Consistency is key for Abax
Cape Town-based Abax Investments, which runs a range of hedge fund and long-only mandates, has an established investment team and a bottom-up, fundamental research-driven approach to investing
Fairtree’s Blackwood comes of age
The commodities team at Fairtree Capital has carefully honed its philosophy and processes in the past 18 months, reaching a new level of maturity...
Scotstone launches EU feeder platform
Hamilton says new cost-effective solution will be of particular interest to fixed interest managers in a regulated environment
RECM goes live with QIF mandate
Independent boutique asset manager RECM has launched a qualified investor hedge fund, with a flexible mandate that allows the team to extend its value-based...
Watson and Dodd extend focus at OMMM
Monene Watson and Michael Dodd at Old Mutual Multi Managers are extending their focus into the hedge fund space after Stephen Brierley’s move to...
Peregrine Group results reflect market realities
Diversified financial services group, Peregrine, has announced that normalised earnings were down 16% at R499 million for the year to end March 2017. Annuity...
Sustainable Capital enjoys strong gains
Africa-focused specialist Sustainable Capital is growing its team in line with increased assets under management, after a strong period of performance
Mergence eyes Africa opportunity
Cape Town-based Mergence Investment Managers has hired Semoli Mokhanoi as a new alternative investments strategist, with plans to launch private equity and alternative investment...
Prime long/short and multi-strategy funds go live
Prime Alternative Investments, an FSB-approved management company, has now launched seven funds on the manco platform with combined assets of R1.5 billion. The manco...
JTC seeks to build SA business
Cape Town office has seen year-on-year growth in both headcount and revenue since inception, and now comprises more 140 staff members offering global outsourcing solution