People behind the capital.
Luminar Invest is run by a senior team of former Goldman Sachs, JPMorgan, Binance, Coinbase, HSBC and Lombard Odier executives. We operate from the Dubai International Financial Centre — one of the most rigorously regulated financial hubs in the world.
Senior, by design.
Khalid Al-Mansouri
15 years at Goldman Sachs (London, Dubai) in equity derivatives and wealth management. MBA INSEAD.
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Lina Antonovich
Former Head of Multi-Asset at JPMorgan Private Bank EMEA. CFA. 18 years across allocation and macro.
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Ludovic Baume
Former VP Institutional at Binance and product lead at Coinbase Custody. Built crypto desks for 3 family offices.
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Sophia Reinhardt
10 years at HSBC Precious Metals (Zurich). Specialist in LBMA-grade allocated gold and silver vaulting.
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Marc Lefèvre
Former Head of Risk at Lombard Odier (Geneva). Built the risk framework for two regulated wealth platforms.
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Smetanina Verinka Timurovna
Ex-DFSA enforcement. UAE AML/CFT specialist. Led licensing applications for 4 VARA-registered firms.
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Élise Marchetti
Former Senior Private Banker at BNP Paribas Wealth Management (Geneva). 12 years advising UHNW families across EMEA.
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Mei Tanaka
Former Quant at Two Sigma and Citadel (Tokyo, NYC). PhD in Financial Mathematics, University of Tokyo.
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Antoine Vasseur
Former Portfolio Manager at Pictet Asset Management (Geneva). 20 years in European and global equity strategies.
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Luminar Invest Capital DMCC operates under three layers of authorisation. Our compliance officers report directly to the board and meet with regulators on a quarterly basis.
VARA Registration
Dubai Virtual Assets Regulatory Authority — the world's first dedicated virtual asset regulator.
DFSA Supervision
Dubai Financial Services Authority oversight covering discretionary portfolio management activities.
DMCC Trade Licence
Operating licence issued by the Dubai Multi Commodities Centre Authority.