March brings wide range of returns
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Africa South Africa Single-Manager Composite added 0.49% in March, to sit
1.42% higher for the year so far, while the broader HedgeNews Africa
Single-Manager Composite,...
Matrix makes strides in ESG
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a growing imperative for Cape Town-based Matrix Fund Managers as its business has progressed.
Founded in 2006,...
27four makes progress in unlisted space
27four Investment Managers has made meaningful progress in the unlisted space, which now accounts for R3 billion in assets invested on behalf of South...
Multi-strategy leads in turbulent February
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Africa South Africa Single-Manager Composite added 0.63% in February, led
by single-manager multi-strategy funds, with a median gain of 1.17%.
In the broader markets, the...
Amplify rebrands hedge fund range
Amplify has attracted R1 billion from LISPs since the first hedge funds were launched on the Glacier platform in July 2020
Funds diverge as JSE edges upwards
A volatile
start to the year brought a wide range of returns from South African hedge
funds in January, with the HedgeNews Africa South Africa Single...
OysterCatcher plans new market-neutral mandate
OysterCatcher Investments, headed by Jonathan du Toit, has developed a strong track record with its South African equity long/short mandate and is preparing to...
Nitrogen back in sweet spot as markets recalibrate
Johannesburg-based Nitrogen Fund Managers has come through a period of consolidation after a tough 2020 to deliver a net 9.81% to investors last year,...
Absa democratises investment tools
Absa is preparing to roll out its Fund-Linked Solutions platform in the first quarter, extending market-leading solutions via a sophisticated automated note programme, which...
Long/short sets the pace in 2021
South African hedge funds added a median 1.92% in December,
according to the HedgeNews Africa South African Single Manager
Composite, rounding out the year with a...