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Cases · People & private matters · Family, succession & private client
Set up a family office
How do we set up a family office, and in which country?
WONE Global compares locations and coordinates set-up, licensing, staffing and governance for the family office.
Countries in the typical case United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates
The situation
What is happening
A family wants a dedicated office to manage investments, reporting and administration.
What is at stake
The wrong location or structure creates tax, licensing and governance problems for the family.
Who faces this
- Private clients and families
A scenario
FamilyPrivate client or family · from United Kingdom · in United Arab Emirates
It is moving its family office from London to Dubai.
Where it ends A family office running in Dubai.
A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.
Also asked as “Single family office set-up”“Family office location: Dubai, Singapore, Switzerland”“A family office requires consolidated wealth reporting”
The solution
How WONE Global handles it
WONE Global compares locations and coordinates set-up, licensing, staffing and governance for the family office.
Usually led by Setting up and running a company, with Licences, permits and regulators, Tax and structuring and Employment, payroll and immigration.
Step by step, in the scenario
- Weeks 1-3Structure and licences.
- Weeks 4-8Set-up and staffing.
- Weeks 9-10Banking.
- ThenOperating.
Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.
Decisions
The decisions involved
- 01Single or multi-family office, and where
- 02Licensing, tax and staffing
- 03Governance and reporting
Outcomes
What you receive
- A family office structure
- Licences and registrations
- Governance and reporting rules
This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.
Services
The services involved
One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.
Who handles it
Setting up and running a company, market by market
The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.
- United Arab Emiratesin the typical case WONE Global Partner Dr Hajra Nazir · Head Corporate Advisory / Consultancy Division Brief this Partner →
- United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Austria WONE Global Partner Mag. Mario Haider · Tax Consultant Brief this Partner →
- Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lydie N. Murorunkwere · Founder & Managing Director Brief this Partner →
- India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
- United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
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Vienna · Austria
Kigali · RwandaWONE Global Capability Partner · Rwanda
Lydie N. Murorunkwere
Lydie is the Founder and Managing Director of ML Corporate Services Ltd and the first Chairperson of the Rwanda Trust Companies Association (RTCA).
Dubai · United Arab EmiratesWONE Global Capability Partner · United Arab Emirates
Dr Hajra Nazir
Dr Hajra Nazir is qualified Professional Doctorate (PD) in Business Advisory & Compliance with prestigious organizations in the field of Corporate Advisory, Business Administration, Law, Commerce, Applied Economics etc.…
Bogotá · ColombiaWONE Global Capability Partner · Colombia
Katherin Diaz Velilla
Complete profile
- Tax and structuringNamed lead
- Licences, permits and regulatorsNamed lead
- Buying, selling and investingNamed lead
International tax attorney and strategic advisor with 12+ years across Colombia's DIAN, Ministry of Finance, Senate, Presidency, and EY. Co-founder of V&V Asociados. Specializes in cross-border tax structuring, transfer…
Vienna · AustriaWONE Global Capability Partner · Austria
Dr. Rosam Karl J.
Douala · CameroonWONE Global Capability Partner · Cameroon
Edmond Christian AKOA MBALLA
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Worked examples
How it goes in practice
Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.
- UAE ↔ United Kingdom · researched journeyA UAE company sets up a UK subsidiaryRead the journey →
- India ↔ United Arab Emirates · researched journeyAn Indian manufacturer sets up a UAE regional hubRead the journey →
- Private client or family · from Kenya · in United Kingdom, CanadaThe founder plans to pass the group on to children who live in the UK and Canada.How WONE Global handles it →
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