About Us

40 Years of Excellence in Global Wealth Management

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About Us

One of the First Family Offices in Switzerland

Founded in 1984, Prismafin SA stands as one of Switzerland’s pioneering family offices, established by financial experts renowned for their exceptional track record in managing capital for high-net-worth individuals, families, and institutions.

Over the past four decades, Prismafin has earned its reputation as a leading family office in Switzerland, recognized as one of the country’s oldest and most established investment management firms. Our mission focuses on achieving superior long-term risk-adjusted capital growth through strategic investments across all sectors and asset classes in private and public capital markets, including those with a strong emphasis on sustainability.

Today, we leverage proprietary AI-based models to enhance our investment and risk management methodologies. At Prismafin, we take pride in being at the forefront of innovation and technology in capital markets. Our distinguished clientele comprises leading family offices, pension funds, foundations, and endowments, along with ultra-high-net-worth investors worldwide. This includes clients based in the Middle East who require services aligned with Sharia Law and Islamic Finance.

Our Mission & Vision

Sustainable Growth and Lasting Values

Our Vision

To be the trusted partner for secure, innovative, and sustainable wealth management, building lasting value.

Our Mission

Our mission is to protect and grow our clients' wealth through innovative and sustainable investment strategies.

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Our story

A Journey of Trust and Innovation Since 1984

Prismafin SA was established in 1984 by Ugo Doninelli, a former bank director, with the aim of providing professional and diversified asset management that differs from traditional Swiss banking approaches. A strong emphasis on understanding and meeting client needs has always been central to our mission.This commitment has attracted like-minded individuals to our team, fostering a cohesive, trustworthy, and robust group.

In recent years, we have expanded our services to adapt to the dynamic requirements of our clients. Prismafin offers carefully curated investment opportunities that have undergone rigorous risk/reward assessments. Our expertise in the financial and corporate sectors enables us to maintain a comprehensive understanding of our clients’ needs.

Additionally, we provide specialized accounting, fiscal, and commercial consulting services to support our entrepreneurial clients in navigating complex regulatory landscapes.

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Our Values

Why Choose Us

Our Values

Ethics, independence, and innovation guide our every decision, with the goal of safeguarding and enhancing your assets in a secure and transparent way.

Independence from Banks

We operate independently of banks, providing impartial advice and solutions free from conflicts of interest, always focused on achieving the best outcome for our clients.

Capital Preservation

Protecting capital is our top priority. We adopt prudent strategies that balance growth and risk, preserving value over the long term.

Ethics as a Core Principle

Ethics drive every actions we take. At Prismafin we emphasize transparency and accountability, dedicating ourselves to our clients’ best interests. This includes thoroughly understanding every aspect of their profiles and selecting the most cost-effective fee structure for their investment portfolios.

Executive Team

A team of seasoned professionals dedicated to excellence, bringing together expertise, innovation, and a commitment to personalized client success.

Fabio Doninelli

Daniele Doninelli

Joseph Di Virgilio

Gianluca Poma

Marco Polettini

Zemira Hodzic

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Fabio Doninelli

President of Prismafin SA, a wealth management company based in Zurich and Chiasso. Together with his brother Daniele, he manages the initiatives launched by their father, Ugo. He has extensive experience in strategic business consulting, wealth management, and investment fund analysis.

From 1982 to 1986, he worked for a banking institution as Vice President for trading activities at the Zurich Stock Exchange.

He has served as an Advisor to the Boards of Directors of several companies operating at a global level. He is also President of Lifeware SA, an online software company operating in Lugano, Zurich, Barcelona, Luxembourg, and Frankfurt (Germany), specializing in the management of life insurance products.

From 2011 to 2017, he was Chairman of the Board of Norsat International Inc. (NYSE: NSAT and TSX: NII), a listed company specialized in terrestrial technology for satellite and radio telecommunications, which was sold to a Chinese company in 2017.

He is also a Board Member of SquareLife SA, an insurance company that manages and develops innovative and flexible insurance solutions.

Daniele Doninelli

Together with his brother Fabio, he manages the initiatives launched by their father Ugo. After an initial post-school experience in the United States, he became a Member of the Board of Directors of Prismafin SA. After qualifying as a Federal Certified Accountant, he is registered with the Register of Trustees as both a Commercial Trustee and a Financial Trustee. He is Chief Executive Officer of PTA Dynamix SA, a company specialized in business, financial, and tax consultancy.

His experience has been built over the years and today he represents a key point of reference for core corporate services: corporate accounting, payroll management, and relations with the Tax Authorities.

Joseph Di Virgilio

Mr. Di Virgilio is a 25-year Wall Street professional credited with establishing the very first sustainability-focused hedge fund back in 2004. Most recently, he was Chief ESG Officer for Genesis Digital Assets, the largest Bitcoin miner in the world. Prior to Genesis he was Director of global ESG sector research at Sustainalytics (a Morningstar Co.) in Amsterdam. Prior to this, he was chief equity strategist for RAM, a Wall Street-based hedge fund advisor focusing on ESG and thematic mandates investing in segments impacted by the exponential growth of the Earth's population.

In 2004 he co-founded JME Capital Partners, the very first alternative investment manager with an environmental focus. Between 1999 and 2004 he was a member of the asset allocation team at PGIM, and Vice President of Deutsche Bank's global power & utility investment banking group. In 2014, Joseph ranked top 10 best performing long/short equity hedge fund manager based on three-year annualized returns of 19.9% by Bloomberg. Mr. Di Virgilio attended the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT, Cambridge, MA USA), and joined Prismafiin in 2024.

Joseph is often asked to comment on financial publications such as The Wall Street Journal, HuffPost, Bloomberg, CNBC, Reuters as well as many TV channels including CNBC, La7, Rai, China National TV and many others.

Gianluca Poma

After completing a commercial diploma and gaining work experience in England, he joined Prismafin SA in 1997. He is a Member of the Board of Directors of Prismafin SA. He is responsible for portfolio management and acts as an Advisor in the selection of securities and funds. He also collaborates with various counterparties in the research and creation of tailor-made products customized to clients’ needs.

Marco Polettini

Raised in Veneto in a family of employees inspired by strong and solid moral principles, he pursued a humanistic course of studies and has a strong aptitude for interpersonal relationships, which he further developed through previous professional experiences.

He worked for twenty years in Italy in the banking sector, gaining comprehensive training across multiple roles and in various locations in Northern Italy. He left Italy at the end of the 1990s for Monte Carlo, where he took on the role of Head of the Italy Desk on behalf of a Swiss bank. From 2000 until the end of 2014, he worked in Switzerland for an institution specialized in Private Banking, serving as a Member of the Executive Management. Throughout his professional career, he earned growing recognition through his personal relationships.

His main qualities can be summarized as follows: a high level of professionalism, trustworthiness, integrity, and the ability to build collaborative and pleasant relationships both in the workplace and with clients.