DISCUSSION TOPICS 2017
KEYNOTE – Theodore Qi Shou, Skybound Capital
In his keynote address, Theodore Qi Shou, CIO of Skybound Capital, spoke about identifying opportunities, risk and reward in uncertain times.
Shou noted that emerging...
GLOBAL REGULATION: Peter Astleford, Dechert
Global hedge funds lawyer Peter Astleford of Dechert LLP gave an overview of the global regulatory landscape, and how it might evolve.
He said Brexit...
REGULATORY UPDATE: Udesh Naicker, FSB
The South African hedge fund industry has gone through the registration process for entering a regulated environment, and is now in the post-registration on-site...
CIS UPDATE: Eugene Visagie, Novare
About 89% of the South African hedge fund industry has transitioned to the regulated collective investment schemes (CIS) space as of late February, with...
VIEWPOINT: RW (Bill) Johnson
Author RW (Bill) Johnson addressed Symposium delegates on the South African political landscape, a key subject for those working in the financial industry against...
PANEL SESSION: Global macro
Heather James of Federal Street Partners led a discussion between global managers, asking how the markets might be affected by increasing moves towards populism...
PANEL SESSION: SA fixed income
Carmen Nel of Rand Merchant Bank moderated a panel of fixed income managers, noting that the world was potentially at a tipping point on...
PANEL SESSION: Pan Africa
Andrew Schultz of Investec Africa Securities convened a panel of pan-African managers, looking to identify investment opportunities after a multi-year downturn for many of...
PANEL SESSION: Psychology of success
In a session focusing on the psychology of success, moderator Niki Natarajan and her panellists sought to identify key factors that brought ongoing success...
PANEL SESSION: The next generation
Sarshnee Pather of ABSA Capital moderated a session looking at fostering the next generation of talent in the hedge fund industry, which made particular...
PANEL SESSION: SA equity
South African equity managers discussed the opportunity set in a session moderated by Gavin Betty of Peregrine Securities. Betty noted that 2016 had been...
PANEL SESSION: In the public eye
Hayden Reinders of Prescient Fund Services convened a panel discussion focused on operational issues for the South African hedge fund industry as it got...
PANEL SESSION: The soothsayers
In the day’s final session, panellists looked ahead to the challenges and opportunities ahead for the industry.
Brianna Barrett of BlackRock Alternative Advisors, part of...
SYMPOSIUM 2017: Hedge Fund Master Class
Elmien Wagenaar from THINK.CAPITAL and Edge Capital’s Pieter Viljoen gave the first Hedge Fund Master Class at Symposium 2017, in light of regulatory changes...