Our Private Client Services practice focuses on providing bespoke wealth management and succession planning services to high-net-worth individuals and their family offices.

For established multi-generational families and entrepreneurs, we provide services dedicated to safeguarding their wealth and protecting their legacy for future generations. We offer bespoke advice and solutions that integrate tax, legal, financial and family governance considerations into a unified and sustainable strategy, ensuring their wealth is not only preserved through generations but also purposefully directed towards their goals.
 

Our services

  • • Implement a succession plan that aligns with the family’s wishes, needs and long-term aspirations.
  • • Establish a robust succession and governance structure to facilitate a smooth transfer of wealth and stewardship responsibilities across generations.
  • • Adopt investment strategies that reflect the family’s goals and values, focusing on safeguarding wealth across generations.   
  • • Design an optimal asset-holding structure tailored to the family’s situations and business interests, ensuring compliance with the legal environment in each jurisdiction.
  • • Implement efficient structures to safeguard family assets against litigation, creditor exposure and political or market instability.
  • • Assess risk exposures and design insurance solutions to protect against unforeseen events.
  • • Design and structure philanthropic initiatives that align with family values while achieving potential tax benefits.  
  • • Mergers and acquisitions support, IPO readiness and sale negotiations for business disposals.
  • • Pre-transaction health checks to identify value drivers and risk mitigation measures.
  • • Post-deal integration planning and performance monitoring.
  • • Establish and structure family offices in tax-favoured jurisdictions to institutionalise the management of family wealth.
  • • Provide advice on optimal family office structures for wealth transfer to the next generation, taking into consideration foreign gift or inheritance tax implications.
  • • Put in place a family constitution and governance framework to manage and resolve potential family conflicts. 
  • • Conduct personal and family global footprint analysis and provide advice on cross-border tax optimisation, domiciliation and residency issues.
  • • Deliver annual tax compliance services (e.g. tax filings) and ensure compliance with international reporting standards (e.g. FATCA and CRS) across multiple jurisdictions.
  • • Provide timely delivery of investment reports across multiple asset classes and jurisdictions to ensure transparency and control which are central to family office operations.
  • • Conduct cash-flow forecasting and liquidity reporting.
  • • Perform accounting, book-keeping and preparation of consolidated and audit-ready financials.
  • • Offer payroll services for household and office staff.
  • • Manage family lifestyle needs and coordinate with external advisors to deliver an integrated service model.

Our approach

As trusted advisors to business owners, RSM Private Client professionals across the RSM international network have deep experiences in serving high-net-worth individuals and wealthy families. 

We strive to first understand each client’s personal, family and business needs, and identify the issues and challenges faced before offering our bespoke advice and solutions.

Why RSM

  • • Value enduring relationships built on trust, integrity and deep understanding.
  • • Strive to be your trusted advisor to look after you, your family and your legacy.  
  • • Understand the importance of protecting business interests to grow and preserve family wealth across generations.
  • • Extensive experience working with clients with international footprints and possess a strong understanding of the tax and regulatory requirements of key wealth jurisdictions.

Our specialists

Partner & Head of Tax
Partner & Head of International Tax
Senior Advisor, International Tax
Director, International Tax

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