Brad Welch - Founder and Thinker
Brad has over 20 years' experience in the South African financial markets. He headed up and traded equity volatility at Absa Capital in Johannesburg, and Barclays Capital in London. He also managed an equity volatility mandate at a leading local Hedge Fund, before founding RidgeCape - where he focuses on linear and nonlinear multi asset sales and structuring. He did this in order to try and achieve a better "work/life" balance. He is an avid kite surfer, stand up paddle surfer, yoga practitioner, hiker, mountain biker and golfer. He is also a passionate reader and traveller, and drives the RidgeCape CSR initiatives.
Rick Kerwin
Rick has in excess of 30 years' experience in various financial asset classes. He spent eight years in London trading South African and other emerging market bonds and their derivatives. He also traded South African Equity Derivatives and Foreign Exchange. Rick returned to Cape Town in 1997, where he joined Cadiz securities on the bond broking desk, which he ultimately headed up, and has since built a wide and diverse client base. He joined RidgeCape in 2013 and is an avid golfer and nature lover.
Tim Dun
Tim is a highly motivated finance graduate from the University of Cape Town. He has always had a huge interest in financial markets and while studying in his final year, developed a passion for dealing in the fixed-income and derivative markets. When not at work, he is either playing tennis, golf or soccer with friends or being an avid supercar enthusiast. He hopes to build a stellar career at RidgeCape Capital by learning from the experience of the team.
Kanyisa Bango
Kanny has been our Office Assistant since 2014. She previously worked for Praesidium Capital Management, a highly successful South African Hedge Fund. There she handled event co-ordination both internally and externally, and other general office queries. She is a hardworking and committed member of our team, with no task ever too big or too small for her.
Quant Analyst
Quant Analyst is an independent company that consults to Ridgecape. They provide models, bespoke quantitative research and work with RidgeCape in producing various quantitative trade ideas. Quant Analyst also provides a boutique of custom-made analytics, for application in research, finance, trading, and administration. The company brings world class technology, and experience in quantitative development to individuals, institutions and corporates.
For more information on value add services Quant Analyst provides, please go to their website www.quantanalyst.co.za