Tax on securities accounts 2.0

Having been the subject of numerous articles in the Belgian press and a critical opinion from the Belgian Council of State (i.e. Conseil d’Etat), a second version of the draft bill introducing an annual tax on securities accounts was introduced in January 2021 and voted at the Belgian Chamber 11 February. This new annual tax […]

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The Internal Collective Fund and the life assurance policy

Luxembourg life assurance policies offer a wide range of solutions to wealthy clients seeking to customise and diversify their investments. Among the vehicles available under the Luxembourg regulatory framework, the Internal Collective Fund (FIC, Fonds Interne Collectif) is a fund offered by an insurance company to all its clients under a pooled management approach. An […]

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The millennials – a rising generation of new investors

“The millennials are a generation of Facebook consuming environmentalists, breaking every consumer rule known to us from previous generations”, could easily be a quote from a 50-year-old sales person. But is this idea accurate? Who are in fact millennials or generation Y, as they are sometimes referred to? What do they care about and how […]

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