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Differential Capital

Headquartered in Bryanston, Johannesburg, and Newlands, Cape Town, Differential Capital was established in 2018 as an owner-managed boutique AI-led asset manager.

Rozendal Partners

Rozendal Partners is a South African hedge fund and a global equity fund with R2.5-billion in assets under management.

Protea Capital Management

Jean Pierre Verster, CEO at Protea Capital Management, offers insight into the diversity of their portfolios.

Why hedge funds should be core to pension fund portfolios

Hedge funds offer steady, risk-managed returns – but why aren’t investors using them to their full potential? It’s time to rethink their role at the core of portfolios, writes Kwazi Mbhele, Portfolio Manager, Novare Investments.

Mazi Asset Management – African Roots. Global Vision.

Mazi Asset Management is a world-class fund manager rooted in African heritage that believes in the power of diversity and its ability to deliver results operating as a fundamental bottom-up asset manager.

The power in blending hedge funds

Jacques de Kock (Portfolio Manager, MitonOptimal) reveals the secret sauce that powers hedge funds.

Investing’s holy grail? 

Investors are often confronted with a range of considerations, from how to access hedge funds, to which strategies to choose and whether hedge funds are appropriate for their portfolios, writes Jean-Pierre Matthews of Matrix Fund Managers

Matrix Fund Managers

Matrix Fund Managers is a Cape Town-based, owner-managed investment firm managing client investments of nearly R35-billion

Laurium Capital

Laurium Capital is an employee-owned boutique asset manager, offering several hedge and long-only funds to South African and global investors.

Edify Fund Managers

Edify, located in Paarl, is a 100% owner-managed discretionary fund manager (DFM) with a client base of 20 financial advisors and an AUM of R1.5-billion.
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Why blending unit trusts remains essential

In an environment where opportunity and uncertainty coexist, blending unit trusts is not about being cautious. It is about being prepared. By Natalie Harrison, Head of Distribution at Curate Investments.

How do SPs fit into the South African investment landscape?

Structured products are gaining traction in South Africa, complementing traditional asset classes through more customised risk management amid technological and regulatory change.

What key factors should institutional investors consider?

The role of structured products in institutional investments is growing, but these investors need to consider all the usual risks and benefits including liquidity and compliance with regulations such as Regulation 28 of the Pension Funds Act.

What risks and potential rewards need to be evaluated in structured products?

In evaluating structured products, all the risk factors need to be balanced against the benefits to ensure that the risks don’t undermine the benefits.

The transparency of structured products’ risk-return profiles and fees

When recommending structured products, advisors need to ensure risk and return profiles are suitable for investors. Full disclosure also requires transparency about the costs of investing. But risk-return profiles in structured products sometimes depend on the interplay of guarantees, conditions and pay-offs. Embedded costs are difficult to evaluate but listed products should be disclosing these.
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