Dubai MFO hunts for UK core resi managers
Dubai-headquartered multi-family office GSB is tilting towards core real estate funds in 2023, founder and senior executive officer Ross Whatnall told With Intelligence. With around £50m or 10% of its total portfolio in real estate, the $500m allocator is keen to gain greater exposure to capital returns through geographic diversification in developed markets, with a […]
Team GSB collects two WealthBriefing MENA Awards
GSB has been honoured with two prestigious WealthBriefing Awards ⏤ ‘AuM Up To US$1 Billion’ and ‘Best External Asset Manager (EAM) Newcomer’ ⏤ at last night’s Ninth Annual WealthBriefing MENA Awards 2022 ceremony held in Dubai, UAE. These awards follow a series of successes for GSB, which are now firmly established as one of the […]
Venture capital: Seeking out and supporting future industry leaders
Fun, variety, and excitement. If these words strike a chord when it comes to investing, perhaps venture capital is for you. What is venture capital? Venture capital (VC) is a form of private equity and financing that investors provide to start-up companies and smaller businesses that are believed to have long-term growth potential. VC generally comes from investors, investment […]
Wealth Management: All you need to know about multi-generational preservation
Question: Are you confident that you have a multi-generational wealth plan to decide what happens with your assets or estate when you pass away? No matter how you have earned your wealth, as little as possible must get lost to tax. Your wealth should be intended for you and your loved ones to enjoy or […]
Teaming up with key partners for the second GSB Golf Day
More than 80 GSB team members, partners and associates came together for the second corporate golf event. Hosted at the Dubai Hills Golf Club — an 18-hole par-72 championship course just 15 minutes from Downtown Dubai — players battled it out using the Texas Scramble playing method. A team game in which each group member tees off, […]
Why set up a Family Investment Company (FIC) & how it works
Family Investment Companies The recent U-turn by UK Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng on abolishing the 45% top rate of UK Income Tax, and confirmation that the rate of Corporation Tax will remain at 19%, reinforces the stark contrast between personal and corporate tax rates in the UK. Tax is one of the reasons that individuals are […]
Making the most of your money when exchanging currencies
Currency exchange, a facility or a service? The topic of exchange rates and currency conversions has been particularly prominent thus far in 2022, with a hugely volatile foreign exchange market seeing large fluctuations in staple currency pairs such as GBP/USD and EUR/USD. Those of us who typically only deal in the most established currencies or […]
Purpose-led Financial Services company GSB reveals new Brand Architecture and Identity
(Press Release) Dubai, Geneva, London — Dubai-headquartered wealth advisory company GSB revealed its new positioning, brand architecture and identity today. This initiative amplifies the Company’s commitment to creating shared value through purpose-led, impact-driven financial planning; and pushes the investment advisory sector towards co-creating more conscious and sustainable practices, products and services. Since launching as GSB […]
Corporate Branding: How financial services can use Purpose to change the world
Coined by management consultancies as the “North Star”, Purpose is arguably the most critical governance imperative since, well, audited accounts. The issues surrounding sustainability are complex. While governments, corporations, and activists agree on its importance, the tangible actions needed to combat growing social and environmental challenges remain unbalanced, subjective and piecemeal. Thankfully, movements championing business […]
Three thematic investment ideas that GSB’s head is watching
ESG regulations across the world, and not just in the region, need to be worked upon, says Ross Whatnall. Thematic investing has hit the ball out of the ground in the past few years as investors are looking to take part in global trends that are impacting the world and producing wealth generation opportunities.