About Us
GFM Group Limited is an SFC licensed investment management firm based in Hong Kong. GFM is run by its two co-founders, Anand Batepati and Tariq Dennison. The two have worked together since 2004 when they were colleagues at Bear Stearns.
Anand Batepati
Anand is the portfolio manager for GFM Focus Investing and is responsible for all research, investment management, and performance generated here.
Anand is a co-founder of GFM and has 20 years of finance experience. Before starting GFM, Anand was the Head of Multi-Asset Structuring for Asia at Rabobank. He has previously worked for HSBC, Bear Stearns, JP Morgan, and the World Bank.
He holds two master's degrees in finance from London Business School and Asian Institute of Management / McGill University and has worked in New York, London, and Hong Kong in his career.
Tariq Dennison
Information on GFM's Financial Planning services headed by Tariq is here.
Tariq is a co-founder and responsible officer of GFM. Tariq worked with Anand at Bear Stearns until its takeover by JP Morgan in 2008 and then worked at CIBC and Societe Generale before starting GFM.
Tariq holds a Masters in Financial Engineering degree from the University of California at Berkeley and is a Certified Financial Planner.