Hedging the next decade
"Hedging Africa: The next decade" was the title of the HedgeNews Africa Symposium, held on February 18, 2010 in Cape Town.
Annual asset survey
Single-strategy assets under management in the HedgeNews Africa database amounted to $5.5 billion as at the end of 2009, including both African and South African mandates, with 170 funds reporting for the purposes of this survey.
Andrew Baker, AIMA
In light of the sweeping changes affecting the hedge fund industry around the world, HedgeNews Africa sits down with Andrew Baker, CEO of the Alternative Investment Management Association, which has taken a leading role in bringing hedge fund perspectives to the attention of regulators and governments globally.
Silk Invest readies food fund
Silk Invest, a leading specialist asset management company focusing on Africa, aims to launch its African Food Fund, also a private-equity vehicle, on June 30, believing it allows investors to benefit from a once-in-a-lifetime long-term opportunity.
Food for thought
Food security is an important theme for investors globally, with well-known hedge fund names such as Passport Capital, Ospraie Management, Armajaro and Sprott Asset Management investing in food production, agricultural commodities and farmland in countries ranging from Australia to Brazil and Canada.
OMIGSA offers monthly liquidity
Old Mutual Investment Group (SA) (OMIGSA)'s Multi-Strategy Hedge Fund is well into its fourth year, offering a unique combination of private equity and hedge fund strategies in a portfolio that now offers enhanced monthly liquidity terms.
Alpha Asset Management
HedgeNews Africa sits down with James Gilfillan, CIO of Alpha Asset Management, to discuss the industry and the investing environment.
Nubuke Africa Multi-Strategy Fund
"Back in 2008 when we started our Africa fund, people were looking at the potential of Africa. Now it is very much a reality," says Tutu Agyare, head of Nubuke Investments.
Blueprint posts 14th consecutive gain
The Blueprint Hedge Fund from Johannesburg-based BEX Asset Management gained a net 1.74% in the first quarter, enjoying its 14th consecutive positive month with a 0.7% return in March.
Oryx weathers the storm
Cape Town-based Oryx Investment Management, headed by Heiko van Wyngaarden, has had a broadly positive March, with its South African funds returning to the black after a difficult period for the business.