Strong start for Zambezi
The Zambezi Fund, a Zimbabwean portfolio advised by the Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital team in conjunction with global investment advisory firm Ambata Partners, has had a strong start.
Barak posts near 8% for H1
The Barak Structured Trade Finance Fund added a strong 7.8% in the first half, following a net 14.9% gain in the first 11 months of 2009 (or an annualised 16.25%).
UCITS funds in a post-crisis world
HedgeNews Africa sits down with Marilyn Ramplin, founder and CEO of London-based Ramplin Capital and founder of UCITS for Hedge Funds and the UCITS University.
PSGAI eyes risk and return
The team at PSG Absolute Investments, based in Cape Town's leafy suburb of Constantia, continues to make good progress with its suite of four distinctive single-strategy hedge funds, managed by dedicated investment professionals.
Salient builds quant business
Professor Paul van Rensburg at Salient Quantitative Investment Management is building a diversified business based on a range of his proprietary quantitative models, which invest both in South African and offshore markets.
A sustainable approach to Africa
Mauritius-based Sustainable Capital has an eight-month track record with the Africa Sustainability Fund, the first sustainable investment fund focused
on listed African equities. The team plans to launch a more active, concentrated fund towards year-end.
Hands’ on stance pays dividends
When I meet Peregrine Capital's David Fraser at his offices in Sandown, Johannesburg, he has just returned from three days in the Democratic Republic of Congo. One colleague is in China, the other is recently back from Australia.
Insparo reaches two-year hurdle
"Right now there is 24-hour visibility," said Insparo's Mohammed Hanif from his London office in mid-June. "It is the first time since late 2008 that we have seen stress signals at the foundation of the markets. I don't think we have experienced as eventful a moment since the Lehman's demise."
Clark takes pure-Africa focus
African Alliance has just reached the three-year mark with its African Pioneer Fund, which invests purely in locally listed securities across Africa, excluding South Africa, in multiple asset classes.
Steady gains for endowment fund
Hanno van Aarde at EPI Trading has built a good track record with his Smooth Plus Fund, an innovative strategy investing in traded endowment policies, and is now opening the fund to external investors.