Pension funds hold key to unlocking infrastructure opportunity
The South African investment community and pension funds, in particular, are sitting on the cusp of an infrastructure boom that provides an excellent opportunity...
OMAI hybrid equity offers flexible alternative
Hybrid equity offers a compelling investor opportunity, according to Mujaahid Hassan, Co-Head: Hybrid Equity at Old Mutual Alternative Investments (OMAI), which was an early...
Brozin set for Velocity launch
Sam Brozin will be launching the AG Capital Velocity SNN Retail Hedge Fund as of June 1, 2023, a long/short fundamental equity fund focusing...
Three-year track record for Differential multi-strategy
Fund has gained 18% annualised over three years, combining data science and machine learning with fundamental investing
Novare celebrates 20-year record for Mayibentsha fund of funds
Novare Holdings, one of South Africa’s fund of hedge funds (FoHFs) pioneers, is celebrating 20 years of outperformance with its award-winning Novare Mayibentsha Moderate...
SA hedge fund industry assets rise 13%
Assets in South African hedge funds reached R83.2 billion in the 12 months to the end of December 2022, according to HedgeNews Africa research, increasing by...
Steen Capital Partners goes live with high equity fund
Johann Steyn at Steen Capital Partners has launched his high equity fund as of July 3, a concentrated long-only equity portfolio looking to outperform...
Bateleur maintains reliable profile even in toughest markets
Founded in 2004, Cape Town-based Bateleur Capital is an independent, owner-managed fund management business with an extensive track record of consistent real returns within...
Fairtree Assegai tempers views in fragile global economy
Fairtree’s directional long/short equity funds have rounded out a strong first quarter, with the investment team tempering its views going into Q2 after a...
Westbrooke taps rising demand for solar
Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management has launched its new Renewable Energy Alternatives investment strategy (Westbrooke REAL), partnering with small and medium-scale embedded generation solar projects that...