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...
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'.