In fragile markets, can hedge funds impress?
Risk assets have had a strong first half, with stock markets globally making healthy gains to end-June, despite some volatility. Yet the macro picture...
Stonehage sees role for long/short strategies
Cash, and carefully selected hedge funds, provide the best portfolio hedge against potentially negative equity markets, says Hatty
Aurum adds value with niche approach
Long-running hedge fund portfolio looks to identify alpha in unstable environment, building on a 20-year track record
Protea builds with FSP licences in place
Jean Pierre Verster at Protea Capital Management has built a client support team, having moved out from under the Fairtree umbrella to operate as...
Hassan joins SANNE team
SANNE, a leading global provider of alternative asset and corporate business services, has appointed Malcolm Hassan as its new managing director of business development...
AIIM raises $320m for African infrastructure
African Infrastructure Investment Managers (AIIM), one of Africa’s largest and most experienced infrastructure-focused private equity fund managers, has announced the final close of its...
Metsi Pan Africa takes bottom-up approach
This conservative fund manager discerns between information and intelligence by travelling widely and tapping into a wide range of perspectives
OPINION: Best execution is in investors’ best interests
Kevin Brady, CEO of A2X, discusses global stock-market trends and how new exchanges can bring improved outcomes for investors
Pension funds – should performance fees be retired?
Structured correctly, performance fees can actually benefit retirement fund members, writes Prasheen Singh, senior consultant, investment advisory, at RisCura
Differential delivers AI edge
Anchor shareholder Standard Bank is providing working capital and seed capital, making it the most significant hedge fund launch in the South African market for some years