Trusts & Trustee Services

A trust separates who legally owns an asset from who benefits from it. You transfer assets to trustees, who hold and manage them for the people you choose, on the terms you set out in a trust deed.

Used well, it is a durable way of protecting assets and passing wealth between generations.

A well-structured trust can achieve

• Succession without fragmentation. Assets settled during your lifetime pass on the terms of the deed, without probate in each country where they are held.
• Continuity of a family business. Ownership stays intact through a generational transfer, with control allocated deliberately.
• Benefit on your terms. You decide when, how and on what conditions beneficiaries receive value.
• Separation from personal risk. Trust assets sit outside your personal estate.
• Providing for those who cannot provide for themselves. Children, and beneficiaries who are unable to manage assets directly.
• One framework for assets held across several countries.

Who these structures are for

• Business owners planning a transfer to the next generation in their own terms
• Families holding a business, property or investments they intend to keep together
• Individuals whose personal assets carry professional or commercial risk
• Those providing for children, or for beneficiaries who cannot manage assets themselves
• Philanthropic purposes.

Our Services

• Establishment of Local and Cyprus International Trusts
• Ongoing administration of Local and Cyprus International Trusts
• Full range of related services needed to safeguard your wealth, support succession planning, and ensure compliance with all applicable statutory and regulatory obligations.

Why Nexia Poyiadjis

Choosing a trustee is a serious decision. It is a transfer of legal ownership to someone who must still be there, and still accountable, in twenty or thirty years. 

We have been advising businesses and families in Cyprus since 1969.

Our team of advisors combines technical expertise with a deep understanding of family and wealth dynamics to help you protect, preserve, and grow your assets across generations.

Trusteeship is exercised alongside our corporate, tax and compliance practices, so one team administers the structure and understands the wider picture.

Whether a trust is the right instrument, which regime applies, and who should hold which powers are questions best answered before anything is put in place. 

For more information, get in touch with a member of our team today.

Connected Services: Family Office Services, Company Formation & Corporate Structuring, Residence and Domicile Tax Planning, Corporate & Business Tax Compliance.