Establishing a family office in the UK for an overseas family

Running a UK family office has unique issues, says Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth’s Alex Ruffel

Passporting: An additional benefit of managing wealth from the UK (or any European Economic Area (“EEA”) State) is that the regulatory licences obtained in one EEA State can be passported across the EEA, meaning that the UK can be used as a gateway to activity in Europe.

Alex Ruffel, partner in the private wealth tax, trusts and estates team at Irwin Mitchell Private Wealth.

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