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Provisional nominations for 2017 Awards

This month’s first provisional nominations for the annual HedgeNews Africa Awards, based on 10 months of data to the end of October, offer an early glimpse into those funds that have best navigated this year’s tricky conditions

New Ashburton fund provides financing

The Ashburton Mezzanine Fund I will provide financing to established medium-sized enterprises across sectors

Verster goes global with Fairtree Protea

Jean Pierre Verster at Fairtree Capital has launched his third fund, the Fairtree Protea Global Equity Long Short IDS Retail Hedge Fund, which focuses...

Value Capital builds activist portfolio

Johannesburg-based investment company, Value Capital Partners, co-founded by ex-Brait duo Sam Sithole and Anthony Ball, has developed significantly since opening its doors a year...

Equity funds steady as fixed income outperforms

South African funds add a median 0.46%

Solid progress for Anchor Accelerator

The multi-strategy fund, managed by Sean Ashton and Liam Hechter, has added a net 12.44% to the end of September

Terebinth moves into fifth year

Specialist fixed income house Terebinth Capital has clocked up its fourth year under the leadership of industry veteran Erik Nel, having launched in April...

Acanthin reaches two-year mark

Singh makes steady progress, delivering net annualised 14% with extra caution in 2017's opaque markets

Kura and Imara merge for pan-African heft

Established investment trio Bandason, Orth and Schroenn bring strong track record and experience to managing combined fund range with a focus on African equities markets

RMI takes stake in Ethos

RMI Investment Managers (RMI) and Royal Investment Managers (RIM) are taking a 30% stake in leading South African private equity firm Ethos Private Equity,...