ADDRESSING FUND STRUCTURING ISSUES IN JAPAN: CAYMAN ISLANDS UNIT TRUSTS AND ELPs

BESPOKE SUPPORT
DRIVEN BY OUR GLOBAL EXPERTISE

Cayman Islands unit trusts have become an increasingly popular vehicle. From a structuring perspective, they provide more flexibility by facilitating tailored terms of the trust to meet bespoke investor demands. In addition to a robust infrastructure, sophisticated legislative and judicial system, and large network of financial service providers, the Cayman Islands’ unit trust product has helped make the jurisdiction especially attractive for international investors.

As a professional independent trustee and active market participant, we provide robust governance and oversight services to unit trusts. To meet the many demands of the industry, we employ a diverse team of dedicated unit trust practitioners – previously practicing lawyers, fund accountants, auditors, investment advisors and regulators – with significant experience providing services to and working within the global marketplace. This expertise, coupled with a highly responsive approach to client service, ensures clients are thoroughly supported in navigating the complexities of today’s business landscape.

OUR SERVICES

Our Trust team consists of highly qualified professionals with an average industry experience of over 15 years. We work with a complex and diverse array of clients and the in-depth experience of our team allows us to tailor our services to the specific needs of each client.

Clients choose the Maples Group because of our expertise and market reputation as well as the efficient, seamless service offering we provide. We are proud of our reputation and strive to maintain it. Our emphasis is on working together with our clients to deliver value and expertise on a wide range of trust related matters.

We leverage our international reach and local market knowledge to deliver a tailored service to every client, anywhere in the world. Designed to operate as one unit, we have strategically placed teams across the Americas, Europe, Asia and the Middle East that function within a global model to provide continuous support to our clients. The collective knowledge of our global network, supported by regional capabilities that are culturally sensitive to the jurisdictions in which you do business, delivers consistent and quality service that speaks your business’ language.

We believe that our approach to the provision of trustee services is market leading. Our Cayman Islands office can provide:

Trustee Services

Independent trustees are critical to good governance and our highly experienced professionals bring a consistent approach and institutional quality service to investment funds, structured finance vehicles and other corporate bodies. We are licensed to act as a trustee in various jurisdictions and we also have the relevant licenses and specialist professionals to hold voting shares of a fund or special purposed vehicle for the benefit of a charitable trust.

Regulatory & Compliance Services

Our team has unrivalled expertise in regulatory matters, particularly in the field of anti-money laundering and counter-terrorist financing. We pride ourselves on our established relationships with regulatory bodies and have had significant involvement with the development of financial services law and policy both locally and internationally.

Liquidation Services

Our team of dedicated and experienced individuals focuses solely on providing voluntary liquidation and dissolution services to investment funds and structured finance vehicles. We have one of the largest voluntary liquidation groups in the Cayman Islands and have developed best practice procedures to meet all local statutory requirements. Our experience of dissolving various finance vehicles and investment funds is extensive and we are a market leader in this area.