The formation of an offshore trust will normally offer the following advantages:

• the flexibility to assist with taxation planning on an international scale;
• the ability to hold geographically diverse assets in a single stable structure situated away from the country of residence of the founder;
• a means of providing political protection of assets in future;
• the knowledge that assets will devolve in accordance with the founder's wishes;
• a structure which ensures continuity of management of assets;
• privacy and security; and
• the possible future avoidance of exchange or other monetary controls.