Why Choose Nominee Shareholder Services?
Choosing a nominee shareholder service from BSW offers the following business benefits:
Simplify International Business Operations
Utilizing nominee shareholder services simplifies international business by meeting legal requirements and streamlining processes in foreign jurisdictions. It reduces bureaucratic hurdles, ensures compliance, and maintains control for the beneficial owner, offering a practical way to overcome geographic and regulatory barriers.
Keeping Control of the Shares
Although the nominee holds the shares, the actual owner still maintains control through a separate agreement, like a Declaration of Trust (DOT). This DOT outlines the nominee's duties and confirms that the owner retains the rights to any income, capital gains, and other benefits from the shares.
Enhanced Privacy and Anonymity
Another benefit of holding services through a nominee shareholder is the enhanced privacy and anonymity it provides. By appointing a nominee shareholder, the identity of the valid beneficial owner remains undisclosed in the company's official registers. It means that when someone searches for information about the company's ownership, only the nominee's name will appear, effectively shielding the beneficial owner from public scrutiny.
Asset Protection
By separating ownership of the asset from the benefits it provides, nominee arrangements can offer some protection for the asset. In certain situations, this can protect assets from potential claims, lawsuits, or creditor actions targeting the person who benefits from the shares.
How to Avail of Nominee Shareholder Services?
BSW simplifies access to nominee shareholder services as a three-step procedure:

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Frequently Asked Questions
To appoint a nominee shareholder, the beneficial shareholder must submit a nominee agreement, along with a declaration of trust and an Indemnity Letter to the nominee, among other documents.
The nominee shareholder is permitted to transfer the shares to a third party, provided that the beneficial owner authorizes such action. Nonetheless, the nomination agreement should specify the terms and conditions under which share transfers may occur.
Yes, the beneficial owner typically retains the right to change the nominee shareholder, subject to the procedures outlined in the nomination agreement and in accordance with relevant laws and regulations.
A nominee shareholder cannot sell or transfer shares without the prior consent of the beneficial owner. The nominee holds the shares as a custodian, and any sale or transfer needs the owner's explicit instructions, who retains ultimate control over the shares.
The rights conferred upon a nominee shareholder include legal ownership, entitlement to dividends, voting rights, and confidentiality.
No, a nominee director and a shareholder are not the same. However, they can occasionally be the same individual. A nominee director is appointed to serve on the company's board, whereas a nominee shareholder is an individual who holds shares in a company on behalf of the beneficial owner.

