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Laurium launches global active equity fund

Laurium Capital has launched its Laurium Global Active Equity Fund, a Section 65-approved fund domiciled in Mauritius. Laurium has been investing in global markets for...

Goldblatt joins team at Chrysalis

Chrysalis Capital has taken on Nick Goldblatt as an associate partner and senior dealmaker as of August 1.  Goldblatt was previously with Investec’s Structured Property...

Futuregrowth’s renewables focus offers long-term gains

Futuregrowth Asset Management has built an impressive track record in South Africa’s power sector, driven off the back of investing in renewable energy deals...

Mergence announces C-suite changes

Boutique asset manager, Mergence Investment Managers, has announced a number of high-level changes to its executive leadership team on the back of a year...

Amplify extols value of the hedge fund toolkit

The ability of hedge funds to produce consistent, positive and excess returns is a product of them having less constrained opportunity sets than long-only funds, according to Amplify Investment Partners

Changing African demographics to force pensions re-think

Africa has long been known for its youthful population, and while the continent will continue to have the largest youth cohort in the world,...

Infrastructure focus drives Mergence capital-raise

Cape Town-based Mergence Investment Managers is fundraising for its second unlisted equity fund, targeting a first close in September, with a focus on the...

Guernsey’s key role for South Africa clients

HedgeNews Africa catches up with Grant McLeod, Guernsey Finance’s South Africa representative, and David Crosland, partner at Carey Olsen, based in Guernsey, to discuss offshoring trends...

RisCura launches impact fund of funds

RisCura has launched its impact fund of funds series aimed at institutional investors, with a focus on unlisted debt, unlisted property and unlisted equity.  The...

AIIM takes stake in Ghana data centre

AIIM expands its digital infrastructure footprint with investment in carrier-neutral, co-location data centre, via newly incorporated Onix Data Centre platform