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CoroCapital makes a solid start

Johannesburg-based CoroCapital is approaching the 12-month mark with its new hedge fund, the company’s first foray into third-party fund management. The CoroCapital Hedge Fund, a...

SB Capital targets well-run firms

Veteran hedge fund managers Tota Tsotsotso and Mark O. Witten have teamed up to create Johannesburg-based Solaris Bataung Capital (SB Capital), a fully empowered...

Momentum refines FoHF structure for more probable outcomes

Momentum Investments’ “hedge fund replication” programme is taking shape as it beds down its outcomes-based investment philosophy

RMI partnerships blossom through affiliate model

RMI Investment Managers, part of JSE-listed Rand Merchant Investment Holdings, has made steady progress building its South African asset-management business via its affiliate model.

Fairtree Ponderosa rebrand adds M&A opportunities

Pretorius' global mandate gravitates towards special opportunities, with associated mandate change

Africa Merchant makes headway despite market pessimism

Cape Town-based Africa Merchant Capital has reached the two-year mark with the Africa Merchant Sub-Sahara Fund, a long-only Africa-focused fund. The fund has navigated a...

Prime LISP platform eyes new CIS opportunities

HedgeNews Africa sits down with Chad Menton of Global Fund Administrators to discuss creating a retail distribution network

Laurium boosts team with four hires

Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital has further bolstered its research, operational and risk management capabilities

Green Oak clocks up seven years

Fixed income strategy offers compound annual return of 9.94% since inception, including a net 8.1% to end November this year

Fairtree builds distribution team

Gous and Jamieson on board to strengthen existing team as it grows national footprint with focus on wider retail market