| Monthly Medians | SEP 2018 | YTD 2018 |
|---|---|---|
| South African Composite | 0.26% | 4.71% |
| HedgeNews Africa Composite | -0.06% | 3.28% |
Southchester focuses on liquidity niche
Cape Town-based fixed income specialist Southchester Investment Managers uses skills in the repo market to build income-generating products for investors
Strate advances collateral system
Strate, South Africa's central securities depository, has made important strides with its triparty collateral management services
Time to think creatively
Things are certainly being shaken up in the financial markets. As this issue was going to press, global stocks had endured a torrid October,...
Peregrine Capital takes stock after 20 years
David Fraser and Jacques Conrad discuss the firm's 20-year history, its business and investment philosophy, and how the team works hard to be the best they can be
Fund of Funds Table
Single-Manager Tables
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Verster’s Protea range makes steady progress
Hybrid "man and machine" style pays off as automation brings breadth to proprietary quantamental process
Strong 10 years for Chrysalis
Cape Town-based Chrysalis Capital has reached the 10-year mark as a business, with its Chrysalis Credit Arbitrage Fund achieving positive returns each month since inception in August 2008
Industry Research
Zim the outlier as bourses endure red October
MSCI Frontier Markets Africa Index declines 4.8%
Investor Survey 2018
In our latest annual investor survey, HedgeNews Africa polled leading allocators to the South African hedge fund industry, including fund of funds and consultants to both a retail and institutional client base
The Reading Room
Hedge funds fall out of favour with instos
New EY research shows investors are turning away from hedge funds and looking to private equity assets to uphold their alternatives portfolio
Investor appetite for hedge funds is soaring
Net demand is highest in at least three years, survey finds
Interviews
“Wie die f*k is RealFin?”
Cornelis Batten at RealFin is accustomed to flying under the radar, yet the company has a long history of partnering with clients to bring value in a range of areas
Peregrine Capital takes stock after 20 years
David Fraser and Jacques Conrad discuss the firm's 20-year history, its business and investment philosophy, and how the team works hard to be the best they can be
People Moves
Sithole joins TriAlpha team
Nomonde Sithole has joined the investment team at TriAlpha Investment Management, where she takes on the role of investment analyst.
At TriAlpha, Sithole will be...
Titley on board at Laurium
Mike Titley has joined the Laurium Capital team as of August 1, where he takes on the role of business development manager.
Titley joins the...