The Reading Room

Withdrawals cause hedge fund startups to falter

New Asian managers battle to move from start-up to critical mass as biggest investors pull their capital

Hedge funds gain from improved performance

As uncertainty about Europe settles, people are happier to again allocate to hedge funds

SA pension industry moves on indirect costs

Unnecessary costs can affect portfolios by 3% very quickly, says Riscura

Healthy hedge fund growth predicted

Deutsche Bank survey: investors predict continued growth, with an estimated net inflow of $140bn in 2012, taking industry AUM to an all-time high of $2.26tn by year end.

Big PIC investment plans for Africa

Public Investment Corporation hopes to start investing close to R5bn in Africa outside SA putting it in a position to build shopping malls in African countries and diversify its investment portfolio.

Hedge fund assets may rise to record: survey

"Institutional investors recognise the potential for strong hedge fund returns in 2012,' says Anita Nemes of Deutsche Bank.

Alquity offers African fund to UAE investors

Alquity will donate a minimum of 25% of its net management fee revenue to The One Foundation to create jobs in disadvantaged communities

Demographics and the investment case for Africa

Opportunities for real returns in 'the last investment frontier' are abundant

Positive start to the year for most African markets

Egypt the top performer with a return of 29.12%

Crisa implementation hangs in balance

Despite being three years in the making few institutional investors have made public any commitment to Crisa