CI based trust firm win award for Caribbean work

Tuesday 29 January 2019

Estera, a global fiduciary provider, has won the prestigious Trust Company of the Year – Caribbean in the Citywealth IFC awards.

The awards were announced in London on Wednesday 23 January 2019 and recognise outstanding achievements in Estera’s Bermuda, BVI and Cayman offices, but the firm is headquartered in the Channel Islands.

The company provide offshore trust management and administration services including foundations, managed trust companies, personal pensions, private trust companies, trust formation and administration and has over 550 professionals in 11 jurisdictions.

James Maitland, Regional Head of Americas & Caribbean at Estera, said: “Our private wealth services are well established. Not only are we are very proud of the work that we do and the clients that we work for, but we are also extremely grateful for their continued support. We are thrilled that our teams have been recognised for the quality of their work and their approach to delivering outstanding client service.”

Estera CEO, Farah Ballands, added: “The last few years have been tremendously successful for Estera. We have seen very strong results with revenue growth in excess of 50% and we have built a well-diversified business.

"As well as investing in the growth of our long-established private wealth and corporate services businesses we have also built a fully-fledged global funds capability. This award is a great endorsement of our approach.”

Pictured: James Maitland and Farah Ballands at the awards.