All Weather continues with strong gains
All Weather Capital continues with another strong year, delivering solid performance across all its funds in October, reaping the benefits of its low-risk systematic...
Keet takes the helm at Sanne
Sanne, the global provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Alan Keet to the role of Head of Sanne, South Africa.
Based...
Laurium tackles global markets with fresh impetus
Armed with decades of experience and helped by faster information flows as he explores global markets, Laurium's Rob Oellermann maintains that intellectual courage remains key for any fund manager
A call to arms for the hedge fund industry
The latest hedge fund statistics released by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (ASISA) to the end of June 2021 show that...
Smith joins Abax with focus on fixed income hedge
Linda Smith has joined the investment team at Abax Investments, taking over management of its multi-strategy fixed income hedge fund and continuing with her...
Southchester focuses on liquidity niche
Cape Town-based fixed income specialist Southchester Investment Managers uses skills in the repo market to build income-generating products for investors
Investor Survey 2021: diversification key for post-pandemic portfolios
Investors are increasingly upbeat about hedge funds, according to our latest annual survey, which polled major South African allocators
Numbers mixed in tough month
South African multi-strategy funds led the way in September, gaining a median 1.12% in a negative month for both domestic equities and bonds.
The HedgeNews Africa South...
Multi-strategy sets pace in August
South African hedge funds added a median 0.95% in August,
with the HedgeNews Africa SA Single-Manager Composite sitting 9.26%
higher so far this year.
By comparison, the...
Ninety One brings institutional-grade hedge fund offering
Hedge funds are often considered a boutique offering, with many of the country’s top funds managed by smaller, independent managers, in line with global...