Founder & Chief Executive Officer
(OVERVIEW)
Every engagement begins the same way: we understand your objectives, requirements and exposure, then manage the formation of a structure that truly fits, never the other way around.
(OUR SERVICES)
A comprehensive offshore solution for seamless corporate and family entity formation, supported by advanced, multi-layered structuring strategies. All managed through a single point of contact.
The six features of our offshore structures
Seamless corporate and family entity formation, supported by advanced, multi-layered structuring strategies. All managed through a single point of contact.
01 · Asset Protection
Offshore Trusts
Separate legal ownership of assets and place them beyond the reach of future claims.
02 · Corporate
Offshore Companies
International companies for trading, investment and liability separation.
03 · Succession
Offshore Foundations
Independent legal entities for legacy, philanthropy and multigenerational succession.
04 · Banking
Offshore Banking
Multi-currency private, investment and EMI accounts with regulated institutions.
05 · Tangible Assets
Precious Metals
Allocated and segregated gold and silver held in secure international vaults.
06 · Real Estate
Equity Stripping
Reduce attachable property equity while retaining use and control.
(AT A GLANCE)
Which structure fits your objectives?
Choosing the right offshore structure starts with understanding what you want to protect and manage, how you need to access it, and which legal and banking environment best supports your goals. An offshore trust may be more suitable for asset protection, while an offshore company can provide a practical framework for international business, investment ownership or cross-border activity.
| Structure | Primary use | From | Timeframe | View service |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Offshore Trust | Asset protection, estate planning and succession | $10,000 | 2–8 weeks | Explore |
| Offshore Company | International trading, holding and liability separation | $2,500 | 2–7 days | Explore |
| Foundation | Succession planning, philanthropy and family governance | $6,500 | 2–8 weeks | Explore |
| Offshore Bank Account | Multi-currency banking, custody and international settlement | $1,000 | 2–6 weeks | Explore |
| Total Protection | Coordinated trust, company and international bank account | $12,000 | 2–8 weeks | Discuss |
Indicative fixed fees (USD). Every engagement is quoted in writing before work begins.
(SERVICE & JURISDICTION DIRECTORY)
View the structures available by entity type and jurisdiction
(TOTAL PROTECTION PACKAGE)
Cook Islands Trust, Offshore Company & Bank Account
A complete, fixed-fee structure combining the world’s strongest asset-protection trust with an offshore company and international banking. Coordinated on your behalf from start to finish.
- Complete application managed from start to finish
- All third-party costs covered, including first-year trustee fees
- Full drafting of country-compliant trust documents
- Registered and operational, ready to receive assets
(OUR PROCESS)
Four steps, fully coordinated
01
Consultation
A confidential discussion of your assets, exposure and objectives.
02
Exploration
We explore the available structures and suitable service providers for your structure.
03
Formation
We draft, file and coordinate with trustees, agents and banks on your behalf.
04
Ongoing support
Additional structures? Underlying entities or accounts? We support and manage your needs as required.
(EXPERTISE)
Meet our team of specialists
John Evans
Forbes Business Council Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
More than two decades of experience across offshore banking, asset protection, international companies and trusts.
Melanie Tetuaiteroi
Sales Assistant
Rarotonga, Cook Islands
Supports client onboarding, communications, documentation and operational coordination, backed by fiduciary administration experience.
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Further reading on the services we offer
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(JURISDICTION FINDER)
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Select up to 4 jurisdictions to compare side by side, or view the full chart. Cook Islands and Nevis, marked ★, are our core jurisdictions. Reference notes for your selection appear beneath the table.
(ABOUT OFFSHORE STRUCTURING)
Offshore asset protection, explained
Offshore structuring is the lawful use of foreign legal entities — trusts, companies and foundations — to hold assets under a jurisdiction whose statutes offer stronger protection than your own. Used correctly and reported in line with your home-country obligations, these are established, regulated instruments of estate planning and risk management, not secrecy devices. Offshore structuring is the lawful use of foreign legal entities — trusts, companies and foundations — to hold assets under a jurisdiction whose statutes offer stronger protection than your own. Used correctly and reported in line with your home-country obligations, these are established, regulated instruments of estate planning and risk management, not secrecy devices.
Who offshore structures suit
Professionals exposed to litigation, business owners planning succession, families with assets in multiple countries, and investors holding property, securities or digital assets across borders.
Choosing a product and jurisdiction
The right jurisdiction depends on the asset type, your residency and your objectives. The Cook Islands offers the strongest tested case law; Nevis imposes a substantial creditor bond; Belize provides immediate protection. We compare the options against your circumstances before recommending a structure.
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Understanding Offshore Services
How does Wealth Web coordinate offshore services?
We begin with the purpose of the structure, the assets or activities involved and the countries connected to the client before recommending any entity or jurisdiction.
Wealth Web acts as a single coordination point between the client and the licensed trustees, registered agents, banks, custodians, vaults and specialist advisers required for the engagement. The legal entity, jurisdiction and supporting services are selected around the intended use rather than treated as separate products.
Once the scope is agreed, we coordinate due diligence, applications, document preparation, provider onboarding and formation. Fees are stated before work begins, while acceptance remains subject to the independent compliance and approval procedures of each provider.
- Define the objectives, ownership, assets, activities and countries involved.
- Compare suitable structures, jurisdictions and licensed service providers.
- Coordinate identification, source-of-wealth and source-of-funds documentation.
- Manage formation, trustee or agent onboarding and supporting applications.
- Arrange ongoing renewals, administration and provider communication where required.
Start with a confidential discussion of your assets, activities, residency and objectives.
Book a consultationOffshore trusts for protection, succession and family governance
An offshore trust separates legal ownership from beneficial interests by placing selected assets under the administration of an independent trustee.
The trust deed defines the beneficiaries, trustee powers, distribution framework and administrative rules. A protector may be appointed with limited oversight powers, while an underlying company can hold investment accounts, business interests or other approved assets.
Asset protection
A properly timed and administered trust may separate selected assets from certain future personal claims, subject to applicable law.
Succession planning
The trust can provide continuity after death or incapacity without transferring each underlying asset separately.
Family governance
Distribution standards and oversight provisions can support long-term management across generations.
International ownership
A trust-owned company can consolidate approved assets and financial relationships within a coordinated structure.
Explore trustee-led structures designed around your assets and succession objectives.
Offshore trustsOffshore companies for international business and investment ownership
An offshore company is a separate legal entity that can contract, invoice, own assets and apply for corporate banking or investment accounts.
The appropriate company depends on its activity, management, ownership, trading markets, banking requirements and treatment in the countries connected to its directors and owners. It may operate independently or beneath a trust, foundation or wider holding structure.
- International consulting, trading and cross-border service activity.
- Investment, intellectual-property and business-interest holding.
- Special-purpose entities for a defined asset, venture or transaction.
- Underlying companies used to hold assets for a trust or foundation.
- Group ownership and administration across more than one country.
Compare company types, registered agents and jurisdictions against the intended activity.
Offshore companiesPrivate foundations for structured ownership and succession
A private foundation combines separate legal personality with governance rules established by its charter and regulations.
Unlike a trust, a foundation owns its assets in its own name. It is generally administered by a council, may identify beneficiaries or purposes and can include a guardian or protector-style role to oversee specified decisions.
Separate legal ownership
The foundation can hold company shares, investments and other approved assets directly.
Defined governance
The charter and regulations establish council powers, beneficiary rights and distribution rules.
Succession continuity
The structure can continue beyond the founder's death or incapacity under its governing documents.
Purpose-led structures
Depending on local law, a foundation may support private-benefit, family or specified-purpose objectives.
Consider a foundation where legal personality and formal council governance are priorities.
Offshore foundationsInternational banking, custody and account coordination
A bank or custody account should support the structure's real activity, asset profile, transaction pattern and countries of operation.
We coordinate applications with institutions that may consider the relevant client, entity and jurisdiction. Every application is subject to the institution's independent risk assessment, due diligence and final approval.
- Personal, trust, foundation or company account coordination where suitable.
- Multi-currency transaction, custody or investment-account requirements.
- Clear explanations of the business model and expected account activity.
- Identification of controllers, beneficial owners and authorised signatories.
- Evidence supporting source of wealth, source of funds and planned transfers.
Banking is coordinated as part of the wider structure rather than treated in isolation.
Offshore bankingPrecious metals and property-related asset planning
Certain tangible assets can form part of a wider offshore structure when ownership, custody, financing and reporting are coordinated correctly.
Allocated precious metals
Approved trusts or entities may acquire allocated gold or silver held with an independent vault or custodian.
Documented ownership
Purchase, title, storage and insurance records should clearly identify the owner and the assets held.
Property risk planning
Real estate may require local entities, financing arrangements and advice in the country where the property is situated.
Secured-financing strategies
Lawful equity-stripping arrangements may complement wider planning where commercially supportable and properly documented.
Integrate tangible assets with the legal ownership and custody framework supporting the wider plan.
Precious metalsHow is an offshore jurisdiction selected?
There is no universally best jurisdiction. The correct choice depends on the structure, assets, activities, owners, beneficiaries, counterparties and required financial relationships.
Legal fit
Confirm that local company, trust or foundation law supports the intended ownership and governance.
Provider quality
Assess trustee, registered-agent and fiduciary regulation, experience and administration standards.
Banking access
Consider whether suitable banks, custodians and counterparties accept the entity and activity.
Tax and reporting
Review treatment in every country connected to the structure and its controlling persons.
Substance and operations
Identify any local management, employee, expenditure, accounting or filing requirements.
Total administration
Compare formation fees, annual renewals, provider costs and practical maintenance.
Use the comparison tool to review company and trust features across available jurisdictions.
Open the finderWho may benefit from coordinated offshore services?
Offshore services are most useful where there is a genuine international, protection, succession or commercial requirement that justifies the additional administration.
- International families with assets, residences or beneficiaries in more than one country.
- Business owners and founders managing operating risk, ownership, succession or a future sale.
- Investors and asset owners holding portfolios, companies, property or approved digital assets internationally.
- Professionals whose personal exposure may require planning beyond insurance and domestic exemptions.
- Family offices coordinating governance, entities, banking and administration across generations.
- Internationally mobile clients whose residency, tax and reporting position spans several jurisdictions.
Offshore structures should not be used to conceal ownership, evade tax, defeat existing creditors or avoid lawful disclosure. Independent legal and tax advice should be obtained in every relevant country.
We coordinate structures with licensed providers and define the scope and fees before work begins.
Discuss your objectives(COMMON QUESTIONS)
Wealth Web helps clients explore and coordinate offshore trusts, offshore companies, private foundations, offshore banking, precious metals and equity protection strategies. We also coordinate introductions to licensed trustees, corporate administrators, banks, asset managers, accountants and legal professionals.
An offshore trust separates legal ownership from beneficial interests and may support asset protection, succession and estate planning. An offshore company may be used for international business, investment holding or liability separation. A private foundation is a separate legal entity that may support succession, family governance, charitable objectives or long-term asset holding. Suitability depends on residency, objectives and applicable law.
Yes. Through our offshore banking services, Wealth Web can help assess potential banking options, explain typical onboarding requirements and coordinate introductions or applications with suitable institutions. Account approval remains subject to each bank’s compliance procedures, risk assessment and independent decision-making.
Wealth Web can coordinate introductions to precious metals providers offering physical metal acquisition, allocated ownership, secure vaulting, custody and related administration. Available products, storage locations, minimum values and onboarding requirements vary between providers and jurisdictions.
Equity stripping is a planning concept that may use legitimate secured financing, liens or ownership structures to reduce the amount of unprotected equity exposed in an asset. Any strategy must be lawful, commercially supportable and established with advice from appropriately qualified legal, tax and financial professionals.
Wealth Web helps clients compare services across established international financial centres. The Cook Islands and Nevis are core jurisdictions within our network, while other jurisdictions may be considered according to the required trust, company, foundation, banking, custody or asset-holding service. The appropriate jurisdiction depends on residency, objectives, compliance requirements and professional advice.
The process normally begins with an initial consultation covering your objectives, residency, asset profile, preferred jurisdictions and existing professional relationships. Wealth Web can then identify relevant service categories, discuss potential providers and coordinate introductions, documentation and onboarding steps where appropriate.
Wealth Web does not replace your legal, accounting, tax or investment advisers. Our role is to help identify potentially suitable international service providers and coordinate introductions so appropriately licensed and qualified professionals can advise on your specific circumstances.
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Speak to a specialist. Let’s build your structure.
Book a confidential, no-obligation consultation with a senior member of our team to discuss your objectives and the services we have available.
