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Cape Town-based BlueAlpha Investment Management has hired experienced duo Murray Derksen and Casper Groenewald to manage its Polar Star Commodities Fund, an actively managed global product.

Johannesburg-based i capital, headed by Lance and Rowan Williams, has added to its team, appointing Cobus Potgieter and Carla Burger as of January 1.

At the dawn of this new decade, there is no question that the next 10 years will bring exciting opportunities for alternative asset managers in the universe we cover.

Ex-New Star Africa specialist Jamie Allsopp has joined Insparo Asset Management as the London-based house continues to step up its marketing and investment efforts.

On a trip to Egypt many years ago, Francis Beddington, now head of research at Insparo Asset Management, inquired about shorting the currency. "We consider that treason," came the reply.

Index product provider Clade Investment Management has streamlined it hedge fund indices, offering investors access to the South African Investable Hedge Fund Index Fund (SAIHF), which now comprises eight underlying funds, four in the fixed income space and four in the market-neutral category.

Marco Barbieri has joined PSG Absolute Investments (PSGAI) as a credit and risk analyst, enhancing the company's middle office capabilities.

Durbanville-based Atlantic Asset Management, headed by Arno Lawrenz, now has a three-month track record with its Atlantic Point Hedge Fund, a fixed income fund focused on the South African markets.

Vernon Boulle at Leaf Investment Managers now has a two-year track record with his Leaf Structured Finance Fund, gaining a net 35.5% in the two years to the end of October with no down months.

As the year draws to a close, many in the industry are already enjoying a little down time with friends and family in the southern hemisphere summer, reflecting on what has been a long, hard 12 months.