Group Profile - Company in Seychelles

Leaders in the Provision of
… a FULL range of International Professional Services
… in a number of jurisdictions
…to a Global Clientele

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“FOCUS BUSINESS SERVICES (FBS) KOTSOMITIS” is a well-known and established international professional services group-network with over with officially licensed and regulated member / partner firms who have substantial presence in:

the UAE – Head Office (Scroll below to see details of our Local Network Member Firms)
Cyprus
Malta
The Seychelles
Greece
the UK

We note that the Global Head of The FBS KOTSOMITIS Network of Companies, Mr. Aris Kotsomitis, is personally a founder and main shareholder of almost all of our member / partner firms. This unique advantage is undoubtedly a guarantee of an integrated, seamless quality of service across jurisdictions setting us apart from the competition.

Group-Network services / service lines and locations

international tax planning and corporate structuring (Mr. Kotsomitis – our Chairman and resident in Dubai as the UAE Head Office Partner – personally attends to this service line)
asset protection advice (Mr. Kotsomitis – our Chairman and resident in Dubai as the UAE Head Office Partner – personally attends to this service line)
wealth management (Mr. Kotsomitis – our Chairman and resident in Dubai as the UAE Head Office Partner – personally attends to this service line)
business consulting and advisory (the Advisory Service Line is centralised in our UAE Offices)
company and trust formation in the UAE (Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah) – Head Office (not trusts for UAE), Cyprus, Malta, The Seychelles and the UK by our officially licensed and regulated local member / partner firms
bank account opening and operation in the UAE (Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah) – Head Office, Cyprus, Malta by our officially licensed and regulated local member / partner firms
management services in the UAE – Head Office (Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah) , Cyprus, Malta, The Seychelles and the UK by our officially licensed and regulated local member / partner firms
corporate services and administration in the UAE – Head Office (Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah), Cyprus, Malta, The Seychelles and the UK by our officially licensed and regulated local member / partner firms
accounting, tax, audit in the UAE – Head Office (Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah – note NOT audit / tax in the UAE) , Cyprus, Malta, The Seychelles and the UK by our officially licensed and regulated local member / partner firms
a wide-range of other business support services (including but not restricted to IT, Web, Virtual Offices, Serviced Offices) in the UAE – Head Office (Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah) , Cyprus, Malta and the UK
Services as above … in other jurisdictions are also FULLY supported by our international professional associates in Belize, BVI, Channel Islands, Hong Kong, Switzerland, Singapore, Lichtenstein and other jurisdictions.

Global Head of the FBS KOTSOMITIS Group – Network:

Aris Kotsomitis BSc FCA CPA TEP MoID

Founder and Main Shareholder of FBS KOTSOMITIS Network Regulated Local Offices in UAE, Cyprus, Malta, Seychelles, UK and Greece.

FBS UAE – Resident Managing Director of the UAE Office and Head of Corporate, Management and Business Consulting Services in the UAE (Dubai and Ras – Al – Khaimah).

FBS INTERNATIONAL – Global Head of Advisory – International Tax, Asset Protection, Wealth Management and Business Consulting Service Lines.

Aris’s Profile

Aris is 46 years old and has close to 24 years experience in the international professional services sector. He is recognized as one of the leading international tax, asset protection and wealth management experts in the EU and is a member of a number of local and international professional bodies – associations including:

ICAEW- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales

ICPAC – The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus

STEP – The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners

IFA – The International Fiscal Association

and others.

Aris is a graduate of The London School of Economics (UK) and a Royal Commonwealth Scholar. Following his graduation he proceeded to complete his articles with a London Big-4 firm when he attained membership to the The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales (ICAEW).

After 7 years, he left the UK to move to Greece where after a year of service at The Bank of Cyprus in Greece as Head of Regulatory Compliance he moved on to PricewaterhouseCoopers where he served as a Senior Manager at the Corporate Finance Dept.

For a period of 2 years he was dealing with the tax and advisory aspects of regional cross-border transactions, heading a team of 20 professionals.

In 1998 he set up the Focus Business Services Group and Network of Companies in Cyprus and specialized in providing international tax advice and setting up tax structures for a significant number of international clients.

In 2005 he setup the Seychelles operation and in 2010 the Group’s Malta operations (fully licensed providers).

In 2013 he took up residence in Dubai to head the Group’s / Network’s UAE offices in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah. Nowadays he spends his time mostly between the UAE (55%), Cyprus (35%) and Malta (10%).

In his high school years, Aris was awarded the first Commonwealth Scholarships by the Queen of England for outstanding academic achievement.

Aris is a professional of considerable business acumen and although primarily an international tax expert with a specialisation in European and International tax and asset protection structures and a HNWI wealth manager, he has solid “all-round” experience in a number of areas such as law, accounting, auditing, banking (including treasury), corporate finance and management consulting. Such knowledge is of paramount importance when helping clients identify key issues in complex cases and assessing the “total impact” of a given set of actions.

His interest and his expertise is in the areas of wealth management, international tax planning – structuring, corporate law and asset protection and in particular all matters relating to the structuring and operation of international holding, finance, royalty, investment, asset protection and trading structures through European, UAE and other entities in various jurisdictions worldwide.

FBS: Seychelles Local Member Firms

The Focus Business Services Group has cemented its reputation as a trustworthy and professional international service provider, consolidating its market position after years of seamless service. Founded in 1998, it is headed by Aris Kotsomitis, who is recognised as one of the leading international tax advisors.

Our group adopts a quick response policy, addressing all queries within 24 hours. Geared mainly for international clients and international corporate structures, the group can, through its specialised departments and group companies, offer a one-stop solution, covering the entire spectrum needed by international clients ( including but not limited to tax advice, tax planning, corporate structuring, accounts, audit, administration, company secretarial services etc;)

We provide advice and assistance covering all the necessary groundwork required for the formation – at set-up stage (formation of the company / partnership, bank account opening, shareholders, tax filing), together with the ongoing services, necessary during the life of the company to ensure its seamless maintenance and compliance of the company ( including accounting, bookkeeping, tax, audit, administration, statutory books maintenance, management services etc.).

Focus Business Services provides comprehensive “Internationl Tax Structuring – Seychelles Tax Services – Seychelles Company Formation – Seychelles Corporate Services Specialists”. Nevertheless, our Group also has fully fledged offices in various jurisdictions – offshore and onshore – such as Cyprus, Malta, the UK, Greece and others), all of which can provide bespoke advice and assistance, both on domestic and international corporate and tax structures].

Complementing our mission to maintain a pristine and professional service, our Chairman and professional staff enjoy full membership status in local and international professional bodies, holding individual memberships in the following:

IFSP – The Institute of Financial Services Practitioners Malta, ICAEW- The Institute of Chartered Accountants of England & Wales, ICPAC – The Institute of Certified Public Accountants of Cyprus, CBA – The Cyprus Bar Association, STEP – The Society of Trust & Estate Practitioners, IFA – The International Fiscal Association, AOA – The Asia Offshore Association and others.

To complement and further bolster our international presence, we make full use of an international network of professional intermediaries and firms. Our directors can also meet up with you in any part of the world through our High-Definition, video-conferencing facilities.

If you have any further queries regarding our Group or simply want to meet with one of our directors, simply fill in the contact box below or contact us by email on enquiries@fbsseychelles.com