Van den Berg progresses with long/short
Hannes van den Berg has made good progress with the new Investec Long-Short Equity Hedge Fund, which went live in March 2019
Empiric builds market-neutral track record
Data-driven investment firm Empiric Capital is close to a two-year track record with its South African strategy, which added a net 11.29% last year
Senqu reaches three-year mark
Global mandate underpins successful year in long/short equity for Carew and Crawford
Strong start for Graphite Asset Advisory
Graphite Asset Advisory, headed up by ex-Alpha CIO Jacques du Plessis, has had a strong start with its discretionary fund management (DFM) business, attracting...
Mining for alpha in a variety of ways
In an environment of potentially divergent outcomes, many managers are positioning in multiple ways
Laurium taps into African bond space
Laurium believes that the African eurobond opportunity offers attractive US-dollar returns
Paragon hones computer-driven model
The Paragon PFP Multi-Strategy Prescient QI Hedge Fund had a strong 2019, delivering a net return of 24.15% to the end of December.
The systematic...
Miltenberg optimistic on Africa
Philippe Koch believes 2020 provides a compelling entry point for investors across the continent, and he is cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the next few years
Ashton bets on business winners
Former Anchor Capital CIO Sean Ashton is managing a global long-only portfolio within an investment holding company on behalf of an ultra high-net-worth investor,...
The value of hedge funds in multi-asset portfolios
With the benefit of perfect hindsight, research shows hedge funds have an important role to play in optimal asset allocation for Regulation 28-compliant portfolios, finds Ashburton's Chris Kloppers