Reshaping the landscape of financial solutions
The Geneva Management Group (GMG) is an award-winning asset manager and multi-family office established in 2000. Our structure and +20 years of experience allow us to provide an unparalleled service tailored to meet the dynamic and changing needs of individuals, families, intermediaries, institutions, and corporations.
Through our bespoke wealth management solutions, we assist our clients across the globe through every stage of the optimization and growth of their portfolios. With 1B AUM as of 2021 and offices in Geneva, Zurich, Dubai, Johannesburg, and Mauritius, our clients benefit from a broad but centralized spectrum of expertise supported by a rich ecosystem of professionals.
At GMG, we don’t offer prepackaged products. We provide unique solutions, advice, and support, which are unbiased, independent, and follow a holistic and sustainable approach.
Our milestones
Founded
Extended our core offering into Real Estate
Inaugurated Zurich office and expansion into Southern Africa
Inaugurated Luxembourg office
Obtained FINMA fund manager license
Won Most Innovative Solution award
Won Best Family Office offering award
Won Women in Finance award
GMG Family Office brochure
For more information about the GMG Family Office, feel free to download our latest brochure.
Our values
Five guiding principles define the way we work:
Transparency
Integrity and honesty are core to all that we do. All layers of fees are always explicit and transparent. We do what we say we will do.
Conflict Free
At GMG, the client’s needs come first. We are beholden to no institution, individual or entity other than the client being served.
Expertise
At GMG, we demand excellence. We excel at what we do and keep ahead of the curve, constantly developing our staff and suite of offerings.
Innovation
We continuously invest in skills, education and technology ensuring that our solutions are cutting-edge.
Relevance
Our access and reputation are at your service. In order to be able to provide our clients with the reach they need, we operate globally and work with international institutions.
Act responsibly. Think sustainable.
We incorporate sustainability factors into our investment decisions. We believe that relevant ESG information can provide appropriate insights into both risk and investment opportunities, with creating and growing wealth, responsibly, always front of mind.
Why GMG
Leadership
Dave Elzas
After a rich career across several leading financial centres, Dave co-founded Geneva Management Group (GMG) in 2000. He further expanded GMG’s Swiss activity by creating companies and jobs in Geneva and Zurich. Dave has over twenty-five years of experience in deal structuring and wealth planning. Between 1994 and 2000 he served as the Executive Managing Director of an institutionally sized Family Office. Dave holds an Engineering degree and an MBA (Cum Laude) from the Solvay Business School in Brussels, Belgium (1990).
Mathieu Saint-Cyr
Mathieu serves as CEO for Geneva Management Group. He was previously Head of Trading at MKS, one of the leading precious metals trading and refining companies. Prior to this position, Mathieu was running BNP Paribas’s gold derivatives trading activities globally. He holds two MSc degrees in fundamental and financial mathematics.
Belal Khan
Belal joined GMG as Chief Investment Officer in 2021. Prior to this, he spent 15 years at HSBC Private Bank Switzerland, where he held several positions including CIO (2016–2021), responsible for helping formulate the global macroeconomic outlook, tactical asset allocation positioning, investment strategies and investment themes across asset classes. Belal's expertise and extensive work experience in foreign exchange sales and commodities have taken him to many leading banks, such as Merrill (formerly Merrill Lynch Investment Bank), Royal Bank of Canada, and Bank of Tokyo, among others.
Who we serve?
Family Offices, Asset Managers, Private Bankers, Entrepreneurs, Law Firms, Accountants, Corporations, Insurance Brokers, Tax Advisors.
Our intimate knowledge of our private clients’ needs comes from over two decades of expert personalised solutions provision. We get to know you.
Our alternative investments
We assist corporations and individuals to both invest in Digital Assets as well as structure wealth derived from this new financial model.
We offer access to high-quality funds led by a highly experienced team and supported by a well-established ecosystem.
Our team of highly experienced professionals in the jurisdictions in which we operate offer local expertise and complementary skillsets, adding value and measuring risk.
Media
Events
(Cancelled) No upcoming events
Following the COVID-19 pandemic, we’ve been unable to host our exciting events. Please check this page regularly.
Press releases
GMG appoints Belal Khan as CIO
Belal Khan will join GMG as Chief Investment Officer (CIO) of the group as of July 19, 2021.
Publications
Geneva IAM appoints CEO, enters private equity…
Geneva Management Group Asset Management will now be able to enter the international private equity market, it has announced, and is consequently…
Reports
The magnitude of cybercrime
Data breaches can be expensive. A recent IBM report highlighted that the cost of a data breach in 2020 was standing at $3.86mio. This year (2020), we’ve witnessed all-time high records for data lost in breaches and the sheer number of cyberattacks. In this newsletter, we touch upon what the rise of cybersecurity means for investors.