Having an offshore trust just may be your best option when it comes to protecting your assets. You can work with an asset protection trust institution that is in a jurisdiction with advantageous laws around wealth, protection of wealth, and which has lower taxes.he first point in why people set up an offshore trust is to protect their assets in a completely confidential manner. The trustee is expected to properly manage assets, titles to property, and anything else placed in the trust, in a way which completely protects the original owner (settlor) from being discovered.