Dr. Asher Knippel

• Year of birth: 1944, Haifa, Israel
• Citizenship: Israeli and Cypriot (since 2020)
• Marital status: Married to Jane
• Residence: Larnaca, Cyprus

• Ph.D. in Law, Finance, and the Internet · 2008

  University of London

  Thesis: Legal Aspects of Financial Services over the Internet. Research Fellow, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London.

• LL.M. (with high honours)

  Combined Faculty of Law and Business Administration, Tel Aviv University

  Under the supervision of Prof. Yossi Gross.

• LL.B., Law

  Tel Aviv University

• Diploma in Business Administration (with honours)

  The Institute of Management (later The College of Management)

1. 1960s–1970s

   • Chairman of the Student Council, the Technical High School affiliated with the Technion — Bosmat (1,200 students).
   • Military service in the Nahal Brigade, IDF.
   • Managed family businesses alongside studies.

2. 1970s–1980s

   • Developed business relations in the Far East and financed import transactions.
   • Financial advisor to the Federation of Israeli Chambers of Commerce and its member companies; member of the Federation's Presidency, later second in the hierarchy.
   • Chairman of the Banking and Capital Markets Committee — led the implementation of Israel's Anti-Money Laundering Law in cooperation with the Knesset, the Bank of Israel, the Israel Police, and regulators.
   • Economic advisor to the Chairman of the Histadrut Pension Funds (the largest in Israel until the reform initiated by Finance Minister Benjamin Netanyahu).
   • Advisor to the Committee for Formulating a New Economic Model Based on Income Tax Data (appointed by Income Tax Commissioner Moshe Gavish, chaired by Chaim Dukler).

3. 1982–1996

   • Founded and managed for 14 years The Finance Institute — Israel's leading body for conferences, workshops, and seminars in finance and taxation.
   • Lectured alongside government ministers, members of the Knesset, senior tax-authority officials, and top executives.
   • Managed a leading financial-tax advisory firm, providing consulting services to large companies and organisations.

4. 1990s

   • Oversaw construction projects and financing for leading construction companies as part of housing programmes for immigrants from the former Soviet Union.
   • Advisor to the Israel Travel Agents Association.

5. 1996–2008 (London)

   • Relocated to London; private investor combined with academic research.
   • Developed a unique investment strategy — The Relativity Theory of Investment Management — with emphasis on derivatives, option writing, and risk mitigation. A comprehensive guide to the methodology was recently published.

6. From 2006 (Cyprus)

   • Acquisition and management of real-estate assets in Larnaca.
   • From 2010: engaged in digital painting. 2015: solo exhibition at a gallery in Larnaca; proceeds donated to a school for children with special needs — an initiative of the Chief Rabbi of Cyprus, Arie Zeev Raskin.
   • From 2025: Founder and Chairman of BINA CYINNOVATION HUB — a non-profit innovation centre in Larnaca, housed in his privately owned property dedicated to public use; focused on AI and NFTs, and promoting Israeli–Cypriot cooperation in entrepreneurship and innovation.

• Investments and capital markets — derivatives, options, and advanced strategies.
• International strategic tax planning.
• Commercial law, contracts, internet law, and e-commerce.
• Real-estate financing and credit raising.
• Advanced use of AI tools.
• AI-driven investment analysis and company discovery.
• Anti-money-laundering and financial regulation.
• Corporate finance.
• Cross-border business between Israel, the United Kingdom, and Cyprus.

Member of the faculty at the annual conference at Jesus College, University of Cambridge (chaired by Prof. Barry Rider), in the late 1990s and early 2000s. Lectured at workshops on financial crime within those conferences, attended by government representatives and law-enforcement officials.

Author of four professional books that became bestsellers in taxation and finance. Regular columnist in Haaretz, in Kespahim (Globes), and in 'Your Shekel' (Yedioth Ahronoth). Economic segment on Channel 1; numerous radio broadcasts and articles.

• 1994Historic flight aboard the King of Morocco's plane in advance of bilateral relations between Israel and Morocco.
• 1995Official visit to Jordan (Aqaba, Petra) following the peace treaty.
• 1995After the Oslo Accords, invited to a large conference of leading global pension-fund managers, organised by Bank of Ireland, where he presented his vision of "the New Middle East". To his great regret, this vision did not come to pass.
• 1995Meeting with Yitzhak Rabin, then Prime Minister, shortly before his assassination.

• Administers dozens of active WhatsApp groups for Israelis living in Cyprus and those considering relocation.
• Leads support, partnerships, and initiatives within the Israeli community.
• Publishes a weekly Word of Torah reflection from a secular, contemporary perspective.