Alternative
Investments
We believe alternative investments are a key driver of portfolio diversification and long-term alpha generation. In a world where traditional asset classes are increasingly correlated, differentiated sources of return are essential to building resilient portfolios.
We pride ourselves on seeing value where others do not.
Our perspective is shaped by independence, disciplined analysis, and a long-term mindset. The originality of our alternative approach lies not in complexity, but in clarity – focusing on robust, fundamentally grounded strategies designed to perform across market cycles.
Through strong partnerships, we provide access to high-quality alternative strategies that broaden the opportunity set available to our clients and complement traditional allocations. Alignment of interests is central to our philosophy. We invest alongside our clients, applying the same standards of conviction and scrutiny to their investments as we do to our own capital.
Alternative investments, in our view, are not a peripheral allocation, but a strategic component of a well-constructed portfolio – whether integrated within a broader allocation or used selectively to meet specific objectives.
ellida capital
Dominicé partners with best-in-class alternative investment managers, ensuring strong alignment of interests by investing alongside its clients. We prioritize strategies that provide genuine portfolio diversification and differentiated sources of return.
In this context, Ellida Capital naturally complements and strengthens Dominicé’s alternative investment offering.
Ellida Capital’s multi-strategy absolute return fund is one of the most notable recent launches among independent systematic hedge funds in Europe. The fund invests exclusively in the most liquid instruments across global markets. Its strategy combines multiple independent engines designed to capture diversified sources of alpha in rapidly evolving market environments while generating returns with low correlation to traditional asset classes. Portfolio construction emphasizes robustness, diversification, and liquidity.
Ellida Capital builds on the extensive experience of its founders in quantitative research and systematic portfolio management, developed through senior leadership roles at leading multi-strategy hedge funds and globally recognized financial institutions.
REALitim
In the field of real estate development, Dominicé has partnered with Fundim SA to provide qualified investors with access to REALITIM, a Swiss real estate development strategy.
REALITIM focuses on properties and land with development potential in Switzerland, seeking to create value throughout the development cycle. The strategy targets opportunities where value can be unlocked through securing building rights and permits, repositioning or transforming existing assets, and developing new projects.
Fundim SA is a Swiss real estate investment and development manager with a long-standing track record across successive REALITIM vehicles. Its approach combines in-depth local market expertise, disciplined project selection and active management, providing investors with access to a segment of the real estate market that is typically less accessible through traditional real estate investment strategies.
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Our Team
Michel Dominicé
Manuel Sigrist
Liv Droz
Aiste Ortiz
Martin Spreng
Michel Dominicé, PhD, founded Dominicé Asset Management in 2003 and serves as its Chief Executive Officer. Under his leadership, the firm has grown into an independent Swiss asset manager specializing in Swiss real estate investment solutions and wealth management, while building on a long-standing expertise in alternative investments. He is a member of the Executive Committee and the Real Estate Investment Committee.
Prior to founding Dominicé, Michel was Head of the US and Global Equity team at Lombard Odier in Geneva, where he oversaw CHF 2 billion in equity investments. He began his career in research roles at international financial institutions in Geneva, London, New York and Hong Kong.
Michel holds a PhD in Economics from the University of St. Gallen. He completed his doctoral research on monetary policy while working at the National Bank of Romania.
Manuel Sigrist joined Dominicé’s Investment Team in 2012. He is responsible for research and portfolio management in quantitative volatility and systematic multi-asset strategies. Drawing on more than a decade of experience in volatility investing, he develops quantitative models and contributes to the firm’s investment research across asset classes.
Before joining Dominicé, Manuel was a Quantitative Analyst in the Multi Asset Class Solutions department at GAM in Zurich, where he developed systematic strategies across equities, fixed income, currencies and volatility. He began his career at Banco Santander in Geneva as a Quantitative Analyst focusing on hedge fund research.
Manuel holds a Master’s degree in Financial Engineering and Risk Management from HEC Lausanne.
Liv Droz joined Dominicé in 2017 and is a member of the Executive Committee. She leads the firm’s Corporate Services, operations and compliance functions, contributing to Dominicé’s governance and the execution of its strategic objectives.
Prior to joining Dominicé, Liv worked at Credit Suisse as an M&A and transactional lawyer, Asset Management Legal Counsel and Derivatives Legal Specialist. She also practised law at Lenz & Staehelin in Geneva and Zurich, focusing on litigation and arbitration, as well as commercial, financing and M&A matters. She began her career as a Financial Analyst at Morgan Stanley in New York.
Liv holds a Law degree and a Master’s degree in Law from the University of Lausanne, as well as an LL.M. from Georgetown University in the United States. She is admitted to the Geneva and New York Bars.
Aiste Ortiz leads Investor Relations and Business Development at Dominicé. A member of the Executive Committee and the Real Estate Investment Committee, she is responsible for the firm’s capital raising, investor relations and business development strategy, playing a key role in the company’s growth and strategic development.
Prior to joining Dominicé in 2011, Aiste was an Equity Derivatives and Structured Products Specialist at Bloomberg, where she led the business development and implementation of equity derivatives solutions in Switzerland. She began her career in Société Générale’s Cross Asset Solutions division, working in New York and later in Montreal.
Aiste holds a Bachelor of Science in Finance from the University of Florida and a Master’s degree in Finance and Insurance from ESSEC Business School in Paris.
Martin Spreng joined Dominicé’s Investor Relations team in 2023. He is responsible for investor relations, business development and marketing of Dominicé’s funds. He is part of the Investment Committee of the Real Estate Fund.
Before joining Dominicé, Martin Spreng worked at an asset management firm specializing in tail-hedging strategies and fintech solutions, where he was responsible for the company’s strategic and business development. He began his career in Geneva as a trader and advisor in fixed income, structured products, and private debt. Martin holds a Bachelor’s degree from HEC Lausanne and a Master’s degree in Banking & Finance from the University of Zurich.