Absa’s Pretorius uses quant tools to “solve” market problems
The AAM SNN Fixed Income Retail Hedge Fund, managed by Neels Pretorius at Absa Alternative Asset Management, aims for a cash plus 4% return...
Apex announces Maitland acquisition
Global financial services provider Apex Group has announced plans to acquire the fund services and third-party management company business operations of Maitland International Holdings,...
Mazi NextGen readies move into AI strategies
Stephán Engelbrecht and Alungile Gcaza have joined Mazi Asset Management as of March 1 to spearhead its move into the use of innovative asset...
Ninety One sees three key dynamics at play
Three key dynamics are driving the equity markets in the first half of 2022, according to the 4Factor team at Ninety One, with policy...
March brings wide range of returns
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Africa South Africa Single-Manager Composite added 0.49% in March, to sit
1.42% higher for the year so far, while the broader HedgeNews Africa
Single-Manager Composite,...
Matrix makes strides in ESG
Environmental, social and governance (ESG) factors have become a growing imperative for Cape Town-based Matrix Fund Managers as its business has progressed.
Founded in 2006,...
27four makes progress in unlisted space
27four Investment Managers has made meaningful progress in the unlisted space, which now accounts for R3 billion in assets invested on behalf of South...
Multi-strategy leads in turbulent February
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Africa South Africa Single-Manager Composite added 0.63% in February, led
by single-manager multi-strategy funds, with a median gain of 1.17%.
In the broader markets, the...
Amplify rebrands hedge fund range
Amplify has attracted R1 billion from LISPs since the first hedge funds were launched on the Glacier platform in July 2020
Funds diverge as JSE edges upwards
A volatile
start to the year brought a wide range of returns from South African hedge
funds in January, with the HedgeNews Africa South Africa Single...