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.
Focused long-term returns
Leandro Gastaldi, Portfolio Manager at Blue Quadrant Capital Management, outlines the firm’s Macrovalue approach – combining macro themes with valuation to generate uncorrelated returns.
Blue Quadrant Capital Management
Blue Quadrant Capital Management is a specialist South African hedge fund and unit trust investment manager.
Diversification is the only free lunch
Corion Capital is a pioneer of the South African hedge fund industry whose funds have been able to comfortably outperform their benchmarks since inception and with lower volatility. Blue Chip speaks to Garreth Montano, CEO, Corion Capital.
Corion Capital
Corion, previously a division of Brait Ltd, was founded in 2001 and continues to deliver market-leading risk-adjusted returns, nearly 25 years later.
Pride and professionalism
Blue Chip speaks to Bashkar Rattan from Rattan Wealth and Fiduciary Consultants about his successful career as an independent CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER®.
The Crème de la Crème – meet our three finalists
The Financial Planner of the Year Award was launched in 2000 and is the most prestigious award in the industry. It recognises South Africa’s top CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® – a stellar professional who exhibits revolutionary ideas, consummate skill and unimpeachable ethics when dealing with clients. Meet our three finalists: Theoniel McDonald CFP®, Brendan Dunn CFP® and Nicola Langridge CFP®
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