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