First Names Group heads ranks of trust companies

Tuesday 06 May 2014

First Names Group has toped the eprivateclient’s list of Top 25 UK and UK offshore trust companies for 2014.

The global, independent trust, fund and corporate services provider has featured on the list for the last four years, but this is its first time it has come in at first place.

Industry publication eprivateclient is aimed at private client professionals and publishes the list of top trust companies in the UK and UK offshore annually. It noted that after two years of falling fee income, the 2014 rankings showed an increasingly confident sector with fee income and staff numbers up on last year.

The Commercial Director of First Names Group, Kevin O'Connell, said: "We are delighted with our position on eprivateclient's list of Top 25 Trust Companies, especially as the private client sector is such a core part of our business. Whilst there has been a notable shift on the part of some trust companies in recent times to focus solely on corporate clients the private client arena is the largest part of our business and we are fully committed to its future growth. We believe we win business in this sphere because of our focus on building long-term relationships, our independent approach, superior service and bespoke solutions."