Estate Planning

We have a range of trusts designed to help your clients meet their estate planning objectives. The trust range is provided by the Prudential Assurance Company Limited and Prudential International Assurance, part of the M&G group, for use with their products.


The value of any investment can go down as well as up so your client might not get back the amount they put in.

Mandatory comms

From 1 April 2023, the Trust Regulation Service (TRS) regulations have been widened. Due to the 5th Money Laundering Directive an up-to-date HMRC ‘proof of registration’ document may be required before we action certain transactions or make updates to trust details.

Prudential International Assurance (PIA) Bonds (with the exception of Prudential Onshore Portfolio Bond*): You’ll need to register the trust on the Irish Central Register of Beneficial Ownership of Trusts (CRBOT).  You also need to maintain an Internal Trust Register (ITR) and provide evidence of CRBOT and ITR to PIA.

If you need more information on CRBOT more details can be found on our CRBOT page
 

* For Prudential Onshore Portfolio Bond, please follow the UK TRS requirements. 

Our trusts

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Discounted Gift Trust

Our Discounted Gift Trust allows your client to put a lump sum into trust for their beneficiaries while retaining the right to regular payments.

  • Maintain a right to regular payments
  • Capital for beneficiaries after your client's death
  • Potential to reduce Inheritance Tax liability
  • Single or joint settlor arrangements
     
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Loan Trust

Our Loan Trust allows your client to access a capital sum, while any growth on their investment is outside of their estate.

  • Access original capital at any time
  • Growth immediately outside estate
  • Four investment options


     
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Gift Trust

Our Gift Trust provides an Inheritance Tax planning solution for clients who want to make an outright gift in a tax-efficient way.

  • Tax-efficient
  • Choice of four investment products
  • Settlors have no access to trust fund
     
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Probate Trust

The Probate Trust allows your client to grant their beneficiaries quick access to the bond following their death.

  • Probate planning
  • Quick access to funds after death
  • Clients can access the bond throughout their lifetime