Sanlam sets sights on East African expansion
The Sanlam Group, through its subsidiary Sanlam Emerging Markets (SEM), has reached an agreement with PineBridge Investments, a leading global multi-asset class asset manager,...
KADD adds to research capability
Johannesburg-based fixed income specialist KADD Capital has formed a new partnership with macro fund advisers ETM Capital, with both parties sharing knowledge to enhance...
Renewed optimism for the hedge fund industry
The big picture is more positive, according to new research from Barclays, but it's a market-share game for managers that requires strategic thinking
Finding the middle ground
Investors want managers to be prepared to compromise on operational issues such as fees, but delivering middle-of-road performance is not part of the deal
Corporate changes at Imara
Leading African asset management and advisory group Imara Holdings has seen a change in ownership structure and will be de-listing from the Botswana stock...
Challenger builds trade portfolio
The Cayman-domiciled Challenger Trade Finance Fund is making steady progress with net returns of 10.72% since its inception on November 1, 2015.
M1 Capital fine-tunes market-neutral fund
Johannesburg-based M1 Capital, founded by Ivan Missankov, has been implementing changes to its two hedge funds, the M1 Capital SA Long Short Hedge Fund...
Fortitudine Vincimus builds record
Hugo Nelson, Michael Streatfield and Mike Kane are making progress with their global long/short fund, a dollar-based Cayman structure
FSB set for on-site visits
The South African hedge fund industry has gone through the registration process for entering a regulated environment, and is now in the post-registration on-site...
Fees and performance go hand in hand
After a period of subdued returns for some (but certainly not all) strategies in 2016 it may come as no surprise that the fee debate is back in the mainstream headlines