ACE International SA

About ACE International SA

ACE International SA and its sister company ACE Trustees SA are headquartered in Geneva, with an additional office in Zurich and a trustee subsidiary in Auckland. The group says it has existed for more than forty-five years and has been owned by senior managers since 2009. It serves an international clientele of entrepreneurs and their families, combining trustee work, company administration, family-office support and corporate engineering. A network of agents and professionals in over thirty jurisdictions allows it to set up and run structures abroad. The staff includes lawyers, accountants and members of the trust-practitioner society, and speaks a wide range of languages including Italian and German. The Swiss trustee entity holds a FINMA licence, and the group belongs to the Swiss trust association; both entities are audited by a Geneva audit firm. Typical mandates involve holding structures, private trust companies, real-estate and investment vehicles, and philanthropic foundations.

Services

Services include the multi-jurisdictional set-up of companies, partnerships, trusts, foundations and investment funds, followed by day-to-day administration, minutes and record keeping. Accounting support covers financial statements, budgeting, consolidated wealth reporting and payroll administration, with tax and VAT returns and tax-strategy development. The compliance team performs due diligence, assists with bank compliance when accounts are opened, and handles CRS and FATCA classification and reporting. Additional offers are professional trustee services in Switzerland and New Zealand, family governance, executor and protector roles, charity administration and relocation support.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✓ VAT: offered
• ✓ Payroll: offered
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✕ Residency and visas: not listed
• ✓ Corporate secretarial: offered
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed

Licences and registrations

• ARIF member (FINMA-approved self-regulatory organisation)
• ACE Trustees SA: FINMA-licensed trustee, OSIF-supervised

As declared by the firm. Check a licence with the regulator before you rely on it.