Absip honours top performers at 2025 awards – Citywire
South Africa’s leading asset managers, allocators, students and industry contributors were recognised at the Absip gala dinner on 27 November. The 2025 awards brought the investment community together to recognise excellence, transformation and leadership across South Africa’s financial services sector. view article
Citywire South Africa Awards 2025: Nominees for best fund manager – Citywire
Citywire South Africa is delighted to reveal the nominees for this year’s fund manager awards. Now in their fifth year, these awards recognise the top-rated managers of funds available in South Africa across 11 categories. view article
Camissa CIO advocates for integrated, balanced fund management – Citywire
Gavin Wood – CIO for Camissa Asset Management – believes that delegating balanced fund functions to specialists results in ‘distinctly sub-optimal returns’. ‘Various parts of our industry are trying to take balanced funds apart and make the case that it’s best to manage each part separately,’ Wood said during a presentation last week. view article
The hidden R403 billion retail giant coming for Shoprite, Pick n Pay, and SPAR – Daily Investor
South Africa’s formal retailers are eyeing significant growth in the country’s informal retail sector, which has grown strongly even as the broader economy stagnated. With insights from Katlego Dinake – associate analyst for Camissa Asset Management. view article
Recent top fund performances boost Camissa’s long-term standing – Citywire
Successful bets in SA and global equities, as well as SA fixed income, propelled portfolio returns. Six of Camissa Asset Management’s key funds delivered eye-catching gains of 26-35% over the past year, boosting the funds’ top positions in long-term category rankings. With comment from Gavin Wood – chief investment officer for Camissa Asset Management. view […]
These are the 14 SA-registered managers with a Citywire top rating – Citywire
Citywire Platinum Group Rating asset managers are in the top 2% of their category. In a market crowded with funds and fierce competition for investor attention, only a handful of South African asset managers can claim top long-term outperformance. But how does the group ratings work? view article
The No.1 ranked fund that doesn’t care about the rankings – InvestConnectSA
Camissa Asset Management’s Gavin Wood talks Patrick Cairns through the firm’s multi-asset low equity strategy. According to Camissa CIO Gavin Wood, the firm’s approach to managing the Camissa Stable fund is entirely “competition agnostic”. view article
Mentenova joins Alexforbes Manager Watch survey as Coronation and Camissa top charts – Citywire
Twelve funds featured in Alexforbes June 2025 Best Investment View survey, with new entries from Mentenova and continued strong gross performance from Coronation, Camissa and Truffle. view article
Ill winds blowing for private hospitals – Sunday Times Business
Analysts have warned that growth for private hospitals will be muted on the back of stagnant medical aid membership numbers, a declining workforce and the tough macroeconomic environment – with comment from Mohamed Mitha – investment analyst for Camissa Asset Management. view article
Shariah fund: Finding solace in telecoms, fertiliser and heat treatments – Citywire
Camissa Asset Management’s Islamic Balanced fund is banking on MTN, Omnia and Bodycote to deliver a nice crop of dividends. In a webinar on Wednesday, the strategy’s portfolio manager, Abdul Davids, meticulously set out its investment process – much in line with that of value investment peers – and explained the thinking behind asset class […]