Storming quarter for NXN Capital’s Olympus
Focus and discipline key to success, say management duo, who take a collaborative approach with long/short fund
Maitland acquires Phoenix Fund Services
Global advisory, fund administration and fiduciary services firm buys leading UK-based fund administrator
IDS offers turnkey solution
Administrator offers co-named and standalone services for South African hedge funds
Abraaj closes third Sub-Saharan Africa fund
Range of global investors raise US$990 million to put to work in private equity opportunities across Africa
Making intelligent choices
Focusing on manager skill is becoming ever more critical in a host of areas, from fund performance to industry transition
Africa Merchant outpaces index since launch
New long-only Africa fund, managed by Jonathan Kruger, keeps its head up in tricky first quarter
Sanlam creates one-stop Africa division
New best-ideas Africa fund due to launch soon, managed by Peter Townshend, adding
to equity, debt and property offerings
Kaizen builds on impressive three-year gains
Ex-Absa's Ruth Forssman joins the team as COO, with new offshore fund in the pipeline
Prescient generates solid six-month gains
Hossain makes good progress with statistical arbitrage fund, setting out long-term
vision for strategy
Putting the pieces together
Transitioning to the new regulatory environment requires a lot of detail-driven work but the benefits should be multiple