Building The Business

ISI leverages off bank expertise for QIFs

Investec Specialist Investments taps origination, structuring and trading skills to offer credit co-investment and equity structured products funds

Strong year for Investec Active Quants

The long-running market-neutral strategy, managed by Grant Irvine-Smith and Terry Seaward, has delivered close to 10% per year since inception

Black Mountain builds in volatile markets

Mohamed Dhorat and Craig Lyall at Black Mountain Investment Management (BMIM) are honing their niche, activist approach in the South African market, building a...

RIM takes equity stake in Visio

Subject to regulatory approval, Royal Investment Managers will acquire a 30% stake in Visio Fund Managers, headed by Patrice Moyal

Prescient caters to customised needs

Prescient Fund Services is making strides with its specialised outsourced alternative administration services, seeing strong growth in assets under administration this year with an...

Strate advances collateral system

Strate, South Africa's central securities depository, has made important strides with its triparty collateral management services

Peregrine Capital takes stock after 20 years

David Fraser and Jacques Conrad discuss the firm's 20-year history, its business and investment philosophy, and how the team works hard to be the best they can be

Prime backs alternative ideas

Investors are looking for new ideas and alternative sources of return, and talented managers are responding, notes Steve Pratt of Prime Asset Managers

Momentum rolls out replication strategy

Momentum's Alternative Equity Beta Fund can be combined to good effect with its actively managed multi-manager mandates

CDAM taps South African market

London-based independent asset manager CDAM (UK) Limited offers global hedged and long-only solutions, giving access to a concentrated portfolio of developed-world securities