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Switzerland

We help families to manage and grow their wealth.

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Why Switzerland?

Switzerland, a top choice for global corporations and High Net Worth Individuals, boasts a stable economy, robust political and legal systems, low tax rates, and over 80 double taxation agreements.

With a skilled, multilingual workforce and excellent banking facilities, it's a premier destination for wealth planning worldwide.

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Our services

Our Swiss office is recognised as a licensed trustee by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority (FINMA).

We offer a comprehensive suite of services for owning, managing, and preserving business and personal wealth.

Fiduciary & trust
services



What we do:

  • Trusts and foundations setting up and management
  • Companies setup and administration
  • Insurance solutions
  • Private label fund

Our expert team will advise and assist in establishing a trust, a foundation, or a company in Switzerland or across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with the applicable legislation, and meticulous reporting.



What we do:

  • Trusts and foundations setting up and management
  • Companies setup and administration
  • Insurance solutions
  • Private label fund
Family governance
services



What we do:

  • Family constitution
  • Operating structure and governance
  • Reporting
  • Legacy protection
  • Family committees and council

We'll help you organise the assets of your family or family-owned organisation. This involves working with family members to provide expertise on wealth structuring, asset allocation and advice on managing capital in accordance with your requirements. The result is a stronger family unit, assets that are safer and can be passed on to the next generation.



What we do:

  • Family constitution
  • Operating structure and governance
  • Reporting
  • Legacy protection
  • Family committees and council
Strategic estate &
tax planning



What we do:

  • Last will
  • Executorship
  • Income and wealth tax planning
  • Estate, gift and transfer tax planning

We will provide you with a roadmap to wisely preserve and distribute your assets after your demise while optimising tax exposure. Our Swiss team will work with you on a plan to maximise the wealth passed on to heirs and charities, proposing efficient and sustainable solutions to their present or future exposure to taxation, wherever the assets may be located. ‍



What we do:

  • Last will
  • Executorship
  • Income and wealth tax planning
  • Estate, gift and transfer tax planning
Philanthropy



What we do:

  • Philanthropic planning
  • Establishment and administration of charitable foundations or trusts
  • Grant-making strategy

Our expert team will advise and assist in setting up a charitable trust, charitable foundation, or a company in Switzerland or across multiple jurisdictions, ensuring compliance with the applicable legislation, and meticulous reporting.



What we do:

  • Philanthropic planning
  • Establishment and administration of charitable foundations or trusts
  • Grant-making strategy
Relocation
services



What we do:

  • Tax analysis
  • Change of domicile
  • Visa and work permits
  • School application
  • Contracts with relevant authorities
  • Lump-sum negotiations (Switzerland)

Considering changing your residence? We'll help you through this complex and at time stressful endeavour, anticipating potential problems in advance and mitigating risks



What we do:

  • Tax analysis
  • Change of domicile
  • Visa and work permits
  • School application
  • Contracts with relevant authorities
  • Lump-sum negotiations (Switzerland)

Our office

Located in Zurich's financial heart, our office is surrounded by leading banks, luxury brands, renowned confectioners, restaurants, and historic architecture

Our experienced, multidisciplinary team is proficient in:

  • English
  • German
  • French
  • Italian
  • Spanish
  • Russian
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Alpadis Trust (Switzerland) AG

Dianastrasse 9, 8002 Zurich - Switzerland

Meet our core team

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Bruno Sidler

Managing Director

Bruno Sidler has taken the reins in Zurich following the retirement of Ewald Scherrer as Managing Director of Alpadis Group’s Zurich office. Bruno will head the private clients services practice, including wealth planning, family office services, and directing the offering to corporate clients in Switzerland.

Bruno brings three decades of experience and has a proven track record in wealth and trust foundation formation and administration, estate planning, and family governance. He has developed deep and longstanding relationships with private clients from Asia, Europe, and the Middle East. In addition, he has helped international small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) unlock growth through expansion or relocation to Switzerland.

A Swiss national, Bruno was also a founder and co-owner of a multi-family office firm headquartered in Zurich. A career advising some of the leading international family offices and fiduciary institutions has provided Bruno with deep knowledge and a broad perspective of the industry’s evolution and holistic risk management. Fluent in English and German, Bruno is a full member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

In his spare time, Bruno enjoys all winter sports and the serene mountain and lake settings during the summer months.

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Dominik Kurt

Senior Trust Officer

Dominik Kurt is a Senior Trust Officer at Alpadis Group's Swiss office in Zurich, providing legal succession and wealth planning advice for international private clients. Dominik has deep experience in the setup and administration of trusts, companies, and family office services from a Swiss and international perspective.

He holds a Master’s Degree in Law from the University of Basel and an LL.M. Degree in International Business Law from the University of Zurich. Furthermore, he successfully completed the professional education of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP).

After his studies, Dominik worked for companies in the trust and corporate services sector as well as for a FINMA licensed investment manager of collective investment schemes. Dominik speaks German, English, and has good knowledge of Spanish. He is an active member of the carnival in Basel and enjoys being active in sports.

Accreditations
and membership

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Switzerland insights

Invested in expertise. Always learning.
Uncompromising on quality, our people continually grow and develop.
Ensuring we bring you local market knowledge and the expertise needed to act.