Industry Research

Shareholding structures key for Africa investors

Sustainable Capital focuses on corporate governance risks across continent

Industry slower in 2010, but prospects good

Regulatory changes pave the way for growth amid an improving economic picture, according to the latest report from SAVCA-KPMG on South Africa's private equity industry

Hedge funds: What’s in a name?

Barry du Toit from Peregrine Securities takes a careful look at what defines hedge funds within a unified view of fund management

SA lags global comeback with assets static in 2010

The annual HedgeNews Africa asset survey reveals an uptick in AUM and an industry still positioned for growth

Regulation 28: Changes will affect investment in hedge funds

Cape Town-based attorney Rifke Gellman examines amendments to the Pension Funds Act, which come into effect in July 2011

Examining hedge fund returns based on geography

Software provider AlternativeSoft crunches the numbers on hedge fund performance in South Africa and the United States. It draws some interesting conclusions for investors, judged on pure performance over time rather than overall asset allocation within a diversified portfolio.

Can fixed income funds continue performing?

Bilal Haffejee, of Rand Merchant Bank Fixed Income Prime Broking, looks at the recent performance of fixed income hedge funds and what the future holds....

“Beneficial ownership” and the tax efficient structuring of hedge funds

Maitland's Clayton Bonnette examines various structuring options and their benefits...

Implications of revised Reg 28 draft governing pension fund investments

Cape Town-based attorney Rifke Gellman takes an indepth look at what the revised draft means for South Africa's alternative asset management industry...

Avior extends research focus into Africa

Independent research house builds on SA business