Europe: Wealth Management

Information has become one of the most valuable assets a family office manages, yet many families underestimate the risks associated with their digital footprint. From due diligence databases...

The Financial Times recently highlighted how some institutions pursue high-net-worth clients through lavish hospitality and concierge services, yet this approach fundamentally misunderstands what truly preserves multigenerational wealth. While exotic perks and luxury experiences may attract attention, the real foundation of lasting family office success lies in something far more substantive: trust as an active institutional framework that governs decision-making during both prosperity and crisis.

Ireland's Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment has launched a public consultation on modernising the limited partnership framework established under the Limited Partnerships Act 1907. The consultation seeks stakeholder input on three key reforms: increasing the cap on partner numbers, introducing a whitelist of permitted activities for limited partners, and allowing capital contribution withdrawals during the partnership's lifetime.