Paris Judge Orders Cognitive Tests on the 83-Year-Old Hermès Heir Who Says a $9 Billion Stake Vanished Under His Wealth Manager’s Watch

A Paris judge has ordered psychiatrists to assess Hermès heir Nicolas Puech, 83, who says his roughly 6% stake, now worth about $9 billion, disappeared under his Swiss wealth manager. A finding of vulnerability could ease the path to criminal liability. Here is what happened and the lessons for wealthy families and their advisers.

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Blackstone Opens a Dubai Wealth Office as Alternatives Overtake Stocks and Bonds in Family Office Portfolios for the First Time

Blackstone has opened its first dedicated private wealth office outside Zurich in Dubai, where DIFC family offices control more than $1 trillion, just as new data shows alternatives now make up 60% of single-family office portfolios. Here is what is driving the shift and the liquidity risks that come with it.

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Jensen Huang Falls Out of the World’s 10 Richest After a $6.5 Billion Day, and 98% of His Fortune Rides on One Stock

A board probe sent Nvidia shares down 4.3% on Monday and cut Jensen Huang’s net worth by about $6.5 billion, dropping him to 12th on the Bloomberg Billionaires Index. With roughly 98% of his fortune in one stock, his week is a textbook case of concentration and key-person risk for founders and business owners.

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