| Monthly Medians | Apr 2017 | YTD 2017 |
|---|---|---|
| South African Composite | 1.10% | 3.65% |
| HedgeNews Africa Composite | 1.16% | 3.41% |
RECM goes live with QIF mandate
Independent boutique asset manager RECM has launched a qualified investor hedge fund, with a flexible mandate that allows the team to extend its value-based...
Aylett achieves nine-year record
South African unconstrained multi-strategy hedge fund returns a net annualised 11.3% since inception
Fertile ground for alpha hunters?
Market conditions seem increasingly complicated yet many industry players believe that there are more opportunities emerging for active managers than there have been in...
Watson and Dodd extend focus at OMMM
Monene Watson and Michael Dodd at Old Mutual Multi Managers are extending their focus into the hedge fund space after Stephen Brierley’s move to...
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Sanlam joins InfraSec for Africa infrastructure fund
Sanlam Investments has teamed up with Africa Infrastructure Securities (InfraSec) to launch the new US dollar-denominated Sanlam InfraSec Infrastructure Fund, which aims to tap...
Ashburton Africa makes progress
Fund manager Paul Clark follows a value approach, investing 80% of the portfolio in companies whose primary source of income is derived from Africa
Industry Research
Continental shift
MSCI Frontier Markets Africa Index surges in May
How should investors assess the equilibrium real rate of interest?
In this guest post, Andrew Perrins, CEO of Savvy Investor, presents some of the best papers curated by the Savvy Investor research team on the natural rate of interest.
The Reading Room
The case for short selling
There are many myths around the practice of short selling, but when executed correctly, short selling can reduce portfolio risk and enhance portfolio returns, according to research from Electus Fund Managers
Not all investment fees are equal
Over the last decade, there’s been an increased vocalisation of investors’ concerns about the cost associated with investing.
Interviews
Momentum refines FoHF structure for more probable outcomes
Momentum Investments’ “hedge fund replication” programme is taking shape as it beds down its outcomes-based investment philosophy
Prime LISP platform eyes new CIS opportunities
HedgeNews Africa sits down with Chad Menton of Global Fund Administrators to discuss creating a retail distribution network
People Moves
Watson and Dodd extend focus at OMMM
Monene Watson and Michael Dodd at Old Mutual Multi Managers are extending their focus into the hedge fund space after Stephen Brierley’s move to...
Mergence eyes Africa opportunity
Cape Town-based Mergence Investment Managers has hired Semoli Mokhanoi as a new alternative investments strategist, with plans to launch private equity and alternative investment...