The Reading Room

Capital-protecting hedge funds thrive on market turmoil

Hedge funds come into their own in turbulent markets

Hedge funds offer retail investors capital protection and diversification benefits

Time has arrived for retail investors to include an allocation to hedge funds in their portfolios

Little margin of safety in South African equities

Global earnings expectations have the potential to surprise on the upside

The changing face of asset management in Africa

PwC expects AUM in 12 markets to reach $1.1trn by 2020

African bond rush goes on despite risks to borrowers, investors

Sub-Saharan Africa's hard currency borrowing bonanza shows no sign of slowing down

Helios looks for investment partners

Firm has about USD800m to invest in businesses in Africa

Alternative investment growth to boom in next five years

Fuelled largely by the demand for steady and strong investment returns

Investor’s Notebook: Hedge fund strategies

SA has a simple set of strategies from which to choose

Unregistered SA hedge funds to be subject to enforcement action

All South African hedge funds are at risk of regulatory and enforcement action

Africa looking at 4.5% economic growth in 2015, report shows

Future growth could be spurred by the continent’s population doubling to two billion over the next 35 years