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Understanding hedge funds

Craig French, Visio Capital Hedge funds have emerged as a significant player in the global financial landscape, often and mistakenly associated with high-risk, high-reward investment...

Amplify funds outperform at 10-year milestone

Matrix and Terebinth deliver exceptional performance for Amplify range

Invest offshore with eyes wide open

Investing offshore can create complexity, writes Rex Cowley, director and co-founder of Overseas Trust and Pension. 

AIIF achieves hard-close for sustainable infrastructure fund

AIIF4’s fundraising exceeded the target by 50%, with US$748 million raised and an additional US$206 million approved for co-investments

Is widespread crypto adoption inevitable?

By Rob Price, CFA We are on the cusp of a major shift in financial, political, and social power from Baby Boomers toward Millennials that, combined...

Meeting change head-on: post-election operational strategies for South African investment managers 

Both traditional equity long-only managers and hedge funds must navigate change with precision, building on their expertise to identify and capitalise on market dislocations, writes Joel Burnette at Enfusion

Hedge fund investors seek market-beating returns

Hedge funds should stop charging their clients for "skill-less returns" and switch to a model that incentivizes higher levels of risk-taking instead, a group...

Investing in a world with a shrinking stock market

The supply of stocks the world over, and in South Africa, is shrinking. This requires institutional investors to think differently about returns going forward,...

Mega-trends support greater allocations to alternatives

The annual Blackrock Masterclass at the HedgeNews Africa Symposium was presented by Alexander Orr, covering the outlook for alternatives in 2024. Orr focused on private...

Taking the pulse on ESG: navigating long and short strategies

South African hedge fund managers have made positive shifts towards ESG integration, writes the RisCura Sustainability Team