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Strate advances collateral system

Strate, South Africa's central securities depository, has made important strides with its triparty collateral management services

Time to think creatively

Things are certainly being shaken up in the financial markets. As this issue was going to press, global stocks had endured a torrid October,...

Peregrine Capital takes stock after 20 years

David Fraser and Jacques Conrad discuss the firm's 20-year history, its business and investment philosophy, and how the team works hard to be the best they can be

Verster’s Protea range makes steady progress

Hybrid "man and machine" style pays off as automation brings breadth to proprietary quantamental process

Prime backs alternative ideas

Investors are looking for new ideas and alternative sources of return, and talented managers are responding, notes Steve Pratt of Prime Asset Managers

How hedge funds can help living annuities

Living annuities need to provide regular income, and are thus particularly exposed to the suppressed market performance of recent years. THINK.CAPITAL's Elmien Wagenaar suggests how hedge funds can help

The opportunity cost of carry

Marble Rock's Rick Walker looks at the actual return on offshore investment, and weighs up the opportunity cost of carry

Co-investing offers opportunity

Does co-investing offer opportunity in the South African hedge fund market? Industry veteran Ian Hamilton sees the potential

A fragile global economy sets the scene for Q2

This quarter’s bumper edition comes amid renewed concerns in global markets, after a changeable and challenging start to the year. “The global economy is fragile....

Momentum rolls out replication strategy

Momentum's Alternative Equity Beta Fund can be combined to good effect with its actively managed multi-manager mandates