Prime backs alternative ideas
Investors are looking for new ideas and alternative sources of return, and talented managers are responding, notes Steve Pratt of Prime Asset Managers
Mergence increases Africa reach
Mergence puts innovative private equity model to work in Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Botswana, and is exploring opportunities elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana and Zambia
Mkhize outlines EPPF’s aims
HedgeNews Africa sits down with Ndabezinhle Mkhize, chief investment officer of the Eskom Pension and Provident Fund. Mkhize joined the EPPF in 2014 as...
Asisa chair stresses value of hedge funds
Prescient Fund Services' Hayden Reinders, the new chairman of the hedge fund committee at the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA), is looking to drive industry change
Swarm adds Africa fund to platform
Swarm Fund, the blockchain for private equity, has added six funds to its marketplace since going live in January, including an opportunity to invest in...
Numus reaches three-year mark
Cape Town-based Numus Capital, headed by market veteran Isaac (Zac) Benatar, has reached the three-year mark with its South African long/short equity fund, delivering...
RisCura outlines search for yield
Director of RisCura’s advisory business, Prasheen Singh, discusses the role of alternative assets in institutional portfolios
Patience pays for Allan Gray Africa
The Allan Gray Africa team saw patience rewarded last year as African equity markets grew strongly, validating long-held value calls
“Unpredictable” China still offers value
Without local knowledge and patient capital, China can be risky, says Dawid Krige at Cederberg Capital
ESG vital in hedge fund practice
Integrating ESG factors into investment strategies is part of the global agenda, notes CRISA's Oliphant