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Banner year for Independent Alternatives

Independent Alternatives, headed by Grant Hogan and Tatenda Chapinduka in Johannesburg, had a watershed year in 2023, growing its team and executing its business...

PManco appoints Gibb as CEO

Prescient Management Company (RF) (PManco) has appointed Kim Gibb as its chief executive officer, effective November 2023. She will be replacing outgoing CEO Meyer...

OMAI invests in hydra storage

OMAI fuels South Africa’s renewable energy drive with R158 million investment in power storage project

Prescient launches passive and actively managed ETF platform 

The full-service, co-named platform is designed for both index tracking (passive ETFs) and actively managed exchange-traded funds (AMETFs) listed on the JSE

Ex-Sanlam trio carve niche in digital assets

Former senior Sanlam trio Nersan Naidoo, Selwyn Pillay and Reece Briesies have launched MidSquare, looking to provide institutional-grade investment solutions in the world of...

Hitting the high street

In his January letter entitled: What’s in store for the alternative investment industry in 2023?, Jack Inglis, CEO of global industry body AIMA, predicted that...

Tshiamo raises for Gender Lens Impact Fund

Shiluba Mawela, a chartered accountant and managing partner at Tshiamo Impact Partners, is raising capital for a Gender Lens Impact Fund, seeking to address...

Mergence sees opportunity in infrastructure

South African pension funds can now allocate up to 45% to infrastructure investments yet they face limitations particularly in the listed space, which lacks...

Protea makes headway with international fund

Protea Capital Management has received Section 65 approval for its Protea International Hedge Fund, a global long/short fund focused on developed markets ex-SA. The fund,...

The Death of (African) Equities?

Does a 1979 Business Week cover presage the future for African equities? Kevin Macdonald and Greg Barker at Sustainable Capital ask the right questions