Paragon uses artificial intelligence
The strategy is designed to have a low correlation to other asset classes, largely driven by an evolving set of diversified trading algorithms that profit from uncorrelated market phenomena
Empiric adds South African strategies
Empiric Capital, a scientific data-driven investment firm headquartered in London and Cape Town, has successfully deployed its algorithmic strategies
Matrix delivers across product range
Cape Town-based specialist investment house Matrix Fund Managers, which has been in existence for more than 10 years, is progressively building its multi-faceted business...
Consistency is key for Abax
Cape Town-based Abax Investments, which runs a range of hedge fund and long-only mandates, has an established investment team and a bottom-up, fundamental research-driven approach to investing
Fairtree’s Blackwood comes of age
The commodities team at Fairtree Capital has carefully honed its philosophy and processes in the past 18 months, reaching a new level of maturity...
Witten gets going at Solaris Bataung
Mark Witten at Solaris Bataung Capital has a four-month record with his new fund, a South African multi-strategy product built on his many years...
Edge Growth aims for job creation
Growth capital and impact investing firm Edge Growth, which specialises in funding for small- to medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), is fund raising for its fifth...
Scotstone launches EU feeder platform
Hamilton says new cost-effective solution will be of particular interest to fixed interest managers in a regulated environment
Theron joins Investec to head PB operations
New senior hire has more than 20 years' industry experience, bringing a wealth of knowledge and experience to fast-growing business
SANNE extends reach with three senior roles
Frankish becomes operations director, while Ndlovu and De Bruin join management company team