South Africa Hedge Fund Survey – September 2010
This report marks the seventh edition of Novare® Investments' annual survey of the South African hedge fund industry.
The proposed new Regional Investment Fund Regime
A surprise inclusion in South Africa’s Taxation Laws Amendment Bill of 2010 is a proposal to introduce a so-called "Regional Investment Fund Regime'.
Going pair-shaped?
We are currently seeing something of a minor crisis in the pair-trade space, with many practitioners complaining that the pair-trade alpha of old is no longer as easy to extract.
Africa fund industry evolves, Novare research finds
Novare Investments' inaugural report on African-focused fund managers maps the listed African space as an investment destination
Short selling – a South African perspective:
During October 2008 the US and UK regulators temporally banned short sales on certain
financial stocks. This controversial topic has become
African fund industry grows more sophisticated
Experienced talent at work in frontier markets, Novare survey finds, against backdrop of strong growth and good macroeconomic prospects
Lessons from the crash
Peregrine's Barry du Toit examines how the turbulent events of 2008 have
reminded hedge funds and investors not to neglect the investment basics
Passing the test: South African hedge fund performance over the recent unpleasantness
South African hedge fund performance over the recent unpleasantness
South African industry posts steady growth in 2009 to reach R33bn...
The HedgeNews Africa asset survey reveals a resilient industry but one in
which fortunes are changing to favour larger firms as investor’s search for
institutional grade managers with established track records
Industry in good stead, Novare research finds
South Africa's hedge fund industry remains in good stead, with assets stable above the R30 billion mark despite tough market conditions and the financial crisis of 2008,