Investor Survey 2018
In our latest annual investor survey, HedgeNews Africa polled leading allocators to the South African hedge fund industry, including fund of funds and consultants to both a retail and institutional client base
Peregrine Capital takes stock after 20 years
David Fraser and Jacques Conrad discuss the firm's 20-year history, its business and investment philosophy, and how the team works hard to be the best they can be
Verster’s Protea range makes steady progress
Hybrid "man and machine" style pays off as automation brings breadth to proprietary quantamental process
Momentum rolls out replication strategy
Momentum's Alternative Equity Beta Fund can be combined to good effect with its actively managed multi-manager mandates
CDAM taps South African market
London-based independent asset manager CDAM (UK) Limited offers global hedged and long-only solutions, giving access to a concentrated portfolio of developed-world securities
Acanthin at three-year mark
Harry Singh's South African long/short strategy has delivered a net annualised return of almost 10% since inception in September 2015
Wienand adds weight at Polar Star
The Polar Star SNN Qualified Investor Hedge Fund is the top-performing hedge fund in South Africa over five years, with a track record stretching back to January 2010
36ONE first to launch on LISP
The 36ONE SNN Retail Hedge Fund (RIF) has become the first single-manager hedge fund in South Africa to launch on a LISP (linked investment...
Independent Alternatives extends process
Hogan and Chapinduka launch short-biased equity strategy and long-only unit trust as part of multi-strategy range
Mergence increases Africa reach
Mergence puts innovative private equity model to work in Namibia, Lesotho, Swaziland and Botswana, and is exploring opportunities elsewhere in sub-Saharan Africa, including Ghana and Zambia