WELCOME TO TRUFFLEMORE BREAKING NEWS REGARDING ADDITIONAL STAFF APPOINTMENTS IN JUNE 2010! Truffle is the brainchild of the two founders, Hannes van der Westhuyzen and Louis van der Merwe, who combined have more than 40 years experience in the Financial Markets Industry in South Africa. Truffle offers both Asset Management and Financial Solutions services. Our Investment Philosophy is a multi-strategy approach, applying quasi-arbitrage strategies across equity, fixed-income, money market and commodity markets, resulting in low risk and high returns. We offer tailor made structured investment products to selective clients. We are an approved FSP - Category I,II-Discretionary and IIA-Hedge Fund. |
WHY TRUFFLE?A truffle is the valuable and highly sought-after, edible fruiting body of a group of subterranean fungi of the genus Tuber. All truffles are ectomycorrhizal and are therefore found in close association with trees. (Not to be confused with a chocolate truffle.) Looking for truffles in open ground is almost always carried out with specially trained pigs (truffle hogs) or, more recently, dogs. Truffles are notoriously difficult to find and are thus comparable to the quasi arbitrage opportunities we seek daily in the financial markets- not easy to find but highly profitable and only achievable through the application of scarce skills and experience. Our logo is the approximation symbol and best reflects our investment strategy of quasi (or almost) arbitrage strategies thus minimising risk and maximising returns |
Asset Management and Customised Solutions Services
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Truffle Asset Management was authorised in March 2009 as a Category I,II and IIA FSP. (FSP no: 36584)
Our Products
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Black Truffle FundOur investment philosophy is based on a quasi-arbitrage approach that aims to exploit anomalies in and between the equity, fixed interest and derivative markets |
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White Truffle Hedge Fund (Market Neutral)The White Truffle Fund is a market neutral hedge fund that combines Truffle’s skills in long-only fundamental analysis and derivative experience in managing short position risk. |
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Truffle Specialist EquityThis is a fully discretionary, specialist long-only equity offering that only invests in listed stocks. We believe in long term, value investing basing our decisions... |
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Customised SolutionsWe offer customised solutions to the corporate and institutional markets. At Truffle we can offer clients a range of customised solutions... |