The Reading Room

The three myths of hedge funds

Studies show that hedge funds improve the overall risk/return characteristics of a diversified portfolio

Africans to surge up the ranks of ultra-high-net-worth individuals

Number of ultra-high net worth individuals in Africa to increase by 59% over the next 10 years

Are SA pension funds missing an opportunity?

Infrastructure and private equity could offer return premium

Industry players join Financial Services Fight Night

Fourth annual event in Cape Town raises R125,000 for the Centre for Early Childhood Development.

Fund managers bullish on equities, alternative investments

Express concern over returns from government bonds

Hedge fund application forms now available

South African managers can find the necessary documents on the Financial Services Board website

Fund managers’ personal lives can hurt investment returns

Managers who are distracted by marriage or a breakup pay less attention to investments

Regulation expected to encourage investment in hedge funds

Hedge funds declared collective investment schemes from 1 April 2015

Treasury and FSB issue notice on hedge fund regulation

Release follows South African Finance Minister’s announcement in 2015 Budget Speech

IMF calls for bold actions to reform SA

Consumption-driven growth model unlikely to be sustainable