Standard Bank live with prime brokerage
Headed by Andrew Cairns and Francois Henrion, the equities-focused solution is an extension of the group’s existing processes and systems
Idwala launches first fixed income product
Niche, black-owned, fixed income house Idwala Capital has gone live with its first fixed income hedge fund mandate, the result of an innovative joint...
Badsha delivers in year one
Bulent Badsha at Sanlam Alternative Investments has clocked up a steady first year with his macro hedge fund, gaining a net 5.9% in the...
Prescient extends quant range
Dr Nafees Hossain moves ahead with plans to extend quant hedge fund range, joined by Wayne Gray
Man versus machine
Quant funds are gaining in prominence, but human intellect remains key across all hedge fund businesses
Hearn zones in with asymmetry
Kenny Hearn, who is running Cape Town-based Asymmetry A, a private hedge fund, believes there is a new wave of asset management on the...
Balanced approach pays off for Obsidian
Johannesburg-based Obsidian Capital, founded by industry veterans Royce Long and Richard Simpson, is making steady progress with its multi-asset and long/short retail investor hedge...
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...