Prescient Fund Services names country head
Prescient Fund Services has appointed Caroline Naylor-Renn as country head for South Africa, as of November 2026.
Her appointment is part of the group’s strategy...
HNA Survey: Investors keep the faith in hedge funds
Despite a challenging environment, respondents to this year’s Investor Survey continued to show a high degree of faith in the hedge funds of South Africa to...
Independent Alternatives builds with differentiated approach
Independent Alternatives has come a long way since Tatenda Chapinduka and Grant Hogan set up the business almost a decade ago.
“We are proud of...
Mixed signals
Global markets were highly complex in the third quarter, marked by gains in large-cap tech counters combined with rising bond yields, energy price pressures,...
Fairtree adds defensive fund to multi-strat suite
Fairtree has extended its multi-strategy hedge fund range with the launch of the Fairtree Wild Fig Defensive Multi Strategy FR Retail Hedge Fund, which...
Steyn offers single access point to fund range across geographies
The fund’s rationale is to offer access to Steyn’s four geographic strategies: South African and emerging markets hedge, as well as African and frontier equity
Urquhart builds team in special situations
Urquhart Partners has reached the one-year mark with its special situations strategy, and has added to its team with the recent appointment of Nooreen...
Room for top talent in a growing industry
HedgeNews Africa sits down with Craig French, who earlier this year joined leading asset management recruitment agency Walker Phillip.
Based in Cape Town, French was most...
Southchester celebrates 15 years
Southchester Investment Managers was born from a straightforward conviction that investors deserve better access to income-generating opportunities
Chrysalis builds 18-year record in private credit
Leveraging banking expertise and networks to source off-market and exclusive credit opportunities, Chrysalis seeks consistent risk-adjusted returns