Abax continues strategic growth journey
Cape Town-based multi-asset boutique Abax Investments, founded in 2003, continues its strategic growth journey with the appointment of Lebo Thubisi as deputy CEO.
Thubisi is...
Hedge funds flat as markets push forward
South African hedge funds were flat in January in a bumpy month for markets, which saw the FTSE/JSE All Share Index add 2.32% and...
Retief drives Novare’s long/short move
Handre Retief is spearheading a new product offering at Cape Town-based Novare Investments, with the launch of a long-biased long/short strategy.
The move is the...
Funds make gains in flat December
South African hedge funds delivered a steady December, with the HedgeNews Africa South African Single-Manager Composite adding 0.73% for the month to close the...
Perpetua readies fixed income hedge fund
Perpetua Investment Managers is preparing to launch a new fixed income hedge fund which will be managed by Pooja Tanna, head of fixed income....
Cuthman on track with global multi-strat
Boutique fund manager Cuthman Capital has passed the three-year mark with its worldwide multi-strategy hedge fund, returning a net annualised 20.11% (cumulative 89.79%) since launch...
Funds steady in mixed markets
South African hedge funds added a median 1.22% in November as the FTSE/JSE All Share Index dipped -0.94% and South Africa’s All Bond Index...
Fixed income hedge funds lead in October
South African hedge funds dipped a median -0.09% in October, holding steady as the FTSE/JSE All Share Index declined by -0.92% and South Africa’s...
Gell takes retail route with proven Unum Merops
Crispin Gell is celebrating the one-year anniversary of his Unum Merops Long Short Equity Prescient QI Hedge Fund, which has moved from a qualified...
Funds rally in healthy September
South African hedge funds had a healthy September, adding 2.5% in a strong month for the markets, to sit 13.5% higher for the first...