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Commentary on cross-border structuring, banking, residence, tax and regulatory change. Articles more than 24 months old carry a note saying so.
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Fintech
Offshore Banking Licence: A Realistic Founder's Guide
An offshore banking licence guide: licence classes, capital and substance requirements, the application process, correspondent banking, and who it suits.
Fintech
NFT Marketplace Legal Structure: A Founder's Guide
An NFT marketplace legal structure guide: entity choice, regulatory triggers, intellectual property, payments, tax and the compliance pitfalls founders miss.
Fintech
DAO Legal Structure: Choosing the Right Wrapper
A DAO legal structure guide: why a legal wrapper matters, the main options, liability and tax, treasury management, and pitfalls decentralised projects face.
Structures
Multi-Jurisdictional Corporate Structures Done Right
Designing a multi-jurisdictional corporate structure with holding, operating, IP and finance layers, real substance and treaty access, without crossing into.
Fintech
Forex Broker Licence Guide: Choosing the Right Jurisdiction
A practical forex broker licence guide covering jurisdictions, capital rules, liquidity, payments and the compliance realities of launching an FX brokerage.
Fintech
Crowdfunding Platform Licence Guide for Founders
A clear crowdfunding platform licence guide on regulatory models, capital, investor protection and the structuring choices behind a compliant platform launch.
Fintech
Offshore Wealth Management Licence: A Founder's Guide
An offshore wealth management licence guide on regulatory models, capital, custody, substance and the compliance demands of a cross-border advisory firm.
Fintech
Insurtech Licensing Guide: Routes to Market for Founders
An insurtech licensing guide covering carrier, MGA and broker routes, capital, jurisdictions and the structuring choices behind a compliant launch.
Structures
Yacht Ownership Structures: A Practical Guide
A clear guide to yacht ownership structures, covering flag choice, VAT, charter use, and how to hold a vessel through the right entity for protection and tax.
Structures
Family Office Structures: A Practical Guide
A clear guide to family office structures: single versus multi-family models, governance, jurisdiction, holding vehicles, and when an office makes sense.
Compliance
Common Offshore Structuring Mistakes to Avoid
The most common offshore structuring mistakes, from ignoring substance and tax residence to neglecting reporting, and how to build structures that hold up.
Compliance
Offshore Structuring Myths Debunked
The most persistent offshore structuring myths debunked, from secret accounts to zero tax, with a clear-eyed view of what offshore planning can and cannot do.
Compliance
Is Offshore Legal in 2026? A Clear-Eyed Answer
Is offshore legal in 2026? Yes, when structured transparently and reported correctly. We explain the line between lawful planning and evasion.
Compliance
What Does an Offshore Advisor Cost? A Fee Guide
What does an offshore advisor cost? We explain how fees are structured, what drives them, hidden ongoing costs, and how to judge real value.
Compliance
When to Go Offshore: A Practical Decision Checklist
When to go offshore is a question of fit, not fashion. Our practical checklist covers the triggers, prerequisites, and red flags before you commit.
Compliance
Questions to Ask an Offshore Advisor Before You Engage
The right questions to ask an offshore advisor reveal competence and integrity fast. Our guide covers credentials, compliance, costs, and red flags.
Compliance
How to Choose the Best Offshore Advisor in 2026
How to choose the best offshore advisor in 2026: the credentials, conflicts, fee models and warning signs that separate genuine counsel from sales.
Corporate
Scaling SaaS Internationally: Legal and Structural Essentials
Scaling SaaS internationally demands the right holding structure, IP ownership, tax substance, data compliance and global payments. The essentials, explained.
Firm
HPT Group 2025 Year in Review
HPT Group's 2025 year in review: the regulatory shifts, client themes and structuring trends that defined the year in international corporate services.
Firm
Offshore Advisory Trends: The 2026 Outlook
Offshore advisory trends for 2026: substance, global minimum tax, banking scrutiny, mobility shifts and what they mean for international structuring.
Corporate
British Virgin Islands Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to British Virgin Islands company formation: entity types, the tax position, economic substance, banking access and who the BVI suits.
Structures
The BVI VISTA Trust: A Complete Practical Guide
How a BVI VISTA trust lets trustees hold a company while directors run it, removing the prudent-investor duty, with real uses, mechanics and limits.
Corporate
Cayman Islands Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Cayman Islands company formation: entity types, tax neutrality, economic substance, banking access and who the Cayman Islands suits.
Corporate
Nevis Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Nevis company formation: the LLC and corporation, tax position, asset-protection strengths, banking reality and who Nevis suits.
Corporate
Bahamas Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Bahamas company formation: the IBC, tax position, economic substance, banking access and who the Bahamas suits.
Corporate
Bermuda Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Bermuda company formation: entity types, tax position, economic substance, banking access, compliance, and who Bermuda suits best.
Corporate
St. Vincent & Grenadines Company Formation Guide
A complete guide to St. Vincent & the Grenadines company formation: entity types, tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who it suits.
Corporate
United Kingdom Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to UK company formation for non-residents: entity types, tax position, substance, banking access, Companies House reform, and who it suits.
Corporate
Ireland Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Ireland company formation: entity types, the 12.5% tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who Ireland suits best.
Corporate
Luxembourg Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Luxembourg company formation: entity types, tax and substance, banking access, compliance, and the structures it genuinely suits.
Corporate
Switzerland Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Switzerland company formation: GmbH and AG structures, cantonal tax, substance, banking access, compliance, and who it genuinely suits.
Corporate
Malta Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Malta company formation: the refund system, substance, banking access, compliance, and the businesses Malta genuinely suits.
Corporate
Cyprus Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Cyprus company formation: the 12.5% rate, holding regime, substance, banking access, compliance, and who Cyprus genuinely suits.
Corporate
Netherlands Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Netherlands company formation: the BV, tax position, substance, banking, and the compliance realities founders should plan for.
Corporate
Germany Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Germany company formation: the GmbH and UG, tax position, substance, banking, and the compliance demands founders should expect.
Corporate
France Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to France company formation: the SAS and SARL, tax position, substance, banking, and the compliance realities for international founders.
Corporate
Spain Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Spain company formation: the SL and SA, tax position, substance, banking, NIE requirements, and the compliance realities for founders.
Corporate
Portugal Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Portugal company formation, covering the Lda and SA, corporate tax, substance, banking and who the jurisdiction suits.
Funds
Setting Up a Fund in Ireland: ICAV, UCITS and QIAIF
Setting up a fund in Ireland means choosing between the ICAV, UCITS and QIAIF. We explain the structures, tax neutrality and why Ireland leads in Europe.
Corporate
Italy Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Italy company formation, covering the Srl and SpA, corporate tax, substance, banking access and who the jurisdiction suits.
Corporate
Belgium Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Belgium company formation, covering the BV and NV, corporate tax, substance, banking access and who the jurisdiction suits.
Corporate
Austria Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Austria company formation, covering the GmbH and AG, corporate tax, substance, banking access and who the jurisdiction suits.
Corporate
Denmark Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Denmark company formation, covering ApS and A/S entity types, corporate tax, substance, banking, and who the jurisdiction suits.
Corporate
Sweden Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Sweden company formation, covering the aktiebolag, corporate tax, substance, banking access, compliance, and who the jurisdiction suits.
Corporate
Norway Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Norway company formation, covering the AS entity, corporate tax, substance, banking access, compliance, and who the jurisdiction suits.
Corporate
Finland Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A practical guide to Finland company formation, covering the osakeyhtio, corporate tax, substance, banking access, compliance, and who the jurisdiction suits.
Corporate
Poland Company Formation: A Complete Guide
Poland company formation explained: entity types, corporate tax, substance, banking access and compliance for founders building inside the EU single market.
Corporate
Estonia Company Formation: A Complete Guide
Estonia company formation explained: e-Residency, the deferred corporate tax model, substance, banking realities and compliance for digital-first founders.
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