AES International is the financial advisory firm AI names most in Dubai: in 240 of 360 answers (67%) from ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Claude and Perplexity, asked 16 to 21 October 2026.
AES International is named in 240 of 360 answers, almost twice as often as Holborn Assets, with 123. St. James's Place is third with 113.
20 questions, three times each, in six AI tools
named in two answers or more
name AES International
of the 189 businesses AI named came up in one answer only
Every business named in two answers or more, most named first. Each AI tool gave 60 answers; its column shows how many of them name the business.
Share of the 1,533 mentions of businesses named in two answers or more, by place in the ranking
| Chat assistants | Google's AI | |||||||||||
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| # | Business | Answers | Questions |  ChatGPT |  Gemini |  Claude |  Perplexity |  AI Mode | AI Overviews | Guides | Rating | Reviews |
| 1 | AES International | 240 | 20 | 44 | 38 | 49 | 27 | 45 | 37 | 6 | 4.9 | 79 |
| 2 | Holborn Assets | 123 | 20 | 5 | 32 | 26 | 13 | 11 | 36 | 4 | 3.7 | 96 |
| 3 | St. James's Place | 113 | 20 | 27 | 11 | 32 | 10 | 19 | 14 | 3 | 4.9 | 70 |
| 4 | Finsbury Associates | 109 | 19 | 17 | 10 | 32 | 28 | 10 | 12 | 4 | 4.6 | 50 |
| 5 | Skybound Wealth Management | 92 | 17 | – | 26 | 13 | 25 | 13 | 15 | 3 | 4.1 | 44 |
| 6 | Vault Wealth | 70 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 24 | 19 | 6 | 3 | 4 | – | – |
| 7 | GSB | 69 | 18 | 13 | 17 | 25 | – | 6 | 8 | 1 | – | – |
| 8 | Atlas Wealth Management | 62 | 16 | 29 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4.9 | 54 |
| 9 | Abacus Financial Consultants | 61 | 14 | 5 | 16 | 16 | 15 | 4 | 5 | – | – | – |
| 10 | Mike Coady | 46 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 12 | – | 12 | 6 | 2 | – | – |
| 11 | The Fry Group | 37 | 14 | 7 | 4 | 17 | 7 | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 12 | deVere Acuma | 29 | 14 | – | 6 | 8 | 5 | 7 | 3 | 2 | – | – |
| 13 | Sigma Wealth | 26 | 11 | 11 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 9 | – | 5.0 | 78 |
| 14 | Century Private Wealth | 22 | 11 | 14 | 3 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – |
| 15 | Rudra UAE | 16 | 10 | – | 9 | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 1 | – | – |
| 16 | Nexus | 16 | 9 | 3 | 5 | 6 | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – |
| 17 | Globaleye Wealth | 16 | 8 | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | 12 | – | – | – |
| 18 | MHG Wealth | 16 | 7 | – | 7 | 4 | – | – | 5 | – | – | – |
| 19 | Century Financial | 15 | 8 | – | 1 | 9 | – | 4 | 1 | 2 | – | – |
| 20 | Metis Financial Planning | 15 | 8 | 15 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 21 | Plutus Associates Capital | 15 | 5 | – | – | – | 15 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 22 | Index & Cie | 14 | 7 | 1 | – | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – |
| 23 | Arlo and Harrison Rowe | 14 | 6 | – | 2 | 12 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 24 | Wisly | 13 | 5 | – | – | – | 13 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 25 | Wimbledon Wealth | 12 | 7 | 5 | – | – | – | 6 | 1 | – | 5.0 | 40 |
| 26 | Bricks Consultancy | 11 | 8 | – | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 27 | Findirect Financial Consultants | 11 | 3 | 2 | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 28 | AIX Investment Group | 10 | 6 | 2 | 3 | – | – | 3 | 2 | – | 4.8 | 938 |
| 29 | Pioneer Wealth Management | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 3 | – | 6 | – | – | – |
| 30 | H Capital | 9 | 3 | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 31 | Abbey Road Investment Group | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 32 | The Principled Advisor | 8 | 4 | – | 1 | 6 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 33 | Lamer Capital | 8 | 3 | – | – | – | 8 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 34 | Titan Wealth | 7 | 5 | – | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 35 | Imani Wealth Management | 7 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 36 | MSM Investment Advisors | 7 | 2 | – | 1 | 4 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 37 | Hoxton Capital Management | 6 | 4 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 38 | Guardian Wealth Management | 6 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 39 | Stonehage Fleming | 6 | 3 | – | 2 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 40 | ASK Wealth Advisors | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 41 | Wealthbrix | 6 | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 42 | Three Comma Capital Advisors | 6 | 1 | – | – | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 43 | Jupiter Wealth Advisors | 5 | 5 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 44 | Roy Walker Wealth Management | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – |
| 45 | Continental Group | 5 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – |
| 46 | Credence International | 5 | 3 | – | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 47 | Lighthouse Canton | 5 | 3 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 48 | Asesora | 4 | 3 | – | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 49 | Coady Performance Group | 4 | 3 | – | 1 | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – |
| 50 | Klay | 4 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 51 | M/HQ | 4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 52 | Indigo Group | 4 | 2 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 53 | Magnus Wealth Management | 4 | 1 | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 54 | Forth Capital | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 55 | Rothschild & Co | 3 | 3 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 56 | IFA UAE | 3 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 57 | Rasmala | 3 | 3 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 58 | WRISE Group | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 59 | Al Rajhi Capital | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 60 | Harbour Wealth Management | 3 | 3 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 61 | Mabledon Capital | 3 | 3 | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 62 | Canaccord Genuity Wealth Management | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | – | – | – |
| 63 | Elevate Financial Services | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 64 | Copernicus Wealth | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 65 | MobuWealth | 3 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 66 | Axis Strategic Partners | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 67 | Branford Capital | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 68 | Holicity | 3 | 1 | – | – | – | 3 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 69 | Prospero Investment Services | 3 | 1 | 3 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 70 | Fiducia Adamantina | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 71 | Taurus Wealth | 2 | 2 | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – |
| 72 | Elixir Wealth Solutions | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 73 | KC Asset Management | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – |
| 74 | KHK & Partners | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 75 | Naya Capital | 2 | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – |
| 76 | Patronus Wealth | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – |
| 77 | Safe Choice Consultancy | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 78 | SVN Capital | 2 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 79 | Blacktower Financial Management | 2 | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 80 | Wealthaxis Advisory | 2 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – |
| 81 | Alif Consulting | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 82 | Bessemer Trust | 2 | 1 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 83 | CdR Capital | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 84 | CFS Group | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 85 | Daman Investments | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 86 | Harrison Brook | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 87 | KCM Consulting | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 88 | Lazard | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – |
| 89 | Legacy Capital | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – |
| 90 | Skybridge Advisory | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| 91 | Tree Capital | 2 | 1 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Questions: how many of the 20 questions name the business. Guides: how many of the 12 guides we opened list it. Rating and reviews: as Google's AI showed them, October 2026. A dash means none, or not shown.
On Dubai-based questions, Holborn Assets and Finsbury Associates tie with AES International, all three in 61% of answers. On comparisons, it is named in 72%.
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| # | Business | Best overall72 answers | Trusted54 answers | Services126 answers | Price54 answers | Compare36 answers | Dubai-based18 answers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AES International | 61% | 76% | 68% | 59% | 72% | 61% |
| 2 | Holborn Assets | 33% | 39% | 33% | 24% | 36% | 61% |
| 3 | St. James's Place | 26% | 44% | 36% | 17% | 31% | 28% |
| 4 | Finsbury Associates | 33% | 26% | 28% | 28% | 28% | 61% |
| 5 | Skybound Wealth Management | 19% | 39% | 29% | 9% | 42% | 6% |
| 6 | Vault Wealth | 15% | 30% | 13% | 41% | 11% | 6% |
| 7 | GSB | 21% | 20% | 16% | 13% | 25% | 39% |
| 8 | Atlas Wealth Management | 11% | 41% | 12% | 11% | 22% | 17% |
| 9 | Abacus Financial Consultants | 10% | 9% | 16% | 24% | 25% | 39% |
| 10 | Mike Coady | 14% | 6% | 17% | 9% | 17% | – |
| 11 | The Fry Group | 11% | 15% | 11% | – | 17% | 6% |
| 12 | deVere Acuma | 6% | 11% | 11% | 4% | 3% | 11% |
| 13 | Sigma Wealth | 8% | 17% | 2% | 9% | – | 17% |
| 14 | Century Private Wealth | 10% | 9% | 2% | 4% | 8% | 17% |
Perplexity puts Finsbury Associates first. ChatGPT's top 10 has only 6 of the overall top 10 and leaves out Holborn Assets, the #2.
ChatGPTAnswers of 60
GeminiAnswers of 60
Google AI ModeAnswers of 60
Google AI OverviewsAnswers of 60
ClaudeAnswers of 60
PerplexityAnswers of 60
Guides are the "best financial advisors in Dubai" lists AI cites. Only AES International is on more than 4 of the 12 we opened, and Abacus Financial Consultants, #9, is on none.
The 91 businesses named in two answers or more, grouped by how many of the 12 guides we opened list them
A filled dot means the guide names the business. Guides are numbered from the most cited.
| # | Business | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | Listed on |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AES International | 6 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 2 | Holborn Assets | 4 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 3 | St. James's Place | 3 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 4 | Finsbury Associates | 4 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 5 | Skybound Wealth Management | 3 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 6 | Vault Wealth | 4 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 7 | GSB | 1 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 8 | Atlas Wealth Management | 1 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 9 | Abacus Financial Consultants | 0 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 10 | Mike Coady | 2 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 11 | The Fry Group | 1 of 12 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | deVere Acuma | 2 of 12 |
Google's AI names it in 4% of answers, the chat assistants in 2%. Atlas Wealth Management, with 54 reviews, is in 24% of chat answers.
Share of answers that name the business. Reviews and ratings as Google's AI showed them, October 2026.
Perplexity names none of them, and Claude only Globaleye Wealth. AIX Investment Group has the most Google reviews in this industry, yet ranks only #28.
No guide we opened lists it, and Claude and Perplexity never name it. ChatGPT and Google AI Overviews give it most of its answers.
No guide we opened lists it, and only ChatGPT names it often. Google AI Overviews, Claude and Perplexity never name it.
No guide we opened lists it, and Google AI Overviews gives it most of its answers. ChatGPT, Google AI Mode and Perplexity never name it.
It has the most Google reviews in this industry, but no guide we opened lists it. Claude and Perplexity never name it.
Next is aesinternational.com, the #1's own site, in 106 answers. Firms wrote several cited guides, on vaultwealth.com, rudrauae.com, mikecoady.com and holbornassets.com.
Google's own search and map pages are cited in 56 answers and Gemini's redirect links, which hide the site they lead to, in 17; neither is in the chart.
We asked every question three times in each AI tool. When a tool named a business in one of the three answers, we checked whether it named it in the other two as well. For the top 3 wealth managers and financial advisers that happened 52% of the time; for the wealth managers and financial advisers ranked #11 to #24, 41%.
named again when the same question is asked again
the same measure, further down the ranking
Plutus Associates Capital (#21)
100% means that every time a tool named the business for a question, it named it in all three answers. At 50% it named it in two of the three, on average; at 0%, in one only. Least often: Rudra UAE (#15) and MHG Wealth (#18), 12%.
We asked ChatGPT, Gemini, Google AI Mode, Google AI Overviews, Claude and Perplexity 20 questions that customers ask when they choose wealth managers and financial advisers in Dubai, three times each, from 16 to 21 October 2026: 360 answers. A business counts once in each answer that names it, wherever it is named. Businesses named in at least two answers are ranked. The ranking records what the AI tools said; it does not rate quality and is not an endorsement.
How to cite: Lunasol, Dubai AI Visibility Report Q4 2026, Wealth Management & Independent Financial Advisory Firms. https://lunasol.ae/dubai-ai-visibility-report/wealth-management-financial-advisers
