Chris is an Associate Director within Fairway Group who directly reports to the Managing Director of Private Client.
Having worked on the client administration side of the business for 10 years, Chris’ primary focus is on building new business relationships and opportunities including the onboarding of new business. Having managed the Emirates NBD Trust Company (Jersey) Limited relationship for Fairway as part of his previous role, Chris still has a keen focus on all things Middle East.
Chris specialises in working closely with large high-net-worth families based in the GCC to create structures that form part of a holistic approach to succession planning. The majority of these structures are of high value with a variety of asset classes and jurisdictions. This is a particularly complex area with cross border estates and reporting requirements.
Chris has an honours degree in financial services and is a member of the Society of Trust and Estate Practitioners (STEP) holding the Diploma in International Trust Management (with distinction).
19 December 2024
Since the United Arab Emirates (UAE) introduced its corporate tax framework 18 months ago, many businesses have been getting to grips with the new tax rules and have been working tirelessly to ensure tax compliance. Fairway's Chris Mourant, Associate Director, discusses recent ministerial decisions that have been published since the introduction of the Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022 on the Taxation of Corporations and Businesses (the “UAE CT Law”), with the most recent, on 18th November 2024.
Read Article17 December 2024
We are thrilled to announce that Dominique Burnett, Private Client Director, has been shortlisted for 'Trustee of the Year' and Fairway's Family Office Team has been shortlisted for 'Family Office Services of the Year' in Citywealth's Magic Circle Awards 2025.
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We are delighted to announce that Chris Mourant, Associate Director in Private Client is the Gold winner for 'Trustee of the Year - Director' category at Citywealth's Future Leaders Awards 2024.
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