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27four Investment Managers is a South African asset management company founded in 2007 by Fatima Vawda.[1] The company provides multi-manager, fiduciary management and alternative investment services to institutional and retail clients and is regarded as the first black-owned, woman-led institutional multi-manager in South Africa.[2]
History
[edit]The company began in 2007, launching in Johannesburg with a single retirement fund client. Four years later, in 2011, it introduced an Africa-focused fund of funds that grew to about US $40 million by 2014.[3] By 2015, 27four was managing roughly R13 billion and operating three subsidiary businesses under a group structure.[4] In 2019, it partnered with the Jobs Fund to establish the Black Business Growth Fund II, a blended finance vehicle that backs emerging black-owned private-equity managers.[5] In October 2025, African Markets reported that the Johannesburg Stock Exchange had listed the 27four Global Shariah Equity Actively Managed Exchange Traded Fund (AMETF), offering investors diversified exposure to global equities that comply with Islamic finance principles.[6]
Environmental, social and governance
[edit]27four is a signatory to both the Principles for Responsible Investment[7][8] and Climate Action 100+[9], and supports the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures framework. The firm also conducts and publishes an annual ESG survey that tracks how South African investment houses integrate environmental, social and governance considerations into their processes.[10]
Diversity and industry transformation programmes
[edit]Since 2009, 27four has published BEE.conomics[11][12], an annual survey that tracks transformation trends among South African asset managers[13], providing data on ownership demographics, assets under management and gender representation across the industry.[14][15] The survey evolved into the DEInvest Annual Survey, succeeding the original BEE.conomics survey.[16]
In 2024, 27four developed the 27four DEI Index[17], a framework that allows investors in South Africa to measure asset managers’ DEI performance across several key dimensions: ownership; representation in decision-making roles; pay equity; equal opportunity and career advancement; stewardship activities; assets managed by diverse teams; non-discrimination and sexual harassment; and governance.
Old Mutual Investment Group was recognised as the top-ranking asset manager in the 2024 27four DEI Index in the large asset manager category, or asset managers with assets above R100 million.[18][19]
In 2025, Engineering News reported that 27four reaffirmed its partnership with the Department of Trade, Industry and Competition (dtic) and the National Empowerment Fund to support the Transformation Fund[20], a collaborative initiative aimed at financing black-owned and black-managed enterprises in South Africa’s priority sectors.[21]
References
[edit]- ^ Reporter, Staff (2025-06-30). "Fatima Vawda Founder and CEO of 27four". Executive Leadership Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Claasen, Larry (2015-05-12). "A force for change". Moneyweb. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Lengolo, Palesa (2014-08-18). "Winning Women – Fatima Vawda: An asset to the deal". News24. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Still, Liz (2015-11-11). "Profile: 27four Balanced Prescient Fund of Funds". Independent Online. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Lyudvig, Anna (2019-08-27). "SA Jobs Fund to invest R200m in 27four's Black Business Growth Fund". Africa Global Funds. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (2025-10-10). "27four Lists Global Shariah Equity AMETF on the Johannesburg Stock Exchange". African Markets. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ "What are the Principles for Responsible Investment?". PRI. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ Kgosana, Caiphus (2019-08-20). "Invest your money in what matters most to you". Business Day. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ "Investors". Climate Action 100+. Retrieved 2025-10-28.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (2022-07-18). "Are asset managers greenwashing or making a real impact". EB Net. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (2024-10-31). "27four launches South Africa's first DEI Benchmarking Framework for asset management". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Stewart, Greg (2024-10-30). "DEI in asset management – 27four launches SA's first benchmarking framework". Business Tech Africa. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Naidoo, Prinesha (2018-09-13). "Transformation in asset management underwhelms". Moneyweb. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Mahlaka, Ray (2017-09-06). "Asset management industry: PIC could break old white club". Moneyweb. Retrieved 2025-11-05.
- ^ Stark, Tony (2024-10-31). "DEI in asset management – 27four launches SA's first benchmarking framework". Cover Magazine. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Writer, Staff (2024-10-27). "Steps towards more diverse asset management". Sunday Times. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Reporter, Staff (2024-10-31). "27four launches South Africa's first DEI Benchmarking Framework for asset management". Independent Online. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Jooste, Ruan (2025-01-15). "How Omig is leading the way in DEI asset management industry". Citwire South Africa. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ West, Edward (2024-11-06). "Old Mutual Investment Group tops first SA asset manager transformation survey". The Star. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Wagiet, Rafiq (2025-08-11). "27four and DTIC join forces to drive growth and transformation". Eye Witness News. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
- ^ Burger, Skalk (2025-08-11). "27four, dtic confirm support for Transformation Fund". Engineering News. Retrieved 2025-11-04.
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