The Reading Room

Asisa seeks clarity with new fund classification system

Funds to be classified according to geographic exposure and underlying assets

SA Treasury releases proposed hedge fund framework

Industry invited to comment by November 15

SA Treasury withdraws proposals on derivatives tax

Proposal withdrawn on the grounds it could have an adverse effect on the entire market

Investing: Hedges on the edge

Some of the biggest managers are adopting a more cautious model

Hedge funds are a ‘limited’ risk

Latest FSA survey concludes they pose little risk to the financial system

Cautious investors may tame hedge funds, at a cost

Conservative investors break with tradition and pile into hedge funds

Some smaller hedge funds outshine their bigger rivals

Industry spin-outs are showing up their bigger and better-known brethren

JSE launches high-speed trading platform

System allows traders to execute transactions 400 times faster

Hedge funds get exotic in hunt for profits

Hedge fund investors see poor returns from usual strategies

Hedge fund exit requests lower than year ago

Requests lower than in June of previous four years