Considering what will happen to your assets and liabilities after you're gone can be challenging, but our advisers are here to help you run through this process with confidence and peace of mind.
Estate planning is essential for protecting your wealth and assets. At Skybound Wealth, we combine years of experience with expert knowledge to ensure that your assets are safeguarded across multiple jurisdictions.
By structuring your wealth in a tax-efficient way, you can be confident that your earnings are protected and made good use of when you’re no longer here. Our professional team is equipped to help you understand trust planning and wills, so you can sit back, relax and concentrate on living your life.
Do you need reliable trust planning services? Talk to our team today.
Living as an expat can bring new opportunities, but it also adds layers of complications when planning your estate, wills and trusts. Your assets may be distributed across multiple countries, with jurisdictional differences and varying legalities.
If your permanent home is abroad, inheritance tax is only applied to your UK assets. Therefore, it’s important to understand the tax liabilities you’re subject to, so that you can avoid double taxation.
Probate issues may arise if you were to pass away while living abroad. To ensure that your assets are distributed according to your wishes, it’s vital to engage in thorough estate planning, including wills and trusts. Protecting your family involves considering the legal rights and responsibilities in your host country, such as guardianship laws, and ensuring that you have appropriate legal documents in place to safeguard their interests.
Are you ready to start estate planning? Contact our team today to find out more.
You can reach us directly by calling us between the hours of 8:30am and 5pm at each of our respective offices and we will immediately assist you.
Whilst setting up a trust can incur legal costs initially, these costs often allow a person (Trustee) to protect their wealth from the tax man when they pass away, meaning they can pass more of their money on to family and loved ones.
The recipient of a trust as nominated by the trustee is known as the beneficiary. This could be, amongst others; your spouse, a family member or an entity such as a charity.
Trust planning can be a rather complex matter, but at Skybound Wealth, our experienced advisers will support you, making the process as easy to understand and as hassle-free as possible.
Drafting up a will is an essential part of any financial plan, but even more essential if you’re an expat, or you have assets in more than one country. It’s important to make sure you have a will written up that will cover these different bases. Here’s why…
You may have a will which was written in your home country, but it may not necessarily be valid in your current country of residence. In countries where Sharia Law is applied, such as the UAE, the absence of a will may mean your wealth is passed on in line with Sharia Law rather than your personal wishes.
This could result in a long and lengthy period of time when your loved ones are left without access to your wealth, and in some instances, bank accounts can be frozen for months. All of this can be prevented by making sure you have a will set up in the right jurisdiction, and we can help you do just that.
Esther Ouma
Dubai - UAE (IA)
I have had the privilege of working with Mr Christopher Ellis (Senior Advisor Skybound Wealth Management) as my Financial Advisor for several years, firstly, when I held a Premier Plan with Friends Provident International (now matured and surrendered on 3 February 2021) and a financial investment under Flex Global (on-going). I would like to state right at the outset that I have complete confidence and trust in Christopher’s financial advice and guidance. I have benefited from the passion, knowledge, and genuine interest that he continues to exhibit in guiding me through my financial investment journey. He has been very proactive in his approach to making me understand the situations and different scenarios in the financial markets. Christopher has consistently kept me abreast of the changes in the financial markets and guided me in making sound investment options. I appreciate his deep understanding of the markets, his analytical skills, and forthrightness at enabling me understand the intricacies and risks, particularly during the early days of the COVID 19 when there was uncertainty and fear due to the significant volatility experienced in the financial markets. He has communicated the problems and gaps in my financial plans and offered solutions that I understand as a lay person. I highly appreciate the regular and well-planned review sessions that confirm my confidence in his guidance. I always look forward to the various one to one policy review sessions that he handles holistically, including analysis of market trends, gauging my understanding, and exposing me to aspects of my portfolio that I would not otherwise understand. I believe strongly that my investment portfolio with Friends Provident International was properly structured with timely reallocation of assets whenever goals changed. I can state with confidence that Christopher is familiar with me as a client and can easily detect when I have concerns. Finance is not one of my strongest areas and I am a very cautious person. Therefore, I really do appreciate the fact that he is able to break concepts down to the extent that gives me the courage to walk my financial journey. As recent retiree, I look back with nostalgia and satisfaction at the interest Christopher took at my impending retirement. While I understood clearly that the markets were sometimes volatile and this could impact negatively on my investments, his reassurance and encouragement at taking risks helped calm my anxieties and apprehensiveness. I am very happy with Christopher’s services and happy that I am working with a financial adviser who is interested in my needs and understands me fully as client.
Saria Mahir
Dubai - UAE (IA)
It has been a pleasure dealing with Kimberly Poliquit. She is constantly ahead of matters and has never failed to deliver. It certainly feels assuring interacting with her and I can comfortably say that she exceeds the expectations.
Steve Ben Occitanie
Geneva - Switzerland (ARIF)
Ryan has been managing my financial planning now for nearly three years, and I am delighted with the results. He is proactive & accessible and a pleasure to chat to. Strongly recommend!
We combine our expertise with our unparalleled level of service to ensure you receive the financial support you need. Specialising in an extensive range of sectors, from concise repatriation plans to bespoke pension reviews, we empower our people to excel as we work together to stay at the forefront of international financial planning and lead its evolution.
With extensive knowledge and expertise honed over more than two decades in the financial industry, our team is exceptionally well-equipped to handle even the most complex financial matters.
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