Fund News

Laurium launches global active equity fund

Laurium Capital has launched its Laurium Global Active Equity Fund, a Section 65-approved fund domiciled in Mauritius. Laurium has been investing in global markets for...

Blakeney plots new Africa fund for fourth quarter

Blakeney Management, one of the longest-running investment firms active in sub-Saharan Africa, is planning to launch a new Africa-focused equity fund. News of the new...

Westbrooke offers final S12J access

Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management is taking two flagship funds to market, the final opportunity for South African investors to gain full Section 12J tax...

GraySwan sees benefits in alternative credit

Independent investment consultant and wealth manager GraySwan is extending access to its alternative credit offering, as investors seek stable but higher-yielding investment opportunities

Ascent raises PE capital for SMEs in East Africa

African private equity fund manager Ascent has announced the first rolling close of its Ascent Rift Valley Fund II (ARVF II) at more than US$100 million, significantly...

Barak fully operational, focuses on restructuring plan

Barak Fund Management, a Mauritius-registered entity that is the investment manager of Barak Funds SPC Limited, one of Africa’s leading alternative credit financiers, has...

Farelo and Ludwig extend access to crypto arb strategy

David Farelo and Andrew Ludwig at Cape Town-based CURRENCY HUB are extending access to their crypto arbitrage strategy, which has been running successfully for...

Prime trading strategy looks across global markets

Brian Gibbs and Stephen Pratt with Prime Asset Managers have distilled decades of market experience into a global trading strategy applied across liquid global...

African Alliance joins forces with impact offering

Experienced sub-Saharan Africa fund manager African Alliance Asset Management has joined forces with Tshikululu Social Investments, a leading social investment manager and advisor, to offer global investors a...

Peregrine Capital extends reach

Johannesburg-based Peregrine Capital went live with its global long-only fund in November 2020, in response to investor demand, having expanded its investible universe into attractive...