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Perpetua readies fixed income hedge fund

Perpetua Investment Managers is preparing to launch a new fixed income hedge fund which will be managed by Pooja Tanna, head of fixed income....

Retief drives Novare’s long/short move

Handre Retief is spearheading a new product offering at Cape Town-based Novare Investments, with the launch of a long-biased long/short strategy. The move is the...

Funds make gains in flat December

South African hedge funds delivered a steady December, with the HedgeNews Africa South African Single-Manager Composite adding 0.73% for the month to close the...

Abax continues strategic growth journey

Cape Town-based multi-asset boutique Abax Investments, founded in 2003, continues its strategic growth journey with the appointment of Lebo Thubisi as deputy CEO. Thubisi is...

Cuthman on track with global multi-strat

Boutique fund manager Cuthman Capital has passed the three-year mark with its worldwide multi-strategy hedge fund, returning a net annualised 20.11% (cumulative 89.79%) since launch...

Funds steady in mixed markets

South African hedge funds added a median 1.22% in November as the FTSE/JSE All Share Index dipped -0.94% and South Africa’s All Bond Index...

Fixed income hedge funds lead in October

South African hedge funds dipped a median -0.09% in October, holding steady as the FTSE/JSE All Share Index declined by -0.92% and South Africa’s...

Gell takes retail route with proven Unum Merops

Crispin Gell is celebrating the one-year anniversary of his Unum Merops Long Short Equity Prescient QI Hedge Fund, which has moved from a qualified...

Funds rally in healthy September

South African hedge funds had a healthy September, adding 2.5% in a strong month for the markets, to sit 13.5% higher for the first...

THINK.CAPITAL delivers over 10 years

Elmien Wagenaar at Cape Town-based boutique THINK.CAPITAL has reached the 10-year mark with the RCIS THINK Growth QI Hedge Fund, a focused fund of...