Trust Companies
High Net Worth Guide 2024 : Cayman Islands
Spotlight
About
Provided by IMG Trust Limited
Managing Partner: Peter Goddard
Partner & Legal Counsel: Maxine Bodden Robinson
Established in 2022, IMG Trust Company is a CIMA-regulated, independently-owned firm specialising in ultra-high-value, complex clients.
Contentious Trusts
IMG handles litigation involving trust validity, asset recovery, and cross-border proceedings. Notable cases include the landmark Hasting Bass decision and a multi-billion-dollar trust litigation in multiple jurisdictions.
Philanthropy
Offering strategic philanthropy planning, IMG manages significant charitable programs, such as a $400 million fund for neurodegenerative research.
Complex Trust Structures and Business Assets
IMG specialises in multi-asset and family-run business trusts, providing tax advice, compliance, and investment monitoring. The team successfully managed a complex Public Trustee v Cooper application, applying the 'no detriment' test.
Other services • Trusts • Foundation Companies • Protector and enforcer service • Replacement or court- appointed trustee • Corporate services- entity formation and administration • Tax compliance and regulatory reporting • Investment reporting • ESG • Luxury assets- aircraft and yachting services • Other assets- real estate, operating businesses
Contact Information
Citrus Grove, Ground Floor, 106 Goring Ave, George Town, Grand Cayman, PO Box 10293, KY1-1003
+1 345 746 2660
Chambers Review
IMG Trust is a dedicated trust company servicing private clients in the Cayman Islands. They regularly deal with a variety of mandates, including complex, contentious trusts.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team are very knowledgeable, hands-on and detail-oriented."
"The team are very knowledgeable, hands-on and detail-oriented."
Notable Practitioners
Peter Goddard is head of private client services at IMG Trust.
"Peter Goddard is really commercial, which is often what you want most in a trustee, and is extremely responsive."
"Peter Goddard is the oracle of all things in the offshore trusts space."