Fund News

M1 Capital fine-tunes market-neutral fund

Johannesburg-based M1 Capital, founded by Ivan Missankov, has been implementing changes to its two hedge funds, the M1 Capital SA Long Short Hedge Fund...

Fortitudine Vincimus builds record

Hugo Nelson, Michael Streatfield and Mike Kane are making progress with their global long/short fund, a dollar-based Cayman structure

i capital trials new strategy

Rory Sim and Lance Williams at i capital in Johannesburg are venturing into the asset management space, launching their South African equity unit trust...

Cadiz South Easter makes progress

The Cadiz South Easter Fixed Interest IDS QI Hedge Fund, managed by Alastair Sellick and team, is making steady progress as part of the...

Ashburton extends impact investing

Ashburton Investments is under way with its second impact investing initiative, following on its successful first structure, which raised R700 million from investors. The initiatives,...

Crux Capital passes two-year mark

Franco Busetti and Jaco Venter achieved a strong return in 2016’s difficult equity markets

27four unveils seeding programme

Multi-manager has taken first submissions for its hedge fund accelerator programme

Independent Alternatives’ Muhu fund handles challenging environment

Johannesburg-based Independent Alternatives, headed by Tatenda Chapinduka and Grant Hogan, has made a steady start with its Muhu Multi-Strategy Fund, which launched last March. The...

CoroCapital makes a solid start

Johannesburg-based CoroCapital is approaching the 12-month mark with its new hedge fund, the company’s first foray into third-party fund management. The CoroCapital Hedge Fund, a...

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...