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BlackRock discusses getting retail right

Needham shares views of global industry leader on the trend towards the retailisation of hedge funds

Laurium’s Africa expertise brings results

Comfortable as a traditional, bottom-up research house, the Laurium team still makes good use of their hedge fund mindset to play Africa's developing markets

Trofin Red marks strong first year

Long/short quantitative strategy adds 50% in first 12 months, while longer-running Trofin Blue gains 30% for the year

Tages favours frontier markets to add value

London-based Tages Capital sees opportunity in emerging and frontier markets after end-2014 sell-off, but research and portfolio construction is key

SSCG’s Africa long/short play shapes up

Former SAC Capital Advisors man Rich Walter and his team believe in Africa's growth potential but inefficient markets make it an attractive long/short proposition

Sanlam managed account platform takes off

Blue Ink takes first pension fund investor to new institutional hedge fund platform

Northshore readies higher-risk sibling

Loubser passes three-year mark with multi-strategy fund, clocking an annualised return of 18.4%

Fairtree extends into new areas

The company has made big strides in recent years to diversify its business, attracting new talent and different sources of capital

Geopolitical risk a defining factor in 2015

Investors will not be immune as markets and economies change gears to reflect changing realities

Cognitio finishes 2014 with a flourish

Meintjes expects tough year ahead for the markets as valuations are stretched