Investors starting to look globally, says Albourne
HedgeNews Africa catches up with James Lewis at Albourne Partners on a recent trip to Cape Town
Visio boosts reach with ex-Alvine man French
Based in Cape Town, French will work as a product specialist with focus on local and international marketing
Aksia sees rising interest and allocations
Valerie Benard, head of Europe at research and advisory firm Aksia, discusses the global hedge fund landscape
Stonehage hedges for protection
Johan van Zyl, head of the global and independent multi-family office in South Africa, talks about the decorrelation value of hedge funds in client portfolios
Truffle set for expansion with RMBSI tie-up
Deal brings complementary investment skills while adding institutional support for boutique firm
Product blend gives Cadiz ZAR a strong foundation
Manager Francois Finlay adds hedging strategies to blended portfolio to arrive at risk-adjusted returns
Strate offers deposit protection for investors
Segregated depository accounts provide safe-keeping for investors in case of service provider failure
Weir readies Protiya Capital for June launch
Multi-strategy, multi-trader hedge fund to go live with seed capital from Peregrine Group
Ex-Sanlam man Hossain joins X-Chequer
Hossain joins an established investment team, armed with a good track record managing a statistical arbitrage strategy
Admin “headache” from dividend withholding tax
Implementation challenging for managers as well as administrators, prime brokers and custodians