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Overview of legal entities with advantages and deployment options

LGT's fiduciary experts primarily employ legal entities, including companies, as a means of ensuring succession planning and asset protection. Transferring part of your wealth to an independent legal entity not only limits risk, it also offers an opportunity to ensure that suitable succession and asset protection arrangements are in place.

Legal entity (deployment options)	Advantages
Foundation under Liechtenstein law For succession planning, and international asset protection	No partners or owners You determine the beneficiaries Foundation assets separate from your private assets (limited liability)
Trust under Liechtenstein law For succession planning, and international asset protection	Legal relationship between you and LGT You determine the beneficiaries Trust assets separate from your private assets (limited liability)
Trust on death under Liechtenstein law For estate planning with minimum paperwork	Trust assets are freely available in an LGT account until death LGT manages and uses trust assets as per your instructions after your death Additional usage options other than inheritance
Common-law trust, BVI trust For international tax and succession planning with special asset protection	Legal relationship between you and LGT in favour of a person or persons chosen by you Distribution of assets among beneficiaries can be changed at any time
Establishment under Liechtenstein law For international succession planning with special asset protection	Can undertake commercial activity Can incorporate beneficiary arrangements Can be structured like a foundation Considerable structuring freedom Establishment assets separate from your private assets (limited liability)
Registered trust under Liechtenstein law For international succession planning with special asset protection	Lots of structuring options Beneficiary arrangements and commercial activity both possible Company assets separate from your private assets (limited liability)

Structuring assets across companies or other legal entities enhances efficiency in managing different types of assets and provides flexibility with regard to future changes. We only use companies and other legal entities in recognised jurisdictions with stable legal systems.

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