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Rawlinson & Hunter has been present in Guernsey since 1980. Guernsey is recognised as one of the best regulated and well respected offshore financial centres in the world. CLEAR ADVICE IN A COMPLEX WORLD A personal, tailored service Tell me more about your... Services Select Service Charities Estate Planning Trusts & Foundations Wealth Reporting Corporate Family Office Private Trust Companies I'm looking for... People Alasdair Cross Karen Higgins Laura McCarthy

PRIVATE TRUST COMPANIES Our Specialists

Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... By expertise... Select expertise... Reset Filters

Many of our clients engage in charitable giving. This will often be through donations directly to individual charities, but some of our clients seek our help and guidance in forming and running their own charities, charitable trusts and foundations. CHARITIES Many of our clients engage in charitable giving. This will often be through donations directly to individual charities, but some of our clients seek our help and guidance in forming and running their own charities, charitable trusts and foundations. We can help at every stage of a charity’s life, from advising on its creation and structure and, where necessary, on how to bring it to an orderly end, while assisting the trustees with its administrative, accounting, regulatory and compliance needs in its lifetime. We also have extensive experience in advising on all aspects of regulatory audit and independent examination requirements of charities and can deliver a wide range of related services to those involved in charitable giving both in the UK and around the world. Our expertise derived from servicing this wide range of clients has enabled us to build a multi-skilled team, whose members understand the issues that matter to you. Our Specialists

FAMILY OFFICE Our Specialists

Estate planning demands a detailed appreciation of the circumstances of each client and the flexibility to respond to their wishes. Our emphasis on client relationships has enabled us to build a considerable reputation in this area. ESTATE PLANNING Estate planning demands a detailed appreciation of the circumstances of each client and the flexibility to respond to their wishes. Our emphasis on client relationships has enabled us to build a considerable reputation in this area. Regular reviews of the estate and detailed illustrative calculations of potential liabilities keep our clients aware of opportunities available to them, while our international focus allows us to advise clients with assets in multiple jurisdictions. Frequent discussions with the client and the client’s family ensure that we are aware of their wishes as they develop and can act in their best interests. For UK connected clients, the inheritance regime provides excellent opportunities to plan estates and protect family wealth through the use of lifetime gifts, trusts, family limited partnerships and careful consideration of wills. Our expertise in tax planning means that we are an excellent choice for clients wishing to draft their wills in a tax efficient manner. Our partners are also experienced in acting as executors, alone or with family members or lawyers. We have all the necessary experience to deal with the administration of the estate, from the initial application for probate to the final distribution. The close relationships we build up with our clients mean that we can deal effectively with any sensitive family issues that arise. Our Specialists Alasdair Cross Senior Partner E: mail@rawlinson-hunter.gg T: +44 (0) 1481 711166 View bio... Laura McCarthy Partner E: mail@rawlinson-hunter.gg T: +44 (0) 1481 711166 View bio... Karen Higgins Partner E: mail@rawlinson-hunter.gg T: +44 (0) 1481 711166 View bio...

CORPORATE Our Specialists

Trusts and foundations, which are frequently used in conjunction with companies, can play a key role in the wealth management needs of individuals, families and corporates. TRUSTS & FOUNDATIONS Trusts and foundations, which are frequently used in conjunction with companies, can play a key role in the wealth management needs of individuals, families and corporates. Carefully planned and structured, they can enable clients to preserve, protect and accumulate wealth, whilst minimising or deferring exposure to tax. Various types of trusts and foundations have been developed and the most suitable structure will depend upon each client’s unique circumstances. With offices in many of the jurisdictions featuring trust and foundation laws, we are well placed to meet most client requirements. We assist our clients (in conjunction with their own professional advisers) on the formation, administration and management of trusts, foundations, partnerships and companies. Our private clients range from the small family trust to large complex international family offices, while our corporate clients range from small family businesses to top 100 international public companies. The provision of trust and foundation services is one of our core lines of business and has been for so many years. We take the time at the outset to understand our clients’ requirements and expectations to ensure that we develop the right relationship and the optimal solution. As we are completely independent, we are not tied to any other service provider which allows us to offer our clients unfettered choice in selecting and working with third party service providers and professional advisers. We aim to offer the highest level of personal service as our culture is all about building long term relationships. Many of our clients have been with us not just for years, but for generations. Our Specialists

As investment products become more diverse, keeping track of the financially successful family’s assets and their value is becoming increasingly difficult. This can make monitoring the family’s wealth, at best, more time consuming and, at worst, almost impossible for the family administrator or trustee. WEALTH REPORTING As investment products become more diverse, keeping track of the financially successful family’s assets and their value is becoming increasingly difficult. This can make monitoring the family’s wealth, at best, more time consuming and, at worst, almost impossible for the family administrator or trustee. We have developed our own systems and procedures for monitoring the composition and performance of a family’s investments and other assets. Our systems enable us to present the family or its advisers with comprehensive and timely reports consolidating the family’s entire asset base. The asset and performance analyses within our reports are tailored to the individual family’s needs in a way that we believe is unique in the marketplace. We consider that our independence from the investment process means that we can concentrate on our client’s needs and monitor objectively any investment adviser’s performance. Our Specialists

REGISTERED OFFICES Guernsey Rawlinson & Hunter Limited and R&H Trust Co. (Guernsey) Limited Trafalgar Court 3rd Floor, West Wing Les Banques St Peter Port Guernsey GY1 2JA Channel Islands

Our offices stretch from London to New Zealand, through Guernsey and Jersey to Switzerland, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Singapore and Australia. INTERNATIONAL Our offices stretch from London to New Zealand, through Guernsey and Jersey to Switzerland, Bermuda, the Cayman Islands, the British Virgin Islands, Singapore and Australia. The maze of UK and international law is complex to navigate alone, particularly for clients with profiles in many jurisdictions. Our grouping of offices can provide global advice and solutions. We administer billions of dollars of assets in offshore jurisdictions and specialise in providing trust and company administration services. Visit International Site

OUR PEOPLE Search Our strength lies in our people whose expertise and commitment enable us to provide a top quality pro-active tailored service in every office. By forename... Select person... By surname... Select person... By expertise... Select expertise... Reset Filters Karen Higgins Partner +44 (0) 1481 711166 mail@rawlinson-hunter.gg Karen joined the Guernsey office in 1999 and was appointed as a director in 2013. With over 21 years of fiduciary experience, Karen leads an administration team delivering private client services to an established and developing global client base. Karen specialises in the provision of fiduciary services, including cases incorporating family office style support, to UHNW families holding a variety of asset classes and charitable trusts. Karen is a member of STEP. Expertise