Fund Profiles

Tower’s dollar-class offering draws global interest

After strong first year, offshore fund eclipses domestic strategy in assets

Strong start for Laurium Aggressive fund

Fund adds a net 22% since January, with less conservative approach than flagship equity fund

Ashburton launches new Africa fund

Paul Clark, ex African Alliance, advises on listed African equity portfolio

Sustainable goes live with Africa consumer fund

Portfolio taps into consumer theme across continent, while Nigeria fund reaches 12-month mark

Nitrogen long/short fund eyes relative value

Managers combine long-term positions with short- and medium-term arb trades

Kaizen clocks up returns as business evolves

Long emerging markets, ex-South Africa, adds to Kaizen multi-strat's performance

Insparo chalks up gains in African multi-strategy

Chief strategist Graham Stock discusses where the team sees opportunity across the African markets in 2013

Protiya ready for all conditions with all-weather fund

Six months on, the multi-strategy fund is offering uncorrelated returns

Westbrooke focuses on special opportunities

Team takes niche focus on small- and mid-cap stocks in South Africa, bringing private equity expertise

Badger’s volatility veterans tap foreign markets

Commodities strategy widens universe, opening the doors to institutional investors