An international trust, similar to a domestic trust, is a flexible legal arrangement. It is designed to hold and distribute your assets in strict accordance with the instructions you have set out in the trust agreement.

The international trust is established under the laws of an international jurisdiction and managed by a foreign trustee (such as Stanford Trust Company Limited). Typically such jurisdictions are low-tax or tax-free, without capital gains taxes, death duties, inheritance tax or exchange controls for trusts whose beneficiaries reside outside the jurisdiction. A trust can also allow you to maintain control of how your assets will be managed and distributed.