticulously understand your requirements, but they will also serve as your gateway to our wider private wealth team and network of expert partners. This structured approach provides you with the confidence that our private wealth services will effectively address any challenges your encounter.
Discretion and security are paramount in our private wealth team. We continually invest in benchmark systems to ensure your data is protected while delivering the highest level private wealth, applying them in a way that works best for you and ensures your data is protected.
Futureproof support
We understand that as your life and family evolve, so will your needs for private wealth services. Our flexible approach ensures you always receive the right blend of support in the locations where you need it, no matter what the future holds.
Our comprehensive private wealth services
We offer a full suite of private wealth services across all key areas where high net worth and ultra-high net worth clients typically seek guidance and support.
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Family office
We recognise the challenges facing today’s family offices and the families they work hard to represent. Led by senior client directors, our team is dedicated to meeting those challenges with comprehensive and responsive private wealth solutions.
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Companies
Setting up a company structure is a simple and discrete way of managing a diverse range of assets and interests. Our private wealth team is able to handle the incorporation and administration of various Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) across multiple jurisdictions, providing private wealth services that align with your goals.
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Philanthropy
Whatever your philanthropic goals, our experts help establish the right structures and governance, allowing you to share your wealth beyond your family in way that maximises impact and creates a lasting legacy.
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Luxury assets
Our private wealth team advises on the optimal ownership structures for a wide range of high value assets, from classic cars to aircraft, fine wine to art, ensuring your private wealth is managed efficiently.
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Foundations
Foundations are powerful tools for private wealth, asset protection and charitable purposes. They offer an attractive alternative to a common law trust, particularly for those more familiar with civil law. Our expert private wealth team can help with everything from set-up to ongoing administration.
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Private Trust Companies
Private Trust Companies (PTCs) are established solely to act as a trustees of specific trusts or groups of trusts. This structure allows you to maintain influence over your underlying assets by directing the appointment of key roles within your structure, enhancing the customisation of your private wealth solutions. Read our article on utilising the Channel Islands for PTCs here.
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Managed trust companies
If you’re expanding into a new market but cannot justify the upfront investment of setting up a new office, then a managed trust company is a cost-effective solution. Our private wealth team can establish and support managed trust company arrangements, offering the benefits of your own branded trust company with minimised costs.
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Trusts
Trusts are typically established for asset protection, succession and estate planning, wealth preservation, avoiding forced heirship rules or protecting the interests of minors. We collaborate with your advisors to draft appropriate trust deeds, act as professional trustees, and ensure effective management and administration of the trust.
Private wealth contacts
Ross Youngs
Group Commercial DirectorRoss joined Belasko in 2021 to lead the Groups commercial growth strategy in Private Capital Fund Administration, Corporate Administration and Fiduciary services.
He has over 20 years’ experience in the Offshore Fund and Fiduciary markets holding leadership roles in Alternative Assets, Sales, Relationship Management and Client Service for a global provider.
Working with managers across the UK, US, Europe and Middle East, Ross has helped clients launch fund and investment structures in the Private and Public markets focusing on Private Capital and Real Assets. His experience covers multi location, complex fund servicing and has a strong understanding of Fund Administration, Banking, Financing, Custody and Depositary Services.
Ross seeks to create proactive partnerships with clients based upon trust, a long-term strategic commitment and great service.
Ross is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Banking and holds a BSC (Hons) degree in Financial Services.
Hannah Dunnell
Managing Director (Guernsey)Hannah joined Belasko in 2023 overseeing leadership, performance and culture.
With 17 years of experience in Guernsey’s finance industry, Hannah has worked across fund administration, corporate services and company secretarial services.
Hannah is an Associate of the Chartered Governance Institute and has a keen interest in how governance interplays with all areas of business from processes to people and culture. She is passionate about the development of people and the role of women in business.
Andy Bailey
Group Head of Private WealthAndy joined Belasko in 2020 to lead the Fiduciary offering across the Group.
Andy has over 20 years’ financial services experience having spent the last 12 years at leading independent trust companies, where he has held senior management, Director and Board level positions. Andy has extensive experience in complex Private Client and Corporate structures for UHNW international families, and has been appointed to various regulated and private entity Boards. These Board appointments have required the management of various regulated financial services obligations, together with the active management of a range of asset classes including residential and commercial property, peer to peer and private leverage arrangements, listed investment strategies, private equity, art and other esoteric asset classes. Andy holds a BSC (Hons) degree in Management with Trust and Estates through the Manchester Business School, as well as the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners Diploma. (TEP).
James Michel
DirectorJames joined Belasko with more than 30 years of experience within trust and corporate fiduciary sectors.
He spent a number of years working in Bermuda after qualifying as a Chartered Accountant, before returning to Jersey where he has since held senior positions in a number of fiduciary services businesses.
James’s focus has always primarily been on Private Client services, developing long-term personal relationships with clients and their families, assisting them to fulfil their succession plans, preserving and enhancing wealth through the generations.
Paul Sinel
DirectorPaul is an Associate of the Chartered Institute of Bankers and hold a B.Sc. in Financial Services; he is a member of STEP and a Fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management.
Paul has considerable experience and understanding of all aspects of trust and corporate planning, structuring, administration and of related regulatory compliance matters.
His specific focus has been in the delivery of services to European based high net worth clients and intermediaries, and in the creation, operation and management of private and managed trust companies, family offices and offshore funds.
Alex Le Prevost
Associate DirectorAlex joined Belasko in 2023 to bolster the business’ fiduciary team and drive new initiatives and technologies.
He joined with more than 18 years of experience in the private wealth sector and extensive knowledge of managing HNW client relationships.
His knowledge of the Guernsey and South African markets will be a key step in continuing the business’ growth over the coming years.
Alex will be based in our Guernsey office but work across our jurisdictions to deliver excellent client services and help lead the business’ fiduciary team.
Emily A’Court
Senior ManagerEmily specialises in private wealth solutions and is responsible for day-to-day administration of various structures including corporates, discretionary trusts and Jersey private funds.
Emily, who’s based in our Jersey office, has more than 15 years of experience working within the island’s finance industry, and has experience working with real estate funds, unit trusts, private funds, new business take-on, company secretarial and private client wealth management.
She is a full STEP member, holds the STEP Advanced Certificate in UK Tax for International Clients as well as also holding the ICSA Professional Diploma in Governance and the ICSA Diploma in Offshore Finance and Administration. In her free time Emily enjoys being outdoors and keeping fit, as well as having a passion for reading, travel, cooking and baking.
Giles Edwards
Senior ManagerGiles has more 17 years of experience in the fiduciary services industry, specifically within real estate, private wealth and family office services.
He specialises in dealing with high net worth and ultra-high net worth individuals and families from the Middle East and Europe and actively manages a broad range of asset classes globally.
Giles, based in our Jersey team, is very experienced with high value UK residential and commercial property structures, complex financing/asset holding arrangements and corporate governance for offshore structures and is an Associate of The Chartered Governance Institute of UK & Ireland (CGI), holding both the ICSA (now CGI) Certificate and Diploma.