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Wealthy investors convinced by alternative investments

High-net-worth investors “remain absolutely convinced” by alternative investments, including venture capital, cryptocurrencies, structured products, and hedge funds - despite a wider slowdown of inflows...

Hedge funds gaining retail traction, notes Unum Capital

South African hedge funds are beginning to make significant progress in attracting retail clients, according to Mark Weetman at Unum Capital. Unum is a non-traditional,...

Peregrine Capital celebrates 25 years

Peregrine Capital has reached the 25-year mark as a business, with its flagship Peregrine Capital Pure Hedge H4 QI Hedge Fund achieving the distinction...

Using hedge funds to combat sequence risk

When it comes to investing, we often get told to not time the market. In reality, timing is everything. Stash Martins at 36ONE discusses how hedge funds can help combat sequence risk.

Portable alpha strategies – guarding against the “unknown unknowns”

Fixed income hedge funds are a strong contender for inclusion in portable alpha strategies, writes Jeleze Hattingh at Southchester

Hedge funds finding favour, says Amplify

Hedge funds are experiencing a renaissance due to greater availability and the uncertain outlook for equities.  These factors, and the strong performance of Amplify Investment...

Hedge funds – an unappreciated lever during volatile times

Including hedge funds is one way to capture differentiated performance returns and protect against turbulent markets, writes Lethu Zulu at Alexander Forbes Investments

Clarity and certainty on Reg 28

Updated amendments to Reg 28 offer pension funds clarity and regulatory certainty, write Elena Ilkova and Kate Rushton at RMB.

Winning by not losing

Allocating just a portion of a portfolio to hedge funds can increase return, while reducing volatility and drawdown, writes Emma Pretorius at Amplify

The enduring case for global macro

Andre Breedt at CFM outlines five themes that consensus expects to be the most burning issues in 2023 and beyond