Laurium Aggressive reaches 10-year mark
“If we look back over the last decade, the Aggressive Long Short fund has been our best performer, generating higher returns than any of our other products,” says Laurium's Murray Winckler.
Apex closes acquisition of Maitland business
Recent acquisitions of Maitland and Sanne establish Apex Group’s footprint in South Africa
GLIDE raises first VC fund with gender focus in Africa
GLIDE Capital Partners is raising capital for its first venture capital growth fund, with a focus on gender lens investing and supporting...
Giantfuse plans multi-strategy launch
Sibonelo Nkosi at GiantfuseCapital Partners is launching a high-conviction multi-strategy hedge fund that invests across the capital structure in long/short credit and listed equities.
Mooki joins Absa Fund-Linked Solutions
Kealeretse Mooki has joined Absa Fund-Linked Solutions as of November 1.
Mooki has spent the past six years with...
Investors upbeat on alternatives in tough markets
Generating real returns from traditional assets has been a challenge so far in 2022, as markets face ongoing trials amid macro dislocations.
Coronation Presidio passes the stress tests
“We are very pleased that in its close to 20-year history the Coronation Presidio Hedge Fund has consistently beaten the market with a fraction...
Saunderson embraces impact opportunities
HedgeNews Africa sits down with Sonja Saunderson who, after 22 years at the Momentum Group and almost 13 years as its chief investment...
Coronation Africa finds great companies at value
“At some point, you just have to look at the valuations,” says Greg Longe, who co-manages Coronation’s Africa frontiers fund together with...
Agrarius brings investors direct access to agriculture
Werner Opperman and Johan Fourie are the driving force behind 27four’s innovative sustainability-focused agricultural shari’ah-compliant debt funding vehicle, which listed on the JSE...