X-Chequer delivers in tough year
After a “bittersweet” 2018, Werner Prinsloo and his team at X-Chequer Fund Management are looking forward to the next 12 months
Westbrooke targets high-yield debt
Richard Aspersion is building a diversified portfolio of higher-yielding private debt opportunities investing predominantly in the UK
Courtney takes active approach
Part of the Prime manco and advised by Courtney Capital, the multi-strategy hedge fund product is an actively traded QIF that focuses mostly on the South African markets
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
Verster’s Protea range makes steady progress
Hybrid "man and machine" style pays off as automation brings breadth to proprietary quantamental process
Strong decade 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
Nitrogen extends portfolio gains
The Nautilus Nitrogen Retail Hedge Fund has generated a net annualised return since inception 12 years ago of more than 13%
Paragon algo-driven fund on track
The Paragon quantitative multi-strategy fund has successfully launched as a regulated qualified investor fund (QIF) as of March 1.
The fund is managed by Evan...
Laurium team celebrates 10 years
Ten years since launch and Johannesburg-based Laurium Capital is a thriving boutique business focused on the African marketplace, offering both long-only and hedge fund...
Ashburton keeps faith in ‘Africa rising’
Most African economies, excluding oil exporters, will see strong growth this year, coming off a weaker 2017, notes Ashburton's Africa equity manager Paul Clark