Intense but Friendly Rivalry: Financial Services Charity Fight Night 2016

Financial Services Fight Night… Intense but Friendly Rivalry! Thursday, 3 March 2016 at The Cape Quarter 27 Somerset Road Green Point, Cape Town The Armoury Boxing Club in partnership with sponsors Thomson Reuters, hosted the 5th annual Financial Services Charity Fight Night on Thursday, 3 March 2016. The call for contenders went out in September […] Continue reading

Edge Capital: 2016 Winner of Award for innovation in Financial Solutions South Africa

On the 21st December 2015, Acquisition International Magazine in the UK announced the winners of the 2016 Hedge Fund Awards. Now in their fourth season, the 2016 Hedge Fund awards celebrate the excellence and achievements in the hedge fund industry, and honour the key influencers in this emerging asset class. “With these awards, we get […] Continue reading

Giving for Good by supporting the Santa Shoebox Project 2015

Normally we think Out-Of-The-Box; but at this Time of the Year, We Make an Exception. This year again, we are Giving for Good by supporting the Santa Shoebox Project. In line with our commitment to social responsibility, this year’s Santa Shoebox Project has once again received overwhelming support from the staff at Edge Capital. A […] Continue reading

From Office to Boxing Ring: Financial Services Charity Fight Night 2015

Boxing for Good The Armoury Boxing Club in partnership with sponsors Thomson Reuters, hosted the 4th annual Financial Services Charity Fight Night on Thursday, 12 March 2015 at the Cape Quarter in Green Point, Cape Town. The notice goes out each year in October, looking for volunteers from the financial services industry – men and […] Continue reading

Edge Capital wins 2015 Award for Excellence in Alternative Strategy Funds South Africa

Nominated by clients, peers and fellow professionals; voted for by AI subscribers and agreed by industry experts. The awards are given to commend outstanding work in the global hedge fund industry over the past 12 months. The International Hedge Fund Awards 2015, sponsored by BarclayHedge, celebrates excellence and achievement in the emerging asset class. The […] Continue reading

Pieter Viljoen participates in the Opalesque 2015 South Africa Roundtable

Vast growth opportunities ahead for South African hedge fund managers The event was sponsored by IDS Fund Services and took place at the end of 2014 at the IDS’ Cape Town office. As per the Editor: The South African hedge fund industry can compete very well internationally. When overseas investors take a deeper look at […] Continue reading

Edge Capital supports the Santa Shoebox Project 2014

Every year, as part of our CSI initiative, Edge partner’s with a charity/NPO for the festive season to make a difference and bring some Christmas cheer. This festive season we’re participating in the 2014 Santa Shoebox Project. The Santa Shoebox Project distributes gifts to thousands of underprivileged children in South Africa and Namibia. The boxes […] Continue reading

Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) Winter Initiatives

Our 67 Minutes on Mandela Day – The Soup and Sarmie Drive Each year, South Africans are asked to give 67 minutes of their time in service of others on Mandela Day. This year the CSR Team decided to focus on the homeless in the community to “help make the Cape a place where no […] Continue reading

Edge Capital at HedgeNews Africa Symposium 2014

The South African Hedge Fund Industry gathers once a year at the HedgeNews Africa Symposium to discuss pertinent local and global developments likely to affect the industry and investors. This year, topics discussed included business growth, creating new investment products and coping with changing regulations, especially the Treating Customer Fairly legislation and the requirements for […] Continue reading

Edge Capital wins 2014 International Hedge Funds Award

2014 International Hedge Fund Awards – Winners Announced On 6 February 2014, the publishers of Acquisition International Magazine announced the winners of their 2014 International Hedge Fund Awards. Edge Capital was named the South African Multi-Strategy Fund of the Year. These global awards recognise the outstanding achievements of individuals and companies within the hedge funds […] Continue reading