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HedgeNews Africa – X-Chequer delivers consistent performance at Hedge News Africa Awards

The Coronation Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund took the prestigious Fund of the Year award at the eighth annual HedgeNews Africa Awards, presented at a gala dinner at the Vineyard Hotel in Cape Town in Cape Town last night (February 16). The Coronation Multi-Strategy Arbitrage Fund also won the award for the best South African multi-strategy fund, returning …

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Five-year record for X-Chequer’s flexible fund – HedgeNews Africa – September 2016

Fund focuses on compounding absolute returns with flexible directional exposure to equities, says manager Walker Naude Authored by HedgeNews Africa X-Chequer Fund Management’s Flexible Long Short Fund has reached the five-year mark, with an annualised net return since inception of 15.1%. The fund launched in September 2011 with Walker Naude as fund manager, based in Johannesburg, assisted by …

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X-Chequer grows product suite

The launch of two new global funds complements a stable of successful South African hedge fund strategies and blended multi-strategy products Authored by HedgeNews Africa Cape Town-based X-Chequer Fund Management, headed by Werner Prinsloo, has successfully extended the track record of its existing funds while applying its skills to new products for the South African …

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X-Chequer business shows strong growth

Authored by Hedge News Africa X-Chequer Fund Management has recently celebrated its eight-year anniversary as a business, growing consistently since founder and CEO Werner Prinsloo started out with a single hedge fund offering in 2006. The company now employs nine fund managers managing its five hedge funds out of offices in Cape Town and Johannesburg. …

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Fixed income leads in first quarter

Authored by Hedge News Africa The HedgeNews Africa South African Single-Manager Composite added a median 0.98% in March, following its gain of 1.6% in February, to record a 2.71% return for the first quarter. The HedgeNews Africa Single-Manager Composite, which includes the performance of Africa-focused portfolios, added 1.09% over the quarter, including 0.64% in March. …

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