Fund News

Agrarius brings investors direct access to agriculture

Werner Opperman and Johan Fourie are the driving force behind 27four’s innovative sustainability-focused agricultural shari’ah-compliant debt funding vehicle, which listed on the JSE debt market...

Risk management helps Rainbow to pot of gold

The AG Capital Rainbow SNN Retail Hedge Fund, managed by Richard Arnesen at AG Capital in Cape Town, has achieved strong gains this year,...

Brozin and Freede focus on long/short

Sam Brozin and Josh Freede have teamed up with AG Capital where they are managing a South African long/short strategy as a closed partnership,...

All Weather bucks market trend with global hedge

All Weather Capital has recently launched a Global Equity Hedge Fund, managed by CIO and lead fund manager Shane Watkins and co-fund manager Cobus...

Fairtree Silver Oak builds on long/short track record

The Fairtree Silver Oak Equity Long Short SNN Retail Hedge Fund launches on April 1, a retail version of the successful Fairtree Assegai Equity...

Amplify rebrands hedge fund range

Amplify has attracted R1 billion from LISPs since the first hedge funds were launched on the Glacier platform in July 2020

AIP goes live with multi-strategy fund

AIP Capital Management has launched its South African multi-strategy hedge fund as of February 1, managed by CIO Yonela Makwetu. The AIP SNN Multi-Strategy Hedge...

OysterCatcher plans new market-neutral mandate

OysterCatcher Investments, headed by Jonathan du Toit, has developed a strong track record with its South African equity long/short mandate and is preparing to...

Nitrogen back in sweet spot as markets recalibrate

Johannesburg-based Nitrogen Fund Managers has come through a period of consolidation after a tough 2020 to deliver a net 9.81% to investors last year,...

Kleoss reaches first close for mid-market growth fund

South African private equity firm Kleoss Capital has successfully reached first close for its Fund II of R600 million, more than half of the...