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KADD plans new fixed income offering

Johannesburg based fixed income manager KADD Capital has reached capacity with its existing fixed income strategies, hard-closing its funds to investors with a combined R1 billion under management. The team also plans to launch a new fixed income strategy.

Orange Capital merges with Alpha

KwaZulu-Natal based alternative asset manager Orange Capital has merged into South Africa's Alpha group, cementing the group's position as a premium boutique financial services provider.

Blazing a trail into “terra incognita’

"It is our belief that Africa is at a tipping point and that in the not too distant future we will be talking about the strength of Africa as we do about the BRIC and Asian Tiger economies,"

Strong start for Zambezi

The Zambezi Fund, a Zimbabwean portfolio advised by the Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital team in conjunction with global investment advisory firm Ambata Partners, has had a strong start.

Barak posts near 8% for H1

The Barak Structured Trade Finance Fund added a strong 7.8% in the first half, following a net 14.9% gain in the first 11 months of 2009 (or an annualised 16.25%).

UCITS funds in a post-crisis world

HedgeNews Africa sits down with Marilyn Ramplin, founder and CEO of London-based Ramplin Capital and founder of UCITS for Hedge Funds and the UCITS University.

PSGAI eyes risk and return

The team at PSG Absolute Investments, based in Cape Town's leafy suburb of Constantia, continues to make good progress with its suite of four distinctive single-strategy hedge funds, managed by dedicated investment professionals.

Salient builds quant business

Professor Paul van Rensburg at Salient Quantitative Investment Management is building a diversified business based on a range of his proprietary quantitative models, which invest both in South African and offshore markets.

A sustainable approach to Africa

Mauritius-based Sustainable Capital has an eight-month track record with the Africa Sustainability Fund, the first sustainable investment fund focused on listed African equities. The team plans to launch a more active, concentrated fund towards year-end.

Hands’ on stance pays dividends

When I meet Peregrine Capital's David Fraser at his offices in Sandown, Johannesburg, he has just returned from three days in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One colleague is in China, the other is recently back from Australia.