Trusts and family ownership
Review family assets, trustee and protector roles, succession and control of holding companies before creating or changing a trust.
AGATE Consulting Limited / Hong Kong
Hong Kong trusts, banking and ownership review.
For business owners, families and their advisers. AGATE reviews who owns the assets, who can make decisions and how money moves before bank applications, trustee changes or new structures proceed.
Operating in Hong Kong since 2012.
Where to start
What needs to change?
Start with the decision in front of you. The review considers your existing arrangements, the countries involved and the role Hong Kong would perform.
Banking readiness
Prepare source-of-wealth records, ownership information and expected transactions for a bank application or an existing account review.
Companies and investment structures
Review how a Hong Kong company, SPV or fund would hold assets, manage operations or receive capital, with the relevant advisers.
Client cases
The decisions behind the structures.
Three examples of AGATE's review and planning work, including the questions that needed further legal, tax or banking review.
Existing trust
When a European trustee resigns
A family needed to understand whether a Hong Kong trustee could take over. AGATE prepared a transition roadmap covering the trust, future control and the effect on companies, banks and assets.
International trading
After two bank rejections
AGATE reviewed the business explanation, supporting records and account-control arrangements before a further application. The case describes preparation, not an account approval.
China expansion
A German manufacturer considers Hong Kong
A roadmap connected the German parent, a potential Hong Kong holding and trading company, and a China operation. The proposal remained subject to German and Chinese legal and tax review and banking requirements.
The review
Know what needs to be resolved before you proceed.
Hong Kong needs a clear role in the arrangement. AGATE considers the assets, people, contracts and proposed transactions alongside the work of your existing advisers.
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Describe the current position
Set out the owners, assets, companies and countries involved, the decision you face and any deadline.
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Identify the missing records
Review source of wealth, decision-making authority, expected transactions and the evidence a bank, trustee or adviser may need.
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Agree the scope in writing
Clarify the proposed work and adviser responsibilities. An enquiry does not open an engagement; work begins after written acceptance.
What AGATE can accept
AGATE reviews source, ownership, commercial rationale, sanctions exposure and adviser coordination before accepting work. No anonymous nominee arrangements, false substance, bank misrepresentation or concealed obligations.
Check the acceptance criteriaPrivate enquiry
Tell us what you need to resolve.
Describe your current structure, the countries involved and the decision ahead. AGATE will review the facts before agreeing whether it can help.
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