Who We Are
Prime Financials is a boutique investment dealer with a global reach, built to serve
institutional investors and high-net-worth individuals. We specialize in delivering seamless
access to global markets through listed securities, fixed income, mutual funds, and
advanced trading strategies.
At our core, we believe in combining institutional-grade solutions with the tailored service of
a boutique firm — where relationships are valued, and every client matters.

What Sets Us Apart
To empower sophisticated investors by delivering intuitive, secure, and performance- driven investment services — with integrity, precision, and a personal touch.
Global Market Access
Deep connectivity across equities, fixed income, FX, mutual funds, ETFs, and derivatives
Boutique Attention
Personalized service, bespoke solutions, and direct access to senior management
Institutional Standards
Robust infrastructure, compliance, and execution quality
Ethical Options
Shariah-compliant investment opportunities and responsible practices
Leadership Team

Elie Afram
Chief Executive Officer
A seasoned entrepreneur and financial executive, Elie brings deep experience across brokerage, digital assets, and institutional trading. Prior to founding Prime Financials, he co- founded and scaled a regulated fintech firm to a successful exit in London. Elie holds a Master’s degree from Imperial College London in Investments and Wealth Management and leads with a strong belief in relationship-driven finance.
Advisory Board
Dr. George Namur
Risk & Financial Education
Dr. George Namur is the founder of Namur Capital Management (NCM), a wealth management and advisory firm, and an ... Read more
Dr. George Namur is the founder of Namur Capital Management (NCM), a wealth
management and advisory firm, and an Associate Professor in Finance at the School of
Management at University College London (UCL). He has over twenty-five years of
experience in financial markets. He is also a featured expert with the Gerson Lehrman
Group Inc. where he advises investment banks, asset managers, consulting firms, and
others.
At NCM, Dr. Namur’s current focus is on launching an equity derivatives hedge fund that
adds the structural alpha from using options to the stock picking alpha, as supported by the
strategy’s multi-year live track record.
Recently, he served as CEO and Managing Partner of Vermont Harding Management
Limited in Dubai. This asset management company that he co-founded focused on the
algorithmic trading of spot foreign currencies.
Before launching a career in finance, Dr. Namur worked in engineering at A. Epstein and Sons International in Chicago, and ABB Impell Corporation before that. He was also Assistant Professor of Civil Engineering at Pratt Institute in New York. Dr. Namur holds a PhD in Structural Engineering (University of Michigan, Ann Arbor), funded by the U.S. Air Force Office of Scientific Research, and an MBA in Analytic Finance and Business Economics (University of Chicago).
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Thomas Wouters
Wealth Management
Thomas has 28 years of experience in financial services with an extensive experience in funds, portfolio management, client ... Read more
Thomas has 28 years of experience in financial services with an extensive experience in
funds, portfolio management, client relationships. Strong grasp of the investment
management industry and in-depth understanding of various types of financial instruments.
In 2005, he successfully co-founded a leading Swiss-based family office where he has been
in charge of investments, key clients relationships and co-managing the company.
Prior to that he was in charge of Investment products for a large independent asset manager
based in Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg and Bahamas. Thomas graduated in Finance
from Ichec, Brussels, is a chartered private banker and an Insead alumnus.
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Jacques Mechelany
Global Macro & Asset Allocation
Jacques has over 40 years of experience in finance, holding C-level positions in major institutions worldwide including Bank of China... Read more
Jacques has over 40 years in professional experience in finance in C-level executive
positions at major financial institutions around the world. He founded Bank of China in
Switzerland, and managed banks and financial institutions, private wealth, investment funds,
and pension funds from Paris, London, New York, Monaco, Geneva, Dubai, Hong Kong and
Shanghai.
He had the privilege to gain first-hand experience of most regions of the
world: Japan and the Arab Gulf countries since 1984, Hong Kong and China since 1989,
and the Indian sub-continent and Latin America since the 2000s, dealing with
regulators, central banks and sovereign wealth funds.
He held board and executive positions at institutions including:
• CEO of Bank of China (Suisse) SA, Geneva
• Managing Partner and CEO of Heritage Fund Management SA, Geneva
• Deputy General Manager and Partner of Banque Heritage SA, Geneva
• Executive Management at Union Bancaire Privée, Geneva
• CEO of Julius Baer (Monaco) SAM, Monaco
• Deputy Manager at Barclays Bank, Monaco
• Director and Head of Trading at Kleinwort Benson Securities, London
• Portfolio Manager at BAII in Paris and New York
In 2010, he founded MAXIN ADVISORS, a research and advisory firm for institutional clients, pension funds, and hedge funds.
Jacques holds a Master in Law and a Bachelor in Economics from the University of Paris, and an MBA from the Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris. He also completed the Hague Academy of International Law sessions and the Public Leadership Executive Program at Harvard Kennedy School. A frequent speaker and contributor, he also teaches political science at USJ.
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