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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...

Multi-strategy forges ahead in July

HedgeNews Africa South Africa Single Manager Composite added a median 2.32% in July as the FTSE/JSE All Share Index gained 3.92% and South Africa’s...

Long/short climbs in June

South African single-manager hedge funds added a median 2.32% in June in a post-election market rally, as the FTSE/JSE All Share Index gained 4.08%...

Tindlund focuses on agility with new Abax fund

Andreas Tindlund at Abax Investments has launched the Abax Agile Fixed Income Prescient RHF, taking a tactical and flexible approach to the South African...

Naidoo takes CIO role at Equilibrium

In a dual role, Naidoo assumes the role of deputy CIO of Momentum Investments, while Kagiso Mathole joins Momentum with a hedge fund focus

Peregrine Capital embraces optimism

The political landscape has been under an unusual amount of scrutiny at Johannesburg-based Peregrine Capital this year, with its team discussing and debating various...