The Reading Room

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

Ghana’s first hedge fund planned by ex-exchange regulator

Investors looking for more sophisticated avenues of investment

Investors incur opportunity costs by overlooking new markets

Challenges of investing in Africa are deterring global investors