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Smith gets going at Trinomial

Long-time fixed income manager Linda Smith has started her new company, Trinomial Capital, based in Stellenbosch

Managers reflect on tough year

South African hedge funds have always turned in numbers that compare well with global peers and the markets. But last year was tough

Truffle adds to solid record

The Truffle SNN High Growth Retail Hedge Fund reaches its seven-year anniversary this month with net annualised returns of 22.63%

Nault joins Alexander Forbes

Nault joins from Mercer Investment Consulting, based in Chicago, where she was global head of hedge fund research

ESG vital in hedge fund practice

Integrating ESG factors into investment strategies is part of the global agenda, notes CRISA's Oliphant

Senqu focuses on simplicity

Johannesburg-based Senqu Capital, headed by Andrew Crawford and Stephen Carew, has gained good traction in its first year of operation, with its hedge fund...

Green Oak enters eighth year

The Stellenbosch-based Green Oak Go Green Fund, a South African fixed income hedge fund, has been making steady progress with annualised net returns of...

MiFID II: legal and regulatory issues

New regulations have meaningful implications for South African managers wishing to manage or market funds in the UK

Innovative wine fund offers compelling prospects

Ken Kinsey-Quick of Diamond Capital Management in Stellenbosch is launching a fund investing in a global portfolio of fine wine

Nominees clock up gains over first 11 months

Early contenders for the HedgeNews Africa Awards offer standout returns over 11 months, but December may well swing the outcome