The Private Client Practitioner’s Top 25 Trust Companies list includes leading Bermuda law firm Appleby for the third year running.Private Client Practitioner ranks the top 25 law firms, top 25 accountancy firms, top 25 trust companies, top 25 IFA companies, top 35 under 35 and 50 most influential. The results are posted on eprivateclient, a website and news service for private client practitioners, such as lawyers, accountants and trustees.In a press release announcing the listing, Appleby’s stated that the ‘Top 25 Trust Companies’ aims to identify, recognise, introduce and promote the leading players in the market.The Top 25 are selected based on data received from over 100 companies on areas such as numbers of client facing directors, number of client facing trust officers or managers, total number of staff and fee income.Farah Ballands, partner and group head of Appleby’s Fiduciary & Administration Services is quoted in the press release as saying: “We are committed to providing our clients with high quality advice and expertise across our multiple jurisdictions.“Our recent accolades, including scooping ‘Caribbean Trust Company of the Year’ at the prestigious Citywealth International Financial Centre Awards 2013, reinforce Appleby’s market-leading position in the field of trusts.”She also commented on their acquisition of Caledonian in the Isle of Man. “(It) will further bolster our fiduciary and administration capability, offering clients access to unrivalled expertise across the offshore market.”Useful websites: applebyglobal.comapplebyglobal.cn