Building The Business

Protea makes headway with international fund

Protea Capital Management has received Section 65 approval for its Protea International Hedge Fund, a global long/short fund focused on developed markets ex-SA. The fund,...

The Death of (African) Equities?

Does a 1979 Business Week cover presage the future for African equities? Kevin Macdonald and Greg Barker at Sustainable Capital ask the right questions

Ironclad offers trend-following note

Johannesburg-based Ironclad Asset Management has brought its latest offering to market, a trend-following note that allows investors to meaningfully diversify existing equity and fixed...

Visio sees further gains for hedge funds

Visio Fund Managers, headed by CIO and founder Patrice Moyal, has built a solid 20-year track record, offering a comprehensive fund range catering to...

BBBEE consortium acquires stake in Apex Group South Africa

Ditikeni Trust has sold their minority stake to a 100% black-owned consortium led by Mcebisi Jonas and Noluthando Gosa

Harith acquires significant stake in Mergence Investment Managers

Harith General Partners, the leading Pan-African investor and developer of infrastructure projects across the continent, is set to acquire a significant stake (46%) in Mergence...

Belmont offers best-of-breed hedge fund access

New York headquartered Belmont Investments, which offers access to best-of-breed global hedge fund managers, has established a qualified investor hedge fund (QIF) for South...

Hedge funds gaining retail traction, notes Unum Capital

South African hedge funds are beginning to make significant progress in attracting retail clients, according to Mark Weetman at Unum Capital. Unum is a non-traditional,...

Peregrine Capital celebrates 25 years

Peregrine Capital has reached the 25-year mark as a business, with its flagship Peregrine Capital Pure Hedge H4 QI Hedge Fund achieving the distinction...

Laurium reaches 15-year milestone

Laurium Capital has reached the 15-year milestone as a business, with total assets of R50 billion across its product range, including R4 billion in...