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Deminor debate evening at the Ghelamco Arena on 26 October 2021
The family business; success is collective
Deminor continues its charity partnership with the MIMA
In this way, 1000 children (50 classes) will be able to visit the iconic museum this school year.
Exit of a (minority) shareholder, an exit under the best conditions
Belgium has over 1 million SMEs, of which 75% are family businesses.
Post-Covid economic rebound, towards a return of value stocks?
After more than a year of Covid crisis, it is time to take stock. The pandemic has led to a worldwide economic recession.
Taxation of the Belgian private foundation
In our previous articles, Lien Verhasselt (The private foundation: an interesting planning technique for you as well? ) and Jan Baptist Cooreman (Managing your assets through the private foundation – wealth planning) elaborated on the characteristics of the private foundation under Belgian law.
Saving Belgium with savings
The current health and economic crisis has not deterred Belgians from continuing to save. At the end of June last year, 291 billion euros were in savings accounts, €8 billion more than three months earlier, according to the National Bank.
Managing your assets through the private foundation – wealth planning
In the article “The private foundation: an interesting planning technique (for you as well)?“, Lien Verhasselt gave an overview of the main characteristics of the private foundation under Belgian law and pointed out the – still important – differences between the Belgian and the Dutch foundation.
Shareholders’ power of investigation and control: a misunderstood right
According to the Code of Companies and Associations (“CCA”), each shareholder has an individual power of investigation and control, as long as no statutory auditor has been appointed in the company.
The private foundation: an interesting planning technique (for you as well)?
The Code of Companies and Associations (‘CCA’) defines a foundation as “a legal person without members, established by a legal act by one or more persons, called founders”.
System of remote general meetings has been revamped
In order to modernize the rules related to the system of remote general meetings, the legislator has decided, with some adjustments, to formalize the temporary measures that had been taken on this matter by Royal Decree of Special Powers No. 4 of April 9, 2020.