Fund News

Gardner gets going with fixed income hedge fund

Anthea Gardner at Cartesian Capital is advising on the Prime RCIS Fixed Income Retail Hedge Fund, a multi-strategy fixed income hedge fund which went live...

Prescient launches passive and actively managed ETF platform 

The full-service, co-named platform is designed for both index tracking (passive ETFs) and actively managed exchange-traded funds (AMETFs) listed on the JSE

Protea makes headway with international fund

Protea Capital Management has received Section 65 approval for its Protea International Hedge Fund, a global long/short fund focused on developed markets ex-SA. The fund,...

Westerhof applies discipline with AG Opportunity

Chris Westerhof at AG Capital is developing a strong track record as fund manager of the AG Capital Opportunity FR Retail Hedge Fund, a...

Methodical moves into hedge fund space

Methodical Investment Management in Cape Town is moving into the hedge fund space, with the recent launch of a systematic multi-strategy hedge fund managed...

Mazi NextGen goes live with innovative fund

Stephán Engelbrecht and Alungile Gcaza at Mazi NextGen launched their hedge fund on October 2, incorporating innovative machine learning techniques. Mazi NextGen is a partnership with...

Belmont offers best-of-breed hedge fund access

New York headquartered Belmont Investments, which offers access to best-of-breed global hedge fund managers, has established a qualified investor hedge fund (QIF) for South...

Southchester extends with rand-based global strategy

New rand-denominated worldwide strategy builds on a successful five years for its Southchester Smart Escalator fund

Meago eyes global opportunity after SA hedge fund success

Meago Asset Managers has built a strong track record with its South African long/short property fund, and plans to launch a flexible global hedge...

How hybrid equity is changing the investment game

The private asset class of hybrid equity continues to gain traction as the world grapples with market turmoil, uncertainty and volatility, with its performance and diversification...