Category Archives: Portcullis Trustnet

J.A.F. Wadham and the Chelsea Man brand based in Hong Kong

Posted on October 13, 2016 by

In this post I look at a couple of expatriate Englishmen who are now based in Hong Kong. The interest here is partly with the link to New Zealand, with James Anthony Frank Wadham, and what appears to be his … Continue reading →

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The Swiss Offshore ‘Fleet’ in New Zealand

Posted on September 13, 2016 by

So this is yet another look at the lawyers from Swiss firms that have a presence in New Zealand companies, and may also appear in the ICIJ Offshore Leaks Database. And an interesting aspect of this will be the connection … Continue reading →

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Bachmann Trust Overdrive: Guernsey home, Swiss directors, and New Zealand companies

Posted on September 1, 2016 by

I’m going back to the Swiss links with New Zealand, but this one is rather complicated by name changes at the European end, and administrators being shuffled in Auckland. This involves the Bachmann Trust Company, originally located in Guernsey, with … Continue reading →

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What went wrong for Portcullis Trustnet in Labuan?

Posted on August 24, 2016 by

Portcullis Trustnet has had a presence across the Pacific and in various Asian financial centres, including in Malaysia. In fact, the Labuan branch pre-dates the the purchase of Trustnet by Kok Kong Chong, and involves a merger with Malaysian lawyer … Continue reading →

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Portcullis, Trustnet, and Safeco Finance: Hong Kong, BVI, and Samoa

Posted on August 16, 2016 by

Portcullis Trustnet is a hybrid in the offshore world. Trustnet is an attenuated trust firm that went through a number of incarnations, beginning in the Cook Islands in the 1980s. It started off in the stable of a notorious New … Continue reading →

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Anchor and some Swiss Virtues: Fiduciaries or Frauds?

Posted on August 4, 2016 by

In this post I will be looking once again at Anchor Trustees, and some of their longstanding commercial relations with Swiss trust or fiduciary firms. We will see that they have connections with Panama, and also an Asian presence in … Continue reading →

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