The Dierickx Leys Private Bank has been committed to being your first point of contact for guidance, advice and management with regard to your financial assets, ever since 1901, in which transparent communication has always been one of our foremost priorities. Thanks to our background as a family-operated organisation, you can be assured of a long-term relationship based on mutual trust and respect. In the last few decades the Dierickx Leys Private Bank has evolved from a stockbroking firm and a securities bank into the private bank it is today. Our DNA has remained unchanged: we aim to provide you all the guidance and advice you need in the management of your assets. Being a family bank, we are an autonomous partner with a solid financial position. Thanks to our careful management our own assets have continued to grow, even during years of severe financial crisis. Asset management is our core activity, at both individual and collective level, in which personal contact, expertise and transparency are of paramount importance to us. Taking your personal situation as a point of departure and following a thorough analysis and in mutual consultation with you, we will define the long-term objectives and a strategy for your assets. Based on these, we will determine the asset allocation and the ratio between fixed interest and risk-bearing investments. When choosing shares, the solidity of the relevant company is our primary criterion. Companies with a strong product portfolio, scale, patents and so forth have a long-term competitive advantage in comparison to their competitors. From these companies’ shares we will then select those shares that are listed at an equitable price. The choice of individual shares is always based on a long-term strategy. The selection of fixed interest investments is based on a thorough screening of the issuer, the development of the interest markets and the conditions of issue.