Saffery Champness opens in Geneva

SAFFERY CHAMPNESS has opened an office in Geneva.

The registered fiduciary and accountancy firm's new office opened at the end of last month and will provide a full range of international fiduciary services and complement the work of the Guernsey office.

Saffery Champness (Suisse) S.A. offers global wealth protection and preservation structures that can be customised to each client's particular circumstances and multi-jurisdictional requirements.

Working alongside private banks and other private client professionals, the team will craft wealth preservation structures from an international 'tool box' of both civil and common law entities.

The team will also advise wealthy individuals who are relocating to Switzerland, including the negotiation of their personalised taxation agreement with the Swiss authorities.

The Geneva office will be headed by managing director Andrew Cleeton.