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...
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
Africa Merchant makes headway despite market pessimism
Cape Town-based Africa Merchant Capital has reached the two-year mark with the Africa Merchant Sub-Sahara Fund, a long-only Africa-focused fund.
The fund has navigated a...
Green Oak clocks up seven years
Fixed income strategy offers compound annual return of 9.94% since inception, including a net 8.1% to end November this year
Barak launches Shari’ah fund
New trade finance strategy seeded with US$50 million from Bahraini investment bank Ibdar Bank