Plus de donations familiales en cette fin d’année en Flandre ?
C’est désormais une certitude : en Flandre, les règles encadrant les donations d’argent sans enregistrement à ses enfants et petits-enfants vont se durcir à compter du 1er janvier 2025. Il ne reste donc que quelques semaines pour faire un don manuel ou bancaire aux conditions favorables actuelles.
Vente de Dierickx Leys : pas de succession familiale en vue
La banque privée anversoise Dierickx Leys cherchait un acheteur, n’ayant trouvé, dans la famille, aucun successeur pour diriger l’entreprise. C’est Delen Private Bank qui a finalement remporté l’appel d’offres lancé par la banque.
Biggest wealth transfer ever set to begin
The next decade will witness the largest wealth transfer in history.
European family offices eye bargains in tumbling US real estate
European family offices are taking advantage of falling US real estate prices, seeking opportunities in prime office spaces and «trophy assets» despite market instability.
Sport is the new eye candy for family offices and private equity
Ultra-rich families are increasingly casting their eye on sports as an asset class. According to Goldman Sachs, interest is fuelled by rising valuations and lucrative media contracts.
CSSF fines Mizuho nearly half a million euro for breaches
Luxembourg’s CSSF financial regulator on 20 February announced that in late 2023, it had imposed a nearly half-million euro administrative fine on Mizuho Trust & Banking (Luxembourg) S.A.
The 17 November 2023 fine of 444,400 euros was imposed for non-compliance with professional obligations under Luxembourg’s financial sector law relating to governance and IT organisation.
45% of family offices want more private credit in portfolios
More than half of family offices want to add even more private investments to portfolios by 2024. The most popular category is private credit. Cash, public equities and high-yield lose out.
German family offices keen to reset their asset allocations
Navigating the interest rate cycle is a paramount challenge for family offices in Germany, according to a recent survey.
Dutch fund manager launches Night Watch IM in US
Roderick van Zuylen is prepared for the challenge. On the 1st of January, the ex-Van Lanschot Kempen portfolio manager inaugurated his own investment fund in the US: Night Watch Investment Management. «I desired a name that alluded to my Dutch heritage, yet Dike Capital and Tulip Invest were disregarded for obvious reasons.»
Single family offices increasingly seek collaboration
In the dynamic world of family offices, a significant trend is emerging: single family offices increasingly collaborate with multi-family offices for complex administrative tasks. Nienke Bollen and Maartje van Casteren, partners at Providence Capital, have observed this shift in their daily operations. Leveraging their extensive experience, they offer valuable insights to multi-family offices, maximizing their expertise.