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About Us
Who we are
DCM Systematic SA (“DCM Systematic”) is an independent, quantitative investment manager based in Geneva, Switzerland. Established in 2014, we use innovative data research and systematic decision-making tools to seek to identify different potential sources of alpha returns. While we base our process on robust and rigorous statistical techniques, we strive to be agile enough to adapt our models and methods in a timely manner. We work hard to avoid what we believe to be the herd mentality that drives much alternative investing. In doing so, we aim to take advantage of opportunities that we believe may be overlooked by others.
The identification of alpha opportunities is inherently uncertain and depends on market assumptions, data quality, and execution; correlations may change and increase over time, particularly during stressed market conditions; non-trend approaches may lead to possible losses of principal, particularly when market trends persist.
Our ambition is to be a key player in the systematic space. We aim to achieve this by targeting uncorrelated absolute returns, even though these targets may not be met, and by building strong, lasting relationships with our clients through open, frequent communication. We want them to be able to question us on our processes and understand our thinking. When markets change or whenever we adapt our models, we inform our clients of these changes and the reasons for them.
Values
Different
We believe that the best path to seeking alpha relies upon the ability to think independently. We launched DCM Systematic precisely to allow original and even unusual ideas to find an expression within a financial portfolio. Rather than following other market participants into predictable, crowded positions, we seek to identify uncorrelated sources of return.
Seeking alpha opportunities is inherently uncertain and depends on market assumptions, data quality, and execution, which is why there can be no guarantee of profit and loss of capital may occur.
Not only are we different in the way we manage money, but we are also different in the way we manage our company. At DCM Systematic, we favor a flat organization where employees work together and call upon collaborative technologies to share information; we encourage ceaseless adaptive learning to constantly improve our research and investment process. In particular, we continually seek to improve the understanding of the data that drives our investment decisions.
Scientific
We see ourselves as scientists who research facts within the world of finance; we believe that applying a systematic investment approach can potentially deliver more consistent outcomes than one based on subjective judgments.
In a world awash with information and ways to analyze it, we also call upon our experience to narrow down and focus our research on areas where we consider that data bears a connection to the real world. We believe that approaching the markets in this way and understanding the rationale behind the data gives us an edge in finding profitable investment opportunities. We research these opportunities and apply robust statistical techniques to test them and translate them into workable systematic strategies.
We place our research at the core of DCM Systematic, a process that continuously evolves, which, we believe, is an important element towards successfully navigating rapidly changing markets.
Committed
We are committed to developing rigorous data research and systematic decision tools, applying them in a way that avoids the crowd, and using them to add value to our clients’ portfolios. As evidence of this commitment, the Principals jointly own 100% of DCM Systematic’s share capital and have, in addition, invested in the Diversified Alpha strategy alongside other employees.
Meet Our Team
At DCM Systematic, we believe that our strength lies in the range and variety of talents among our team. Each member brings a specific blend of skills, experience, and dedication to their role, contributing to our collective success and the quality of the service that we provide to our clients. Research, collaboration, information sharing, learning and teaching, and a flat organizational chart, among others, all define DCM Systematic’s corporate culture.
We are proud to introduce the people behind DCM Systematic’s growth story.
Dr Anthony Dearden
Chief Investment Officer
Principals, Executive Committee, Investment team, Research
Anthony is a Principal and acts as Chief Investment Officer. He is responsible for research and development of systematic strategies together with leading the creation of DCM Systematic’s own powerful trading and research infrastructure. From 2007 to 2013 he worked at BlueCrest Capital Management.
As Senior Researcher within the Systematic Modelling Team of the BlueTrend CTA strategy, his roles included running both the Scientific Computing and Algorithmic Trading Teams. Anthony has a PhD in Robotics from Imperial College London, which was conducted in collaboration with BBC Research and Development.
Dr Jerome Callut
Chief Research Officer
Directors, Principals, Investment team, Research
Jerome is a Principal and acts as Chief Research Officer. Together with Anthony, Jerome has designed Diversified Alpha and leads its development. From 2008 to 2013, Jerome was employed by BlueCrest Capital Management as a Senior Researcher within the Systematic Modeling Team working on the BlueTrend CTA strategy.
He led a team in charge of the research for the currency-based trading strategies. His role included various enhancements of existing strategies as well as the inception of new trading models. Jerome holds a PhD in Machine Learning from UCL-Belgium.
Gaetan Maraite
Chief Executive Officer
Directors, Principals, Executive Committee, Corporate Functions
Gaetan is a Principal and acts as Chief Executive Officer. He is responsible for all non-investment operations of DCM Systematic and the successful running of the business. After having worked as an estate planner, Gaetan joined Pictet Wealth Management (Luxembourg) in 2007. In 2009 he joined Pictet Asset Services (Luxembourg) as a relationship manager.
From 2012 to 2017 Gaetan was responsible for business development at Pictet Asset Services (Geneva), which offers fund, custody and trading services for asset managers, family offices and institutional clients. Gaetan holds a Master's degree in Law from UCL-Belgium as well as a postgraduate qualification in Estate Planning.
Dr Stephane Bonneau
Senior Quant Researcher
Investment team, Research
Dr. Stephane Bonneau is a Senior Quantitative Researcher. Stephane joined DCM Systematic in February 2019, he designs and manages systematic strategies with a focus on numerical analysis and forecasting projects. He worked with Anthony and Jerome at BlueCrest before leaving the world of finance to explore the application of big data in commercial industries.
Stephane has a PhD in Applied Mathematics from Université Paris Dauphine, M.Sc., Highest honours, in Machine Learning from Ecole normale supérieure de Cachan and M.Eng. in Computer Science from Université de Technologie de Compiègne.
Jeremie Canoni-Meynet
Senior Quant Researcher
Investment team, Research
Jeremie is a Senior Quant Researcher. Jeremie joined DCM Systematic in May 2023 and is a generalist within the investment team covering tasks including analysing of execution techniques and the research and development of systematic models.
Jeremie has previously worked as a quantitative researcher in JP Morgan in London. Jeremie has a M.Sc. in Financial Engineering and a B.S.c in Physic from EPFL.
Milos Andjelic
Chief Operating Officer
Executive Committee, Corporate Functions
Milos is Chief Operating Officer. He joined in May 2023 as Head of Operations to provide oversight of and further develop the operational infrastructure and processes at DCM Systematic. He became COO in January 2024. Milos has over 15 years of experience in the hedge fund industry having previously had similar responsibilities at MIO Partners and Point72. Milos holds an MBA from Columbia Business School.
Dominique de la Barre
Head of Risk & Compliance
Executive Committee, Corporate Functions
Dominique is Head of Risk and Compliance. He joined DCM Systematic in March 2020, having acted for eight years as a senior compliance manager with a collection of well-known institutional asset and wealth managers.
Prior to moving to a compliance role in 2012, Dominique spent some thirty years in a variety of roles in the credit and rates markets across multiple jurisdictions within the EEA and Switzerland
Nathalie Lecoq
Administration & HR Officer
Corporate Functions
acts as Office Manager and HR. Nathalie has worked with DCM Systematic since 2017 and provides support to all members of the team and assists with business administration.
Veronique Denis
Administration & Accounting Officer
Corporate Functions
Veronique is accounting officer. She has been working at DCM Systematic since 2024. She takes care of all tasks related to accounting and provides support to all members of the team.
Louis Hauseux
BD & Investor Relations Manager
Corporate Functions
Louis is a BD & Investor Relations Manager. He joined DCM Systematic in September 2022 as a Financial Officer, responsible for managing the financial and accounting functions at DCM. Louis holds an M.Sc. in Financial Management from UCL (Belgium) and has successfully completed the CFA Level 1 examination and the NFA Series 3.
Frans Harts
BD & Investor Relations Manager
Corporate Functions
Based in New York, Frans Harts is responsible for executing DCM Systematic’s global asset raising strategy and overseeing investor relations activities.
Before joining DCM Systematic, Frans held investor relations and business development roles at several alternative investment managers, including KeyQuant, where he was Partner and Head of Investor Relations & Sales. Earlier in his career, he worked at J.P. Morgan Asset Management and Donaldson, Lufkin & Jenrette in New York.
Frans holds a B.A. in Economics from Western University and is a CFA charterholder. He has also served in volunteer roles with CFA Society France, including as a Mentor, Board Member, and President of the Board.
Dr Alexis Martin
Fund Manager Cb Arb
Investment team
Alexis joined DCM Systematic in February 2022 as a Quantitative Researcher and Portfolio Manager. Prior to this, he co-founded Solken Quantitative Research to start building the systematic convertible arbitrage programme. From 2009 to 2018, he worked at MFM Mirante Fund Management reaching Managing Director and took at active role in the development of the company and led the management of the convertible bond strategies with over $1.2bn in AuM.
Alexis holds a PhD in Theoretical Physics from Sorbonne University (Pierre-et-Marie-Curie) and is an Engineer from the Swiss Institute of Technology (EPFL).
Romain Cosandey
Fund Manager Cb Arb
Investment team
Romain joined DCM Systematic in June 2022 as a Quantitative Researcher and Portfolio Manager. He is a co-founder of Solken Quantitative Research. Prior to joining DCM, Romain was a Quantitative Portfolio Manager at SquarePoint Capital within the systematic credit team. Before that, Romain worked at Jabre Capital Partners from 2008 to 2018, initially joining as a Risk Manager and then moving to trading to focus on co-managing the convertible bonds arbitrage strategy. Romain holds a M.Sc. in Mathematics from the University of Geneva and a M.Sc. in Financial Engineering from HEC Lausanne.
Quentin Tremerie
Chief Technology Officer
Corporate Functions
Quentin is Chief Technology Officer. He joined DCM Systematic in October 2021 to take responsibility for the technological requirements of the business. Quentin has over 15 years of experience in identity management, infrastructure, interoperability, data integration and information retrieval from working on large scale European projects as software architect.
Edward Mann
Head of Asia
Research
Edward joined DCM Systematic as Head of Asia in May 2026, bringing over 20 years of experience in multi-asset derivatives execution across leading global hedge funds. Previously he was a Senior Trade Analyst and Execution Trader at Brevan Howard, and before that co-Product Manager of the Systematica Alternative Markets fund at Systematica Investments. He also spent a decade as an execution trader at BlueCrest Capital Management. Edward holds an M.Sc. in Applied Statistics from Birkbeck College, London, and an M.Sc. in Modern Applications of Mathematics from the University of Bath.
Alexis Lafranchi
Board President, Independent
Directors
Alexis is a Partner at Helvetica Avocats. After seven years of expatriation in Cairo (Egypt), Alexis carried-out his law studies at the University of Fribourg (Master of law), further to which he joined ZPG CARRARD GRUMBACH LÜSCHER PONCET (now CMS VON ERLACH PARTNERS SA) in Geneva for a successful legal traineeship. He was admitted to the Bar in May 2010 (3rd place) and then joined ALTENBURGER LTD legal + tax as an associate lawyer.
In parallel, he successfully completed an in-depth training in mediation, which concluded in his being accredited with the Swiss Chamber for Commercial Mediation (SCCM/CSMC) and the Swiss bar association (SBA/FSA). Alexis set up S & L AVOCATS in Nyon in 2013 and then HELVETICA AVOCATS Sàrl. He is registered at the Vaud Bar and a member of the Vaud bar association (OAV) and the Swiss bar association (SBA/FSA).
Alexis is Board President.
Sandra Lucente
Board Vice President, Independent
Directors
Sandra graduated in Law, and started her career at JP Morgan in Luxembourg, first as a Transfer Agent before joining the Compliance department for almost 10 years. Sandra then joined the Wealth Manager Petercam, where she also participated in the constitution of the Management Company as Conductive Officer. Following the merger with the Degroof Group, she joined Degroof Petercam Asset Services in 2016.
Sandra is Board Vice President.
Andre Barahona
Board Member, Independent
Directors
Andre is an Independent Asset Manager with more than 25 years of experience in the world of finance and investments. His international banking experiences led him to work for UBS in Mexico as well as in New York for several years. Back in Switzerland, he joined Deutsche Bank then Ferrier-Lullin which became Julius Baër. Following various changes in the banking industry and in order to be able to preserve his independence to best serve the interests of his clients, he founded in 2009 Mount-Invest SA, an independent wealth management company dedicated to domestic and international private clients.
In parallel he is also co-founder of AWAP, a service company dedicated to Wealth Managers. A qualified expert in finance and investments (CFPI, 2000), he also holds a CIIA Diploma (Certified International Investment Analyst, 2003).
Andre is Board Member.