Excellence

Multiple Award Winning Performance

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Our Exemplary Track Record

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2003

Launched First Fairtree Fund

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2005

Symmetry Hedge Fund Awards SA Hedge Fund of the Year Fairtree Equity Market Neutral SNN QI Hedge Fund  SA Market Neutral Fund of the Year Fairtree Equity Market Neutral SNN QI Hedge Fund
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2006

Fairtree Capital Established

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2008

South Africa Hedge Awards

SA Long Short Equity Fund of the Year
Fairtree Long Short Equity SNN QI Hedge Fund

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2010

Launched first Multi-strategy Capability

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fixed Income Fund of the Year
Fairtree Fixed Income SNN QI Hedge Fund

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2011

Launched Long-Only Equity Capability

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fixed Income Fund of the Year
Fairtree Fixed Income SNN QI Hedge Fund

SA Multi Strategy Fund of the Year
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Asset SNN QI Hedge Fund

New Fund of the Year
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Asset SNN QI Hedge Fund

SA Fund of the Year
Fairtree Fixed Income SNN QI Hedge Fund

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2012

Awarded First Sovereign Wealth Mandate

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fixed Income Fund of the Year
Fairtree Proton RCIS Retail Hedge Fund

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2013

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fixed Income Fund of the Year
Fairtree Proton RCIS Retail Hedge Fund

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2014

First Hotel Investment Made

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2015

Launched Long-only Fixed Income Capability
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2016

US SEC Regulation & first US Client
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2017

Opened UK office

Raging Bull Awards
Best SA Equity General Fund
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Best SA Equity General Fund on a Risk Adjusted Basis
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Best SA Multi-Asset Income Fund
Fairtree Flexible Income Plus Prescient Fund

Raging Bull Awards (certificate)
Best SA Interest Bearing Fund
Fairtree Flexible Income Plus Prescient Fund

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fund of the Year
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short SNN QI Hedge Fund

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2018

Raging Bull Awards
Best SA Equity General Fund on a Risk Adjusted Basis
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Alexander Forbes Asterisk Awards
Best Equity House Award
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Hedge News Africa Award
Best Single Manager Hedge Fund – 5 Year Performance
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short SNN QI Hedge Fund

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2019

Raging Bull Awards
Best SA Equity General Fund on a Risk Adjusted Basis
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Hedge News Africa Awards
Best Single Manager Hedge Fund – 5 Year Performance
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short SNN QI Hedge Fund

SA Multi Strategy Fund of the Year
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Asset SNN QI Hedge Fund

SA Fund of the Year
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short SNN QI Hedge Fund

Morningstar Awards
Best Fund House: Smaller Fund Range
Fairtree Asset Management

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2020

Raging Bull Awards
Best SA Equity General Fund on a Risk Adjusted Basis
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Hedge News Africa Award
Best Single Manager Hedge Fund – 5 Year Performance
Fairtree Assegai Long Short SSN QI Hedge Fund

Hedge News Africa Award
SA Multi Strategy Fund of the Year
Fairtree Woodland Multi Asset SSN QI Hedge Fund

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2021

Hedge News Africa Award
Best Single Manager Hedge Fund – 5 Year Performance
Fairtree Assegai Long Short SSN QI Hedge Fund

2003

Launched first Fairtree fund

2005

Symmetry Hedge Fund Awards
SA Hedge Fund of the Year
Fairtree Equity Market Neutral SSN QI Hedge Fund 

SA Market Neutral Fund of the Year
Fairtree Equity Market Neutral SSN QI Hedge Fund

2006

Fairtree Capital established

2008

South Africa Hedge Awards

SA Long Short Equity Fund of the Year
Fairtree Long Short Equity SSN QI Hedge Fund

2010

Launched first Multi-strategy Capability

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fixed Income Fund of the Year
Fairtree Fixed Income SSN QI Hedge Fund

2011

Launched Long-only Equity Capability

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fixed Income Fund of the Year
Fairtree Fixed Income SSN QI Hedge Fund

SA Multi Strategy Fund of the Year
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Asset SSN QI Hedge Fund

New Fund of the Year
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Asset SSN QI Hedge Fund

SA Fund of the Year
Fairtree Fixed Income SSN QI Hedge Fund

2012

Awarded first Sovereign Wealth Mandate

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fixed Income Fund of the Year
Fairtree Proton RCIS Retail Hedge Fund

2013

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fixed Income Fund of the Year
Fairtree Proton RCIS Retail Hedge Fund

2014

First Hotel Investment Made 

2015

Launched Long-only Fixed Income Capability

2016

US SEC Regulation & first US Client

2017

Opened UK office

Raging Bull Awards
Best SA Equity General Fund
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Best SA Equity General Fund on a risk adjusted basis
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Best SA Multi-Asset Income Fund
Fairtree Flexible Income Plus Prescient Fund

Raging Bull Awards (certificate)
Best SA Interest Bearing Fund
Fairtree Flexible Income Plus Prescient Fund

Hedge News Africa Awards
SA Fund of the Year
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short SSN QI Hedge Fund

2018

Raging Bull Awards
Best SA Equity General Fund on a risk adjusted basis
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Alexander Forbes Asterisk Awards
Best Equity House Award
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Hedge News Africa Award
Best Single Manager Hedge Fund – 5 Year Performance
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short SSN QI Hedge Fund

2019

Raging Bull Awards
Best SA Equity General Fund on a risk adjusted basis
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Hedge News Africa Awards
Best Single Manager Hedge Fund – 5 Year Performance
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short SSN QI Hedge Fund

SA Multi Strategy Fund of the Year
Fairtree Wild Fig Multi Asset SSN QI Hedge Fund

SA Fund of the Year
Fairtree Assegai Equity Long Short SSN QI Hedge Fund

Morningstar Awards
Best Fund House: Smaller fund range
Fairtree Asset Management

2020

Raging Bull Awards
Best SA Equity General Fund on a risk adjusted basis
Fairtree Equity Prescient Fund

Hedge News Africa Award
Best Single Manager Hedge Fund – 5 Year Performance
Fairtree Assegai Long Short SSN QI Hedge Fund

Hedge News Africa Award
SA Multi Strategy Fund of the Year
Fairtree Woodland Multi Asset SSN QI Hedge Fund

2020

Hedge News Africa Award

Best Single Manager Hedge Fund – 5 Year Performance
Fairtree Assegai Long Short SSN QI Hedge Fund

Ryan Jamieson

Ryan Jamieson

Head: Retail Sales (North & KZN)​

Ryan joined Fairtree in 2016 and is the head of Retail Sales. He has over 25 years of experience in the financial services industry. He joined Momentum in 1998, where he held various roles, such as investment marketing, sales and distribution, over 15 years. In addition, he led the national team of Investment Specialists at Momentum and served on Group Investment Committees. Ryan then joined Investec, where he continued to be involved in the sales, marketing and distribution of the Investec fund range. He returned to Momentum as head of Wealth Management, where he was responsible for the full integration of the investment philosophy, house views, fund solutions and wealth management proposition. 

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