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Fixed income registers a solid August

South African funds add a median 0.48% for the month

Long/short equity leads in July

SA Single-Manager Composite adds a median 1.09%

Absa Africa fund makes headway

Managed by Johannesburg-based Godfrey Mwanza and Roy Mutooni, the fund is up a net 14.9% in US dollars so far this year

Laurium long/short at nine-year mark

Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital, founded by Murray Winckler and Gavin Vorwerg, has reached the nine-year mark with its longest-running long/short equity fund, which has been...

Strong growth for Prescient Fund Services

Prescient Fund Services has seen strong growth in its alternatives business in the past year, reaching R10 billion in alternative assets under administration with...

Idwala launches first fixed income product

Niche, black-owned, fixed income house Idwala Capital has gone live with its first fixed income hedge fund mandate, the result of an innovative joint...

SA hedge funds push back in tough June

South African funds add a median 2.85% in first six months

Badsha delivers in year one

Bulent Badsha at Sanlam Alternative Investments has clocked up a steady first year with his macro hedge fund, gaining a net 5.9% in the...

Prescient extends quant range

Dr Nafees Hossain moves ahead with plans to extend quant hedge fund range, joined by Wayne Gray

Empiric adds South African strategies

Empiric Capital, a scientific data-driven investment firm headquartered in London and Cape Town, has successfully deployed its algorithmic strategies