About Us

Since 2005 our team at Gilligan Rowe + Associates has been conducting Family Trust Seminars across new Zealand for anyone interested in learning about how trusts work and their potential benefits.
And since we’ve been ‘on the circuit’, we’ve quite literally helped and spoken face-to-face with thousands of Kiwi families. Our journey so far has been amazing. It’s been hard work but it’s also our passion and our love…
Speaking to all kinds of people from all walks of life has truly given us a unique insight into how family trusts can really help people in a wide range of different circumstances. And that’s the reason for setting up FamilyTrusts.co.nz.  We wanted to provide all New Zealanders with access to the same information that’s benefited so many of our seminar attendees.
Of course, we hope to do business with you in the future, but our first goal is to educate and help you to understand this whole subject a bit better.  We figure that if we do this openly and without expectation, eventually some of our visitors will feel comfortable about taking the first step to talk with us.
Put simply, we want to prove that we can earn your trust (no pun intended) by giving you free access to credible, accurate and timely information.   It includes information about the potential pitfalls that must be properly dealt with when setting up a family trust.
To take the first step to learn more about how we can help you, you can Request A Call for a no-risk and no obligation chat. Why not join our free Newsletter Group? You’ll get access to free whitepapers, case studies, tips, freebies, discounts, commentaries and information all designed to help you move closer to achieving your financial and personal goals.

Gilligan Rowe + Associates = Family Trusts

There are two reasons why we truly are different and why we deliver the very best and cost-effective VALUE to anyone seeking asset protection in New Zealand.

  1. Because we’re established and innovative market leaders, we’re respected in our industry. This meansathat as our client, you know you’ll be in trusted professional hands. We, (Matthew Gilligan & Janet Xuccoa) are sought-after speakers, commentators and contributors on financial services and legal matters.  We’re often called on by various groups to make sense of financial issues that affect the lives of New Zealanders.
  2. Because we offer an ‘integrated’ approach we break the traditional mould of accounting firms and business advisors.  It’s not just a matter of setting up a family trust and dumping all your property into it. You need to go further, and analyse the risk management, estate planning and taxation issues at the same time. We have the right people with the right expertise and experience, all in-house. Our ‘one- stop-shop’ approach saves you time, money and stress. Yes, anyone can sell you a parachute (even online)…but at Gilligan Rowe + Associates, we actually check for holes!

Our final message is simple. Family trusts that we’ve set up and currently manage have solved big problems for our clients…But we’re NOT passionate about family trusts! We’re passionate about how our work has helped thousands of Kiwis sleep better at night.

Learn more about our comprehensive range of professional services.

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