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Peregrine Capital reflects on speed of change

“We have to get used to being even more nimble as the world adjusts to a faster pace of change,” says Jacques Conradie, CEO...

Investors need shock absorbers, says CAM Asset Management

Hedge funds have an important role to play in investment solutions, providing protection against permanent capital loss in times of upheaval, notes George Herman, CIO of CAM Asset Management

From cattle country to capital markets: Mazi’s 20-year journey

As Mazi Asset Management marks two decades in business, the journey of its founder, Malungelo Headman Zilimbola, offers a powerful lens into the values...

Capital.com enters SA under dual FSCA licence

Global fintech group Capital.com has received dual regulatory approval from South Africa's Financial Sector Conduct Authority (FSCA).  The global financial group, which operates a technology-led...

Assets in SA hedge funds grow 36% in 2025

Assets in South African hedge funds increased by 36.3% to R178.95 billion in the 12 months to the end of December 2025, according to HedgeNews...

Fairtree leadership reflects on DNA that drives them

Fairtree started in 2006 with just one South African market-neutral hedge fund, managed by co-founders André Malan and Kobus Nel.  It has since grown into...

Visio adds three new hires

Visio has added three new hires in the past quarter, both on the investment team and in business development, as it continues to grow...

Fairtree deploys Bloomberg’s BQuant Enterprise

Leading South African investment manager Fairtree has deployed Bloomberg’s BQuant Enterprise to modernise its research infrastructure, scale its quantitative capabilities, and support the launch...

Catalyst property fund navigates volatility with disciplined returns

2025 was a year of pronounced extremes, requiring fund managers to remain sufficiently nimble to manage volatility while still delivering positive risk-adjusted returns, notes...

Peregrine Capital sees AI, store-of-value assets and SA recovery as key...

Artificial intelligence, store-of-value assets, and the South African recovery are the key big picture trends for investors going into 2026, according to Peregrine Capital. Peregrine...