The Reading Room

Investors still loving hedge funds even as Calpers exits

Added $12.6 billion in new money in August

New regulation ‘will increase access to hedge funds’

Minimum level for investment expected to be reduced

AIMA updates flagship DDQ for hedge fund managers

DDQ seeks to harmonise many of the expanded investor requirements for information

Angola’s sovereign wealth fund ready to invest $5bln across Africa

Fund has identified direct investments in sub-Saharan Africa

Fund managers look to build scale and improve margins

Onerous regulatory burden is contributing significantly to rising costs and squeezed margins

Sub-Saharan Africa’s middle class to balloon

Emergence of a middle class most profound in Nigeria

European charities turn to alternatives, says Cerulli

Since 2008 nearly one-third of European charities have restructured their investment portfolios

Allocations to hedge funds set to grow in second half of...

Credit Suisse releases mid-year Hedge Fund Investor Sentiment Survey

Once flashy, hedge funds now seen as staid but consistent

Fastest-growing category of hedge fund investors is individual retail investors

Growth strategies for micro managers

With a track record in place, tapping existing investors is just one way to expand