Van den Berg progresses with long/short
Hannes van den Berg has made good progress with the new Investec Long-Short Equity Hedge Fund, which went live in March 2019
Empiric builds market-neutral track record
Data-driven investment firm Empiric Capital is close to a two-year track record with its South African strategy, which added a net 11.29% last year
Senqu reaches three-year mark
Global mandate underpins successful year in long/short equity for Carew and Crawford
Strong start for Graphite Asset Advisory
Graphite Asset Advisory, headed up by ex-Alpha CIO Jacques du Plessis, has had a strong start with its discretionary fund management (DFM) business, attracting...
Miltenberg optimistic on Africa
Philippe Koch believes 2020 provides a compelling entry point for investors across the continent, and he is cautiously optimistic about the outlook for the next few years
Ashton bets on business winners
Former Anchor Capital CIO Sean Ashton makes solid gains with global mandate
Electus takes market-neutral approach
Hasson identifies good bottom-up opportunities in difficult South African markets
Excelsia builds record with hedge mandates
Market-neutral mandate benefits in volatile markets, while long/short strategy takes a longer-term view
Cheesman joins Protea as senior analyst
Ex-Investec man to support founder and fund manager Jean Pierre Verster, who manages a range of long/short portfolios and segregated mandates
Awards nominees extend gains
Updated provisional nominations for the 11th annual HedgeNews Africa Awards, based on 11 months of returns, reveal a strong line-up of managers that have steered through variable markets to deliver convincing gains so far