Interviews

Differential blends data science and human ideas

Having launched in mid-2019, Johannesburg-based Differential Capital has made significant headway as a business, combining fundamental investment processes with artificial intelligence to deliver alpha...

Laurium tackles global markets with fresh impetus

Armed with decades of experience and helped by faster information flows as he explores global markets, Laurium's Rob Oellermann maintains that intellectual courage remains key for any fund manager

Futuregrowth’s renewables focus offers long-term gains

Futuregrowth Asset Management has built an impressive track record in South Africa’s power sector, driven off the back of investing in renewable energy deals...

THINK-ing out of the box

HedgeNews Africa spoke to Elmien Wagenaar at THINK.CAPITAL about the case for hedge funds, and how her portfolios take a different approach to accessing the...

Challenger charts the way forward in opportune times

The Challenger Trade Finance Fund has come through particularly difficult market conditions brought on by the global Covid-19 pandemic, with assets now on the...

Skybound rises to the challenge of real returns

In a potentially inflationary environment, a private debt allocation can help to secure real returns and capital protection

Adventis re-aligns Africa focus along impact lines

Africa specialist Adventis Ltd has re-aligned its long-only African equity mandate, and has renamed it the Africa Impact Fund, with a focus on impact...

Changing African demographics to force pensions re-think

Africa has long been known for its youthful population, and while the continent will continue to have the largest youth cohort in the world,...

In uncertain times, hedge funds can mitigate risks

HedgeNews Africa sits down with Lebo Thubisi, head of manager research at Alexander Forbes Investments, to discuss the global landscape, and how hedge funds can help shore up portfolios

Guernsey’s key role for South Africa clients

HedgeNews Africa catches up with Grant McLeod, Guernsey Finance’s South Africa representative, and David Crosland, partner at Carey Olsen, based in Guernsey, to discuss offshoring trends...