Building The Business

Bergh back on board at Praesidium

Greg Bergh has rejoined long-time colleague Mike Beamish at Praesidium in Cape Town, while continuing with the Sanlam long/short fund.

SB Capital targets well-run firms

Veteran hedge fund managers Tota Tsotsotso and Mark O. Witten have teamed up to create Johannesburg-based Solaris Bataung Capital (SB Capital), a fully empowered...

Momentum refines FoHF structure for more probable outcomes

Momentum Investments’ “hedge fund replication” programme is taking shape as it beds down its outcomes-based investment philosophy

RMI partnerships blossom through affiliate model

RMI Investment Managers, part of JSE-listed Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, has made steady progress building its South African asset-management business via its affiliate model.

Laurium boosts team with four hires

Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital has further bolstered its research, operational and risk management capabilities

Mazi looks to next decade

Malungelo Zilimbola's company cements its status as as asset manager with long-term ambitions

Atria backs durable consumer theme

Atria Africa Income Fund reaches the three-year mark, investing in debt and income- bearing securities of corporates with significant business interests across the continent

Marble Rock builds out its team

Hartle and Ross add weight on the investment side as global multi-strategy and domestic fixed income mandates extend their track records

NMRQL harnesses technology trends

Schlebusch and Jordaan look to build new breed of disruptor in the asset management space

Westbrooke finishes 2015 with a flourish

Special opportunities fund adds a net 18.5%, benefiting from dual investment approach