Fund News

Southchester extends with rand-based global strategy

New rand-denominated worldwide strategy builds on a successful five years for its Southchester Smart Escalator fund

Meago eyes global opportunity after SA hedge fund success

Meago Asset Managers has built a strong track record with its South African long/short property fund, and plans to launch a flexible global hedge...

How hybrid equity is changing the investment game

The private asset class of hybrid equity continues to gain traction as the world grapples with market turmoil, uncertainty and volatility, with its performance and diversification...

Brozin set for Velocity launch

Sam Brozin will be launching the AG Capital Velocity SNN Retail Hedge Fund as of June 1, 2023, a long/short fundamental equity fund focusing...

Novare celebrates 20-year record for Mayibentsha fund of funds

Novare Holdings, one of South Africa’s fund of hedge funds (FoHFs) pioneers, is celebrating 20 years of outperformance with its award-winning Novare Mayibentsha Moderate...

Steen Capital Partners goes live with high equity fund

Johann Steyn at Steen Capital Partners has launched his high equity fund as of July 3, a concentrated long-only equity portfolio looking to outperform...

Bateleur maintains reliable profile even in toughest markets

Founded in 2004, Cape Town-based Bateleur Capital is an independent, owner-managed fund management business with an extensive track record of consistent real returns within...

Fairtree Assegai tempers views in fragile global economy

Fairtree’s directional long/short equity funds have rounded out a strong first quarter, with the investment team tempering its views going into Q2 after a...

Westbrooke taps rising demand for solar

Westbrooke Alternative Asset Management has launched its new Renewable Energy Alternatives investment strategy (Westbrooke REAL), partnering with small and medium-scale embedded generation solar projects that...

Gemcorp seeds $150m Milele Energy transition platform

Platform’s first investment to fund the acquisition of a stake in Africa’s largest wind farm, supporting low-cost renewable energy to Kenya’s grid