2026

The volatile year 2025 is behind us and 2026 has begun. Before we dive into our annual outlook, however, it is good to look back at how financial markets did last year. On balance, it turned out to be a solid year for markets, with positive returns in all major asset classes. The equity return … Read more

Remain in place

After an exceptionally strong October for financial markets, it was not surprising to see them remain in place in November. Equity markets ended the month in slightly negative territory, mostly due to falling prices in the US and emerging markets. At the beginning of the month, it even briefly looked like there might be a … Read more

Herman Henken

Associate Investment Manager hhenken@providencecapital.eu +31 (0)88 8086996 +31 (0)6 37227341 LinkedIn vCard Herman is an Associate Investment Manager at Providence Capital. He is a member of the Investment Committee and is also active within the Portfolio Management team, where he focuses on client monitoring and portfolio analysis. He first completed his bachelor’s degree in Economics … Read more

Mark Maarsen

Senior Controller mmaarsen@providencecapital.eu +31 (0)88 8086973 +31 (0)6 13827956 LinkedIn vCard Mark is a Senior Controller and works for various families at the Family Office. Prior to this, he worked in various finance positions, including at the Dasym family office. Before that, he worked for many years as an independent finance and risk professional for … Read more

One-way traffic

October was an exceptionally strong month for financial markets with positive returns across almost the entire spectrum of asset classes. Equities, bonds, gold and the dollar all rallied during the month. Historically, this kind of one-way traffic in the markets is exceptional given how different these asset classes are. Loose financial conditions, however, are currently … Read more

Yvo Feenstra

Investment Manager +31 (0)88 8086965 +31 (0)6 11800159 yfeenstra@providencecapital.eu Yvo Feenstra is an Investment Manager with broad experience in private markets, including private equity, private debt, and hedge funds. At Dasym, he was jointly responsible for fund selection and monitoring, combining qualitative due diligence with quantitative analyses and benchmarking. In addition, he developed internal models … Read more

Keanu Tan

Investment Manager +31 (0)88 8086964 +31 (0)6 11800137 ktan@providencecapital.eu Keanu Tan is an Investment Manager with extensive experience in private markets, focusing on private equity and private debt. At Dasym, a family office, he was responsible for establishing and managing the private markets program, including fund selection, portfolio monitoring, and client reporting. Prior to that, … Read more

The Narrow Path

Positive sentiment in financial markets remains strong, sustained by optimism about the AI revolution, (expected) interest rate cuts by the Fed and strong corporate earnings. These forces are strong and deserve a certain respect from us as investors. At the same time, we observe that it seems like nothing is able to dampen positive sentiment. … Read more

Joey Siemons

Accounting Specialist jsiemons@providencecapital.eu Joey Siemons graduated in Business Administration at Windesheim Flevoland in Almere. Since August 2025, he has been working at Providence Capital, where he is part of the Family Office. Joey shares responsibility for supporting the financial processes within the Family Office, which he does with great enthusiasm and dedication. With a passion … Read more

Liselotte Herlaar

Liselotte Herlaar Client Service Officer FO lherlaar@providencecapital.eu Liselotte is responsible for supporting the Family Office. Before that, she worked for more than 12 years as a candidate civil-law notary at Loyens & Loeff and n/p notarial partners, in the Real Estate and Corporate/M&A departments. She studied Notarial Law at Utrecht University. back to overview Find … Read more