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The Bettencourt Meyers' family office has built up cash reserves of €7.7bn thanks to its L'Oréal dividends.
The Bettencourt Meyers' family office has built up cash reserves of €7.7bn thanks to its L'Oréal dividends.© Photomontage Glitz – Sources : Philippe Blanchot (AFP)

Bettencourt Meyers family
How L'Oréal's founding family manages its billion-euro dividends

The Bettencourt Meyers family gets over €1bn a year from its nearly 35% stake in the cosmetics giant. These sums stay on the accounts of the dynasty's family office, following a model also used by other major French luxury families.
LogoSubscribers only France 06.10.2026
Xavier de Marmol, left, a close acquaintance of the late Swiss wealth manager, and Éric Freymond's widow Caroline Freymond, right.
Xavier de Marmol, left, a close acquaintance of the late Swiss wealth manager, and Éric Freymond's widow Caroline Freymond, right.© Photomontage Glitz – Sources : Espace Muraille (Instagram), xavierdelmarmol.com

Missing Hermès shares
Luxembourg courts asked to look into investments of Éric Freymond's widow

Though the Swiss wealth manager tended to plough his clients' money into phantom funds, he invested his own wealth into tried-and-tested financial vehicles. One of them is now questioning where these funds came from, implying that his widow may have benefited from Freymond's dubious dealings.
LogoSubscribers only Luxembourg, Switzerland Running Story - Hermès heirs at odds 01.10.2026
Roberto Spada’s fashion-world activities extend well beyond his central role at Prada.
Roberto Spada’s fashion-world activities extend well beyond his central role at Prada.© Photomontage Glitz – Sources : Collection Spada

Front Row | Prada
Roberto Spada, more than just the Prada family's money man

As chairman of the fashion group's supervisory board, a director of several family-owned holding companies, and an adviser to the luxury sector, the chartered accountant and contemporary art lover occupies a position in Italian fashion that is as discreet as it is central.
LogoSubscribers only Italy 01.10.2026
The land registry has made a surprise appearance in the sale of two lavish Left Bank mansions.
The land registry has made a surprise appearance in the sale of two lavish Left Bank mansions.© Photomontage Glitz - Sources : La boîte verte, Salles parisiennes, Forevent

Banque de France
Land registry oddity complicates sale of Bd Saint-Germain mansions

The Banque de France has just put two mansions on the chic Paris boulevard on the market: the Varengeville and Amelot de Gournay properties, which house a Latin American diplomatic and cultural centre. But the complicating factor is that their extensive gardens extend onto neighbouring properties.
LogoSubscribers only France 29.09.2026

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