Fund Profiles

Mergence takes stake in rental housing project

Mergence Investment Managers, through its Infrastructure and Development Equity Fund, has acquired a controlling equity stake in a portion of the innovative affordable rental housing group, Live Easy

Lattice ready to go with long/short

Long-time fund manager Tota Tsotsotso is up and running at his new firm Lattice Capital, with his first long/short hedge fund recently approved for...

Coronation Africa finds great companies at value

“At some point, you just have to look at the valuations,” says Greg Longe, who co-manages Coronation’s Africa frontiers fund together with Peter Leger. The...

Laurium hedge funds stand the test of time

Laurium Capital’s South African hedge fund range makes a convincing case for the team’s active asset management process and skillset, reflecting strong risk-adjusted returns...

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,...

Westbrooke extends private debt offering

Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management has opened its CISCA-regulated Westbrooke SNN Income Plus QI Hedge Fund, an unlisted local private debt offering, which provides investors with...

Patience pays off for Aylett

Aylett & Co. Fund Managers has made solid progress with its Aylett Prescient QI Hedge Fund, adding a net 5.04% so far this year after a...

Absa’s Pretorius uses quant tools to “solve” market problems

The AAM SNN Fixed Income Retail Hedge Fund, managed by Neels Pretorius at Absa Alternative Asset Management, aims for a cash plus 4% return...

Mazi NextGen readies move into AI strategies

Stephán Engelbrecht and Alungile Gcaza have joined Mazi Asset Management as of March 1 to spearhead its move into the use of innovative asset...

27four makes progress in unlisted space

27four Investment Managers has made meaningful progress in the unlisted space, which now accounts for R3 billion in assets invested on behalf of South...