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Motivation
The raid on Cyprus’ depositors in March 2013 precipitated our trustee service to the public.
Historical capital levies of the world
There are recorded capital levies by the ancient Greeks ranging from 1% to 4%.
There are no recorded (read “правовий”) capital levies before Word War I.
| Date | Country | Type of asset | Rate |
| 1919 | Germany | Real estate | від 10% to 65% |
| 1920 | Italy | Real estate | від 4.50% to 50% |
| 1920 | Czechoslovakia | Real estate | від 3% to 40% |
| 1921 | Hungary | Real estate | від 5% to 20% |
| 1946 | Japan | Real estate | від 10% to 90% |
| 1990 | Brazil | Financial (bank deposits) | 100% from US$1,250 |
| 1992 | Italy | Financial (bank deposits) | 0.6% |
| 2001 | Argentina | Financial (deposits in foreign currencies) | 100% |
| 2008 | Argentina | Financial (pensions) | 100% |
| 2009 | Ireland | Financial (funded public pension fund) | 25% |
| 2010 | Ireland | Financial (funded public pension fund) | 12% |
| 2010 | Hungary | Financial (private pensions) | 100% (nationalization)1 |
| 2013 | Cyprus | Financial (bank deposits) | 100% over 100,000 EUR, affecting 2 banks |
| 2019 | Lebanon | Financial (bank deposits) | 100% of foreign currencies. Freezing is still ongoing today. |
Overview of legal bank guarantees
| Entity | Deposit guarantee | Foreign currency covered |
| ЄС2 | 100,000 EUR (or equivalent for non-Eurozone countries) | Немає |
| Isle of Man | £50,000 for indiviuals and £20,000 for entities.3 | Так |
| Channel Islands (Jersey and Guernsey) | £50,000 per person, per banking groups4 | Так |
| USA5 | US$250,000 | Немає |
| Palau | US$250,000 (from FDIC USA) | Немає |
| Micronesia | US$250,000 (from FDIC USA) | Немає |
| Marshall Islands | US$250,000 (from FDIC USA) | Немає |
| Japan | JPY 10,000,000 | Немає |
| Thailand | THB 1,000,000 | Немає |
| Malaysia | MYR 250,000 | Так |
| Taiwan | TWD$3,000,000 | Так |
| Hong Kong | HKD 500,000 | Так |
| Lebanon | LBP 5,000,000 (US$3,316 before 2019, down to US$200 as of the 1st January 2022 due to the exchange rate). In reality: it is just zero! | Немає |
Trend of public confidence in the US
Our solution: a trust
Although the legal bank guarantees provide some kind of safety net, they are unfunded in case of a systemic crisis6.
The trust is a wonderful invention that gives a legal structure for:
- fast set-up: usually in 2 business days
- flexibility: you can make up any possible rules of management, settlement, investment, events, тощо…
Which jurisdiction?
The choice of the jurisdiction will be done by the Trustee(s) which we provide.
Our fees
See the Збори page.
Type of trusts offered
We do NOT offer land or real estate trusts. However the land can be held by a company whose shares will be held by the trust.
All of our trusts can be revocable or irrevocable.
Period of the trust: від 2 years minimum to perpetuity.
- Beneficiary trust
- Purpose trust, such as:
- Charitable
- Political
- The erection and maintenance of tombs and monuments
Type of investments covered
- Any major currencies (no cash)
- Irish bonds
- Gold (physical or not)
- Unit trusts/Mutual funds
- Shares of companies
- Digital assets (domain names, websites, тощо)
Next step
Зв'яжіться з нами to discuss your trust requirements.
Примітки
- https://blogs.wsj.com/emergingeurope/2010/11/24/hungary-forces-private-pension-fund-members-back-to-state-scheme/
- Including Gibraltar, and all French Overseas possessions
- https://www.iomfsa.im/consumer-material/isle-of-man-depositors-compensation-scheme-dcs/
- https://www.gov.je/Industry/Finance/DepositProtection/Pages/Overview.aspx
- Including Overseas possessions: American Samoa, US Virgin Islands, Mariana Islands (Guam, Saipan)
- see Iceland, 2008