Ashton takes methodical approach in year one
“Bull markets don’t die of old age – they get murdered.” That was the takeaway message Sean Ashton recalls from a conference he attended...
Savvy Awards 2020: the best white papers
End-of-year reading - we have partnered with Savvy Investor, the world's leading knowledge network for institutional investors, to bring you the best investment papers of 2020
Guernsey Finance appoints South Africa representative
Grant McLeod has spent more than 20 years in financial services in South Africa, particularly in private wealth, with companies including Ashburton and Barclays Private Wealth
AIIM raises capital for third African infrastructure fund
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), one of Africa’s largest infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has successfully completed a capital increase of US$80 million for its flagship pan-African infrastructure fund, AIIF3
Prime grows team and global reach
Prime Asset Managers has hired Nicky Nairn as head of operations, with Graeme Tarr joining in the UK office
Sustainable benefits from value approach
Africa-focused equity specialist Sustainable Capital says domestic and foreign allocations to African listed equities have swung to extreme lows that are unlikely to be...
Private equity shows start of recovery
The latest RisCura-SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report for the second quarter of 2020 showed glimpses of a recovery, though Covid-19’s impact remains evident
Optis set for re-rating of African markets
2020 has been a challenging year for investors in African equities, admits Gavin Butcher, but African equity markets are primed for a turnaround
Early nominations point to competitive 2020
With two months of returns still to be captured in 2020, the landscape is an extremely competitive one for the 2020 HedgeNews Africa Awards. This month’s early nomination list reflects a group of funds that have thus far protected capital and generated meaningful upside for their investors in a whipsawing environment.
Second education impact fund under way
Old Mutual Alternative Investments has made its first EduFund investment, allocating to Johannesburg-based Sifiso Learning Group.