General Overview.  Liechtenstein is a highly developed European financial centre, which offers a wide range of offshore financial services in a particularly advantageous business environment for international investors. Many European entrepreneurs choose Liechtenstein for offshore business purposes in a high standing jurisdiction.

Banking Sector.  Strict secrecy laws in combination with well regulated and at the same time flexible environment favored development of the banking sector and in particular private banking in Liechtenstein.  All the banks follow “know your customer” (KYC) procedures and adhere to international anti-money laundering norms.

Holding Companies.  Liechtenstein is a good jurisdiction from a corporate strategy and tax optimization stand point for creating and managing holding companies there.

Investment Funds. In order to manage an investment fund in Liechtenstein, it is necessary to obtain a fund management license there. In the last years the jurisdiction has been experiencing constant growth of its offshore fund management sector, both in terms of the number of established funds and an overall amount of assets under management.

Trust Management. Liechtenstein offers a unique opportunity of creating and managing trusts from this civil law jurisdiction. Clients from civil law countries often prefer Liechtenstein rather than common law offshore trust management jurisdictions, due to own traditions, history, perception and understanding of the legal system. Trusts of Liechtenstein may accumulate income and are not subject to rule against perpetuity. Trust deed and other documents may be written in different languages and strong secrecy laws protect confidentiality of trust benificiaries.

Insurance Sector. In the last years local authorities have developed a successful and well regulated framework for managing different types of insurance businesses, including captive insurance companies.