The Reading Room

Beyond diversification: How hedge funds strengthen portfolios

Hedge funds underscore a vital principle about investing: risk is shaped not only by the assets you hold, but by the strategies you employ

The confluence revolution: Why private credit is gaining traction in Africa 

In the first of a four-part series, Michael Denenga and Gitte Truter, at Webber Wentzel discuss the evolving private credit market in Africa

Hedge funds: Balancing growth and risk

Ruan Janse van Rensburg, 36ONE Asset Management For many years, hedge funds carried a reputation for exclusivity. They were seen as complex, high-risk strategies, accessible...

Amplify challenges industry norms with actionable solutions for advisers

Amplify Investment Partners’ fund managers are helping advisers break barriers in hedge fund adoption, writes Nico Janse van Rensburg, head of retail distribution at...

36ONE and Maharishi institute in landmark B-BBEE partnership 

Leading South African asset manager 36ONE Asset Management has announced a landmark broad-based black economic empowerment (B-BBEE) deal with a consortium led by MI...

Symmetry partners with Russell Investments

Partnership to bring powerful investment research and implementation to clients

27four launches blended-finance fund for township-linked growth

27four has launched LoanChomi, a national township-linked economy fund aligned with South Africa’s priorities for inclusive growth, job creation and broader economic participation. Structured...

BlackRock advises investors to put more money into hedge funds –...

Move is biggest allocation increase to sector ever recommended by asset manager’s institute

Creation secures a R75m private debt transaction in the SA logistics...

Creation Capital, a specialist private credit asset manager, has successfully closed a R75 million private debt investment into Quest Capital Solutions.  Registered with the National...

Stablecoins — the dollar’s second life

by Rob Price, CFA Built in the shadows, backed by the state Stablecoins were born as a workaround — arguably even a workaround to the law....