Blakeney plots new Africa fund for fourth quarter
Blakeney Management, one of the longest-running investment firms active in sub-Saharan Africa, is planning to launch a new Africa-focused equity fund.
News of the new...
AG Capital Rainbow posts solid three years
The AG Capital Rainbow SNN Retail Hedge Fund has achieved its three-year milestone, with the South African long/short equity fund delivering double-digit gains since...
Laurium sees resilience in African fixed income
Laurium Capital is pleased with the progress of its African bond fund, which delivered double-digit gains in 2020, with the asset class demonstrating resilience...
Challenger charts the way forward in opportune times
The Challenger Trade Finance Fund has come through particularly difficult market conditions brought on by the global Covid-19 pandemic, with assets now on the...
Skybound rises to the challenge of real returns
In a potentially inflationary environment, a private debt allocation can help to secure real returns and capital protection
Equity-focused hedge funds outperformed in May
Equity-focused
hedge funds outperformed in May, with the HedgeNews Africa South African
Single-Manager Composite adding 1.17% to sit 7.32% higher for the first five
months, while the...
New Imara fund focuses on fintech in Africa
Imara Asset Management is about to launch its Imara Fintech Fund, a concentrated long-only equity fund tapping into the mega-trends of a non-cash revolution...
Adventis re-aligns Africa focus along impact lines
Africa specialist Adventis Ltd has re-aligned its long-only African equity mandate, and has renamed it the Africa Impact Fund, with a focus on impact...
Agile deploys 4th fund in mid-market space
Mid-market private equity firm Agile Capital has a further R900 million to deploy of its R1 billion Fund IV, looking to partner with management...
James and Turner take new roles at Investec
Hamish James has been promoted to head of institutional sales and business development within equities, Investec Corporate and Institutional Banking division, at Investec Bank, after...