Murray Derksen
Director of Research - Equity at Polar Star Management (Pty) Ltd.
Profile
Mr. Murray Derksen is a Chief Investment Officer at Polar Star Management (Pty) Ltd.
He has more than 20 years experience in commodity production, processing, financing and trading.
Mr. Derksen co-founded a milling and commodity trading company prior to joining Rand Merchant Bank in 2002.
His responsibilities at Rand Merchant Bank included the management of a Relative Value Commodity portfolio.
He resigned as the Head of Proprietary Commodity Trading at Rand Merchant Bank in December 2009 and joined BlueAlpha Investment Management in January 2010 where he managed the Polar Star Commodity Funds.
The management of the Polar Star Commodity Funds was transferred to Polar Star Management.
He obtained a degree in Management Accountancy at the University of Stellenbosch.
Murray Derksen active positions
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Polar Star Management (Pty) Ltd.
 Polar Star Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Polar Star Management (Pty) Ltd. is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded in 2012 and manages Polar Star Funds. Their flagship fund is the Polar Star Fund Ltd. – a relative value commodity fund. | Director of Research - Equity | 2012-06-30 |
Former positions of Murray Derksen
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BlueAlpha Investment Management (Pty) Ltd.
 BlueAlpha Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance BlueAlpha Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. (BlueAlpha) is an independent boutique-sized asset management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded by Uys Meyer in 2003 as BlueBay Fund Managers. BlueAlpha specializes in South African and global equity investments, catering to both institutional and individual investors. | Portfolio Manager-Equities | - |
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BlueAlpha Investment Management (Pty) Ltd.
BlueAlpha Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance BlueAlpha Investment Management (Pty) Ltd. (BlueAlpha) is an independent boutique-sized asset management firm headquartered in Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded by Uys Meyer in 2003 as BlueBay Fund Managers. BlueAlpha specializes in South African and global equity investments, catering to both institutional and individual investors. | Finance |
Polar Star Management (Pty) Ltd.
Polar Star Management (Pty) Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Polar Star Management (Pty) Ltd. is an independent alternative investment management firm headquartered Cape Town, South Africa. The firm was founded in 2012 and manages Polar Star Funds. Their flagship fund is the Polar Star Fund Ltd. – a relative value commodity fund. | Finance |
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