Bergh back on board at Praesidium
Greg Bergh has rejoined long-time colleague Mike Beamish at Praesidium in Cape Town, while continuing with the Sanlam long/short fund.
Independent Alternatives’ Muhu fund handles challenging environment
Johannesburg-based Independent Alternatives, headed by Tatenda Chapinduka and Grant Hogan, has made a steady start with its Muhu Multi-Strategy Fund, which launched last March.
The...
CoroCapital makes a solid start
Johannesburg-based CoroCapital is approaching the 12-month mark with its new hedge fund, the company’s first foray into third-party fund management.
The CoroCapital Hedge Fund, a...
SB Capital targets well-run firms
Veteran hedge fund managers Tota Tsotsotso and Mark O. Witten have teamed up to create Johannesburg-based Solaris Bataung Capital (SB Capital), a fully empowered...
Momentum refines FoHF structure for more probable outcomes
Momentum Investments’ “hedge fund replication” programme is taking shape as it beds down its outcomes-based investment philosophy
RMI partnerships blossom through affiliate model
RMI Investment Managers, part of JSE-listed Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, has made steady progress building its South African asset-management business via its affiliate model.
Fairtree Ponderosa rebrand adds M&A opportunities
Pretorius' global mandate gravitates towards special opportunities, with associated mandate change
Africa Merchant makes headway despite market pessimism
Cape Town-based Africa Merchant Capital has reached the two-year mark with the Africa Merchant Sub-Sahara Fund, a long-only Africa-focused fund.
The fund has navigated a...
Prime LISP platform eyes new CIS opportunities
HedgeNews Africa sits down with Chad Menton of Global Fund Administrators to discuss creating a retail distribution network
Laurium boosts team with four hires
Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital has further bolstered its research, operational and risk management capabilities