Conference Discussion Topics

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...