The attack on privacy and controlling information for UHNW families investing and holding wealth

Julius joined Vistra Group in 2016 as a director with responsibility for developing the Vistra Private Office. Prior to that he spent eight years as part of the senior management team at Lombard Bank Malta where he was responsible for the Private Banking, Wealth Management and Corporate Advisory business of the Bank as well as a director of its listed subsidiary.

Julius began his career in 1992 with PricewaterhouseCoopers where he qualified as a chartered accountant, working in the London and Madrid offices and specialising in financial services. He then moved into Corporate Finance, working for HSBC Investment Bank and NCB Stockbrokers, advising a variety of UK and international clients on cross-border M&A, IPOs, debt and equity transactions. He holds a degree in Economics from the University of Warwick.

Julie is an Executive Director and Head of Business Development at EFG Wealth Solutions (Jersey) Limited, part of EFG International. Based in Jersey, Julie joined EFG in 2002 as a Client Director overseeing a portfolio of high net worth private clients, with a primary focus on developing business relationships with private banking colleagues.

In 2003 she was appointed a member of the Executive Board, assuming responsibility for the private client business unit. In early 2008, Julie took up her current position with prime responsibility for the firm’s business development activities including strategic direction, product and service development and the creation and maintenance of business channels. Julie is also the lead director for several key client relationships.

Prior to joining EFG, Julie held senior positions with respected Jersey based fiduciaries gaining extensive experience in creating and managing internationally diverse structures with complex asset and structuring components.

An Associate of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, Julie is also a full member of STEP.

Robert Macro is head of Druces’ international wealth and fiduciary practice and also leads the firm’s Family office team. He has significant experience with UK and international tax planning, trust matters, probates, tax disclosures and disputes for banks, high net worth individuals, trustees, international companies, UK collection societies and partnerships. Robert specialises in complex tax planning for international and domestic clients. He is highly recommended for his specialist knowledge in restructuring business assets and optimising investments into real estate and new technology worldwide. Over the past 16 years Robert has been involved in a number of notable matters successfully assisting clients caught up in the HSBC data theft in Switzerland and dealing with issues for fiduciaries drawn into litigation with a new government of a Middle Eastern state following the Arab Spring. He has also pioneered the successful use of various tax reliefs with claims for the remittance basis of taxation.