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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...

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...

THINK.CAPITAL delivers over 10 years

Elmien Wagenaar at Cape Town-based boutique THINK.CAPITAL has reached the 10-year mark with the RCIS THINK Growth QI Hedge Fund, a focused fund of...

Long/short leads in strong August

South African long/short equity funds were the strongest category in August, adding a median 1.96% to sit 13.88% higher for the year so far. The...