Blue Quadrant Capital Management
Blue Quadrant Capital Management has around R900-million assets under management.
Edify Fund Managers
Edify Fund Managers has a client base of 25 financial advisors and an AUM of R1.8-billion.
Hedge fund fees suggest investors are buying a superior product
Hedge funds have a reputation globally for charging higher fees than their long-only counterparts. The mantra “2 and 20” is traditionally the way hedge fund fees have been described, capturing the fee model of 2% management fee and 20% of outperformance as a performance fee.
The benefits of incorporating hedge funds into long-only portfolios
The performance review of hedge funds showed that there is clear investment merit in investing in hedge funds, not only for the potential downside protection that is at the core of the hedge fund proposition, but also for the absolute returns that hedge funds can generate.
The behavioural alpha – hedge funds offer more than an investment...
The decision to invest in a hedge fund often isn’t an attempt to beat the market in a purely mathematical sense or simply to achieve an investment objective. Instead, it is a behavioural strategy – a way to manage the psychological friction of long-term investing.
Bateleur Capital
Bateleur Capital is a Cape Town-based, owner managed fund manager founded by Kevin Williams in 2004.
Is multi-asset prime brokerage becoming essential for the modern hedge fund?
Many argue that the global financial crisis permanently changed the relationship between hedge funds and their prime brokers, writes Chris Edwards, Managing Director and Head of the Prime Services, and the Index and Structured Solutions businesses at Absa Bank.
When it comes to performance hedge funds are not all made...
Hedge fund performance has been favourably comparable to long-only investment strategies. This undoubtedly has helped with the increased investment in Retail Investor Hedge Funds.
Retail Investor Hedge Funds come of age
This article considers FSCA’s efforts to “democratise” hedge funds and how they are showing signs of success as retail funds gain increasing traction.
The 2026 guide to Hedge Funds and Hedge Fund Managers in...
The 2026 Blue Chip Hedge Fund Guide is the second edition of a special annual supplement designed to provide useful information to the South African financial planning community on these investment vehicles.
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