Newsletter

Funds gain strongly for consecutive month

SA funds add a median 1.4% in February

Du Plessis joins Laurium team

Ex-Prescient man Jean-Pierre du Plessis has joined Laurium Capital, bringing more than 20 years’ experience, predominantly focused on fixed income

Wine fund opens for third tranche

Ken Kinsey-Quick at Kinsey-Quick Capital Management is opening his wine fund for a third tranche of allocations as of end March

Fight Night raises R300,000 for charity

The Armoury Boxing Club hosted the eighth annual Financial Services Fight Night, raising more than R300,000 for the Shine Literacy programme

Hedge strategies make gains in January

FTSE/JSE All Share Index adds 2.81% in January

Kurtz on board at Terebinth

Cape Town-based boutique Terebinth Capital, headed by MD Nomathibana Matshoba and CIO Erik Nel, has expanded its team with the appointment of ex-Sanlam manager Johan Kurtz

SA hedge funds enjoy strong start to 2019

FTSE/JSE All Share Index adds 2.81% in January

Strong year for Investec Active Quants

The long-running market-neutral strategy, managed by Grant Irvine-Smith and Terry Seaward, has delivered close to 10% per year since inception

X-Chequer delivers in tough year

After a “bittersweet” 2018, Werner Prinsloo and his team at X-Chequer Fund Management are looking forward to the next 12 months

Black Mountain builds in volatile markets

Mohamed Dhorat and Craig Lyall at Black Mountain Investment Management (BMIM) are honing their niche, activist approach in the South African market, building a...