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Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital has teamed up with Ambata Capital Partners to advise on a new Zimbabwean fund, which went live in December 2009.

Simon Du Plooy has joined Brait as of November 1 as risk and quantitative analyst within the multi-manager hedge fund team, in a role vacated by Reza Khan.

Sanlam Investments, the investment division of diversified South African financial services group Sanlam, has acquired full ownership of Swiss-based international fund of hedge fund manager, Octane Holdings.

Cape Town-based BlueAlpha Investment Management has hired experienced duo Murray Derksen and Casper Groenewald to manage its Polar Star Commodities Fund, an actively managed global product.

Johannesburg-based i capital, headed by Lance and Rowan Williams, has added to its team, appointing Cobus Potgieter and Carla Burger as of January 1.

At the dawn of this new decade, there is no question that the next 10 years will bring exciting opportunities for alternative asset managers in the universe we cover.

Ex-New Star Africa specialist Jamie Allsopp has joined Insparo Asset Management as the London-based house continues to step up its marketing and investment efforts.

On a trip to Egypt many years ago, Francis Beddington, now head of research at Insparo Asset Management, inquired about shorting the currency. "We consider that treason," came the reply.

Index product provider Clade Investment Management has streamlined it hedge fund indices, offering investors access to the South African Investable Hedge Fund Index Fund (SAIHF), which now comprises eight underlying funds, four in the fixed income space and four in the market-neutral category.

Marco Barbieri has joined PSG Absolute Investments (PSGAI) as a credit and risk analyst, enhancing the company's middle office capabilities.