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.
17 Oct 202411 min
Insights and publications
Practitioner commentary by HPT directors.
Every article in our library is written by a named HPT director, distilled from active client engagements. We publish on the topics our clients ask us about most often: structuring, banking, mobility, tax and regulatory change. Articles older than 24 months are marked accordingly.
Articles
583
Categories
15
Authors
Director-led
Cadence
Bi-weekly
All articles
The full library.
583 articles — page 9 of 13. Use the filters above to browse by topic, or page through the whole archive below.
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.
15 Oct 202411 min
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.
14 Oct 202412 min
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.
12 Oct 20249 min
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.
10 Oct 202410 min
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.
8 Oct 202412 min
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.
8 Oct 202413 min
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.
6 Oct 202412 min
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.
5 Oct 202411 min
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.
3 Oct 202411 min
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.
1 Oct 202412 min
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.
29 Sept 202411 min
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.
27 Sept 202412 min
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.
25 Sept 202412 min
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.
24 Sept 202412 min
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.
22 Sept 202412 min
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.
20 Sept 202412 min
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.
18 Sept 202412 min
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.
16 Sept 202412 min
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.
15 Sept 202412 min
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.
13 Sept 202412 min
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.
11 Sept 202411 min
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.
9 Sept 202412 min
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.
9 Sept 202413 min
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.
7 Sept 202412 min
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.
6 Sept 202411 min
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.
4 Sept 202411 min
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.
2 Sept 202412 min
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.
31 Aug 202412 min
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.
29 Aug 202412 min
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.
27 Aug 202412 min
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.
26 Aug 202412 min
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.
24 Aug 202412 min
Liechtenstein Company Formation: A Complete Guide
Liechtenstein company formation explained: the Anstalt and Stiftung, tax position, substance, banking and compliance for wealth and holding structures.
22 Aug 202413 min
Gibraltar Company Formation: A Complete Guide
Gibraltar company formation explained: the territorial tax system, substance, banking access and compliance for gaming, fintech and holding businesses.
20 Aug 202412 min
Monaco Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Monaco company formation: entity types, the tax position, substance and residence, banking access, and who the Principality suits.
18 Aug 202412 min
Isle of Man Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Isle of Man company formation: entity types, the zero-rate tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who the island suits.
17 Aug 202412 min
Jersey Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Jersey company formation: entity types, the zero-ten tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who the island suits.
15 Aug 202412 min
Guernsey Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Guernsey company formation: entity types, the zero-ten tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who the island suits.
13 Aug 202412 min
UAE Company Formation: A Complete Guide for 2026
How UAE company formation works in practice: free zone vs mainland entities, corporate tax, substance, banking access and who it really suits.
11 Aug 202413 min
Cayman SPC: The Segregated Portfolio Company Explained
A Cayman SPC, or segregated portfolio company, ring-fences assets and liabilities across portfolios. We explain how it works, its uses and the real limits.
10 Aug 202412 min
Saudi Arabia Company Formation: A Complete Guide
Saudi Arabia company formation explained: entity types, the MISA investor licence, tax and zakat, substance, banking and who it suits.
9 Aug 202412 min
Israel Company Formation: A Complete Guide
Israel company formation explained: entity types, the corporate tax position, R&D incentives, substance, banking access and who it suits.
8 Aug 202412 min
Qatar Company Formation: A Complete Guide
Qatar company formation explained: mainland vs QFC entities, the corporate tax position, substance, banking access and who it suits.
6 Aug 202412 min
Bahrain Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Bahrain company formation: entity types, the corporate tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who it suits.
4 Aug 202412 min
Oman Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Oman company formation: entity types, the corporate tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who it suits.
2 Aug 202412 min
Kuwait Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Kuwait company formation: entity types, the corporate tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who it suits.
31 Jul 202412 min
Türkiye Company Formation: A Complete Guide
A complete guide to Türkiye company formation: entity types, the corporate tax position, substance, banking access, compliance, and who it suits.
29 Jul 202412 min
Also in Insights
Beyond the library.
Guides & Comparisons
Long-form practical guides on jurisdictions, structures and pathways.
Explore →Case Studies
Anonymised mandate write-ups, with the lessons learnt.
Explore →Glossary
Plain-English definitions of offshore terms — from ATED to VASP.
Explore →FAQ
The questions every prospective client asks.
Explore →Director's note
The director's note.
Once a quarter. Practical commentary from active mandates — banking, structures, mobility, regulation. No marketing send.
One email per quarter. Unsubscribe in one click. We do not share email addresses with anyone — see privacy policy.
Why subscribe
Most of the firm's actual thinking never makes it to a published article — it sits in client memoranda. The director's note publishes the parts that generalise: jurisdiction shifts, banking moves, regulatory windows about to close. Once a quarter, in a long email, written by a named director. Not by AI, not by marketing.
Bring us your hardest question.
Forty-eight hours to know whether we are the right fit. Five days to put the answer in writing.
Or call a director directly · +852 5161 5505