The Reading Room

How the biggest hedge fund managers did in the first half

Multi-strategy managers on average are up 6% for the year

Hedge funds overhaul fees to turn around ‘free market failure’

Funds are responding to polarised performance with a bigger take for the haves, and byzantine fee structures for the have-nots

Are hedge funds unfairly maligned?

Even investment experts have trouble understanding hedge funds

Helios Investment is said to plan $1.25bn pan-Africa fund

Would become Helios’ largest private equity fund for African investments

Goldman partners with Investec in African capital-markets push

Expansion comes after President Cyril Ramaphosa pledges to reignite economic growth

Crypto hedge funds’ average AUM grew three times in Q1

The growth indicates that funds have been “relatively successful” at raising investments

A hedge fund willing to share the downside

Breaking down the boldest bets in business

Hedge funds did better than equities last year – but so...

George Tsinonis, head of investment analytics at RisCura, discusses recent hedge fund performance

Opinion: Hedge fund myths

Critics of hedge funds can get it wrong when it comes to their performance and accountability to investors, writes Jean-Pierre Verster

Westbrooke 2019 Section 12J funds raise R750m+

Funds aim to stimulate SA economy and create jobs