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JTC seeks to build SA business

Cape Town office has seen year-on-year growth in both headcount and revenue since inception, and now comprises more 140 staff members offering global outsourcing solution

Sanlam sets sights on East African expansion

The Sanlam Group, through its subsidiary Sanlam Emerging Markets (SEM), has reached an agreement with PineBridge Investments, a leading global multi-asset class asset manager,...

KADD adds to research capability

Johannesburg-based fixed income specialist KADD Capital has formed a new partnership with macro fund advisers ETM Capital, with both parties sharing knowledge to enhance...

Renewed optimism for the hedge fund industry

The big picture is more positive, according to new research from Barclays, but it's a market-share game for managers that requires strategic thinking

Finding the middle ground

Investors want managers to be prepared to compromise on operational issues such as fees, but delivering middle-of-road performance is not part of the deal

Corporate changes at Imara

Leading African asset management and advisory group Imara Holdings has seen a change in ownership structure and will be de-listing from the Botswana stock...

Challenger builds trade portfolio

The Cayman-domiciled Challenger Trade Finance Fund is making steady progress with net returns of 10.72% since its inception on November 1, 2015.

M1 Capital fine-tunes market-neutral fund

Johannesburg-based M1 Capital, founded by Ivan Missankov, has been implementing changes to its two hedge funds, the M1 Capital SA Long Short Hedge Fund...

Fortitudine Vincimus builds record

Hugo Nelson, Michael Streatfield and Mike Kane are making progress with their global long/short fund, a dollar-based Cayman structure

FSB set for on-site visits

The South African hedge fund industry has gone through the registration process for entering a regulated environment, and is now in the post-registration on-site...