Website redesign for a wealth management firm or family office in Antwerp: budget, timeline and risks (2026)

The verdict in three sentences

An Antwerp wealth manager or family office should plan a redesign when its regulatory information pages are hard to find, when the client portal link is buried, or when entrepreneurs and families who speak French or English get a Dutch-only experience. In 2026, budget roughly EUR 10,000 to 35,000 with an Antwerp agency used to financial clients, EUR 3,500 to 9,000 with a freelancer, or a fixed EUR 2,700, 4,500 or 8,200 with Kolonell, delivered in 3 to 4 weeks once content and compliance sign-off are ready. The two risks that matter most are losing the disclosure and MiFID information pages during migration and publishing marketing copy that the compliance officer has not approved.

Which signals say your Antwerp firm needs a redesign?

Wealth managers and family offices in Zuid, Berchem or Brasschaat mostly serve entrepreneurs, family businesses and their next generation. Those visitors check credibility discreetly, often on a phone, and often in more than one language.

Signals we see most often:

• The cost and charges information, conflicts of interest policy and complaints procedure sit in PDFs linked from the footer, some of them several versions old.
• The client portal login is a small link that clients ask for by phone.
• Pages exist in Dutch only, while a growing share of families and their advisers work in French or English.
• Team pages show names but no roles, qualifications or contact routes.
• The contact form asks for wealth bands and family details before any conversation.
• Nobody can update a page without the agency that built it in 2017.

What does a redesign cost in Antwerp in 2026?

Ballpark figures based on typical agency quotes and public rate pages in Antwerp and Flanders. Agencies with financial sector experience usually price above the general market because of review rounds and documentation. Ranges only.

All Kolonell tiers include a project manager reachable in Central European Time, native English or French copywriting, delivery in 3 to 4 weeks and 3 months of support. Dutch copy is supplied by the firm or reviewed by a native Dutch editor, a third-party cost. The full scope is on the international websites page.

On quote: client portal development or a deeper integration with your portfolio reporting tool, secure document exchange, appointment booking and post-launch search work. A redesign usually keeps the existing portal and simply links to it more clearly.

Which pages must survive the redesign intact?

For a firm supervised by the FSMA, some pages carry regulatory weight. The firm and its compliance officer decide what must be published; the redesign makes sure nothing disappears or breaks.

What does the timeline look like?

The 3 to 4 weeks start once texts, team bios and the list of regulatory documents are ready. Allow 2 to 6 weeks before kickoff for that, including compliance drafting.

Which risks should you manage, and how?

• Search and link loss. Inventory every URL, including PDF links quoted in client contracts, and redirect each one with a 301. Submit the new sitemap in Search Console and check weekly for 8 weeks.
• Regulatory pages. Migrate them word for word, then have compliance confirm each one on staging.
• Marketing claims. No promise of returns, no performance figures and no testimonials unless compliance has approved them under the applicable FSMA rules.
• Forms and data. Ask only for name, contact details and a short message; state retention periods in the privacy notice, in line with GDPR and the Belgian Data Protection Authority (APD/GBA) guidance.
• Portal link and downtime. Test the client portal link on every device, lower DNS TTL 48 hours ahead and switch outside market hours.

This is not legal advice; your compliance officer and counsel remain the reference.

Questions to ask any provider: How do you handle compliance review rounds? Will I receive the redirect map and all credentials? Where is the site hosted, and will you sign a data processing agreement? Who owns domain, code and design? Which items are on quote?

When is a local Antwerp agency the better choice?

Choose a local agency if you want Dutch copy written in-house, face-to-face workshops with partners and compliance, or a new client portal built and integrated from day one. A remote studio fits when the scope is a clear trilingual site, the portal stays as is and you want a fixed price.

Mini case study

Illustrative example: Hilde Peeters is COO of a hypothetical independent wealth manager in Berchem with 9 staff, serving entrepreneurs and family businesses.

Scope: 45 pages in Dutch, French and English, 135 URLs in total (45 x 3), plus 14 regulatory PDFs.

• Antwerp agency quote: EUR 22,000, 14 weeks.
• Kolonell Premium: EUR 8,200, French and English copy included, plus a native Dutch editor at EUR 800 (third-party cost): EUR 9,000, 4 weeks after content is ready.

Difference: EUR 13,000. Hilde budgets 10 hours of compliance officer time for the review in week 3.

FAQ

How much does a wealth management website redesign cost in Antwerp?

Local agencies typically quote EUR 10,000 to 35,000. Kolonell charges a fixed EUR 2,700, 4,500 or 8,200.

Will our client portal change?

Not necessarily. Most redesigns keep the existing portal and make the login link prominent; new portal work is on quote.

Can we show performance figures?

Only if your compliance officer approves them under the applicable rules. Many firms publish none and focus on process and governance.

Do we need three languages?

In Antwerp, Dutch plus English covers most visitors and French matters for many families. Premium (EUR 8,200) is the multilingual tier, languages set in the quote.

What happens after launch?

3 months of support are included. Maintenance and hosting after that are on quote.

Let's scope your project. Send your page count, languages and the list of regulatory documents, and we will return a fixed price from EUR 2,700 to 8,200 and a 3 to 4 week plan. See the international offer or request a free quote: detailed reply within 48 hours.