Code Of Conduct
Our network evolved
as a special purpose multidisciplinary team of experts able to analyse,
risk-asses, plan and implement business & personal TOTAL solutions
involving multi-jurisdictional issues and challenges.
Malta’s solid legal foundation
and European Union approved financial services regime are unique
and provide unparalleled business & personal benefits within
a stable environment. By engaging our services, clients and client
advisors can better strategize and benefit from tax efficient, legally
sound wealth generation and protection solutions.
To be able to concentrate on the
challenges at hand it is vital that a positive client-consultant
rapport is established. We achieve this by acting for a small number
of clients, typically owner-managed businesses and high net worth
individuals, all of whom bind themselves to our code of conduct
as outlined hereunder:
• In implementing
solutions, the network ethos is to build relationships
on a personal basis rather than sell off the shelf ‘tax products’,
since each client has an individual set of business and private
goals and priorities.
• Regular and
clear client communication enables us to monitor our solutions
and provide clients with the flexibility needed to be able to adapt
to changing market realities and personal circumstances.
• Under Maltese
law, it is a serious offense to knowingly take part in, or attempt
to participate in any activity of money laundering. Money
laundering is defined as efforts to put into circulation
funds obtained from criminal activity. Any related conviction or
investigation shall result in shedding the veil of confidentiality,
and possible confiscation of property derived from money laundering
activity. In spite of our obligations of professional secrecy we
are duty-bound to report any suspicious activity to the authorities.
• Whilst confidentiality
is one of the main pillars of our operation, it is essential that
clients continually provide us with full disclosure of
business and personal information, since our firm gives paramount
importance to due diligence. As a rule we meet with clients in Malta
or overseas before establishing any structures on their behalf.
• Clients engaging
our services expressly commit themselves to provide us with documentary
evidence of origin of all related funds. Incorporation
is conditional our internal and a bank’s due diligence procedures
which involve submission of appropriate legal and bankers references
for each beneficial shareholder. Moreover all transfers
must be based on a documented – substantive legal
cause and subject to independent regular audit.
• Each of our
tax solutions is designed with the intention that client will be
forthright with his/her home tax authorities and our continued
services are conditional upon the client providing us with annual
evidence of compliance with his/her local tax obligations. We do
not believe in zero tax solutions, and as a rule we design tax structures
where a client fulfills all his/her local and offshore obligations,
remains clearly within the law at all times and actually pays taxation
due.
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