GS Finances is a Multi-Family Office with an initial focus on supporting the Founders’ Family lifestyle, tax, legal and accounting matters. We also provide the Family’s Group Entities with investment research, performance monitoring, supplementary risk management and other advisory and administrative services. We guarantee our Founder tailored and cost efficient setup. This allows the Family control over their wealth through technologically effective platforms as well as access to investment opportunities and services that may not be otherwise available in an open market.
Our areas of expertise are:
Our Investment Advisory team focuses on direct investments in European and US markets. The experience and prior deal flow enables us to effectively construct portfolio solutions among all asset classes and regions, as well as to effectively organize underwriting for the borrower. In today’s changing environment we devote a significant amount of time to deployment of our Risk Management solutions, which is one of the company’s priorities, while providing any financial advice. The approach is based on a unique IT platform that helps maximize transparency of portfolio management and eventual valuation of the performance.
We pay close attention to identifying, quantifying and analysing various risks and strive to manage them in a structured and coordinated way to reduce the probability or impact of unfortunate events. Investment Oversight is an additional line of defense and monitors the quality of portfolio management and ensures independent transparent reporting to various internal stakeholders including compliance.
One of the primary functions of the Family Office is to help the Council and Ocorian (Professional Governance firm) to manage The Foundation established up by the Principals. The Foundation has been set up to provide a platform for the education and personal development as well as to encourage business innovation and entrepreneurial skills of the Family Members and ensure that a certain standard of living is maintained for the current and future generations. It is the responsibility of the Family Office to maintain and adhere to a very strict budget across all expense lines as well as investment and passive assets of the Foundation and report the results on ad hoc, quarterly, and yearly bases to the Council, the Guardian and Family Members.
With the support of our world renowned associates we maintain the technical, commercial and crew management of the group’s assets as well as newbuilding supervision. Being committed to the highest standards and continuous improvement we ensure safety and transparency to the Family Members.
In cooperation with our highly reputable associates we adopt proactive property management approach, tailored to constantly increase the capital values of commercial portfolios and maintain the exquisite level of the private properties. Acting in the best interests of the Family, we incorporate the utmost due diligence in the day-to-day overseeing, controlling and managing operations, ensuring the smooth maintenance of property’s financials, tenants, general operations, etc.
Our team coordinates day to day management and operations of the companies within the Group. We provide support on all legal, corporate and tax planning questions, either directly or with the assistance of an international qualified network of advisors. Above all we ensure all legal entities are compliant with regulator’s requirements and adhere to the required governance practices.
Our qualified professionals are ready to serve all and any accounting projects and functions of the group. We carry out tasks such as bookkeeping, preparation of accounts and financial statements, consolidations, payrolls and tax returns. In addition we handle accounting compliance matters and reporting obligations prescribed by the jurisdictional regulators and IFRS. All these functions are always handled with the strict code of professional conduct and the use of tailored, advanced accounting software that guarantees unprejudiced approach to the delicate matter of numbers.
GS Finances treasury department manages the Group’s overall liquidity in general and each entity individually. We provide transparent cash flow management, effectively reducing the overall costs of funds, mitigating possible risks and fraud. We have customized an innovative payment processing solution based upon secured SWIFT channel and Oracle® system technology, tailor-made for Family’s needs. It implements a high level of control and optimizes management and reporting of the group’s finances in multiple jurisdictions.
GS Finances invests its time and efforts in building trustworthy relationships with a broad network of globally recognized professionals. Our partners bring us one step closer to providing impartial and uncompromised services to our Founding Family.
