Zimbabwe turns a corner
Hope and doubt thrive in equal measure as Zimbabwe enters the post-Mugabe era, yet investors remain wary until the direction is clear
Childs in global role at Prescient
Childs has joined Prescient Fund Services (Ireland) as head of international business, and will spearhead the group’s global busines
Smith gets going at Trinomial
Long-time fixed income manager Linda Smith has started her new company, Trinomial Capital, based in Stellenbosch
Managers reflect on tough year
South African hedge funds have always turned in numbers that compare well with global peers and the markets. But last year was tough
Truffle adds to solid record
The Truffle SNN High Growth Retail Hedge Fund reaches its seven-year anniversary this month with net annualised returns of 22.63%
Nault joins Alexander Forbes
Nault joins from Mercer Investment Consulting, based in Chicago, where she was global head of hedge fund research
ESG vital in hedge fund practice
Integrating ESG factors into investment strategies is part of the global agenda, notes CRISA's Oliphant
Senqu focuses on simplicity
Johannesburg-based Senqu Capital, headed by Andrew Crawford and Stephen Carew, has gained good traction in its first year of operation, with its hedge fund...
Green Oak enters eighth year
The Stellenbosch-based Green Oak Go Green Fund, a South African fixed income hedge fund, has been making steady progress with annualised net returns of...
MiFID II: legal and regulatory issues
New regulations have meaningful implications for South African managers wishing to manage or market funds in the UK