The Reading Room

New launches slowing, liquidations heat up

Between Europe's worsening debt crisis, slow global growth and volatile markets, many hedge fund managers are in the red this year

Investors mull Africa investment strategy

Investec Asset Management, with $40bn invested in Africa, favours the 1500 companies listed on the 20-odd stock exchanges as the best route in

African bourses mirror Europe’s pessimism

Sierra Leone makes headlines with a 50% growth rate forecast in 2012 on the back of new iron ore mines, making it the fastest growing economy

Appetite grows for hedge fund launches

Hedge Fund Research suggests investors have a reason to get excited about fund launches again

Africa: Keep it on your radar

"With some luck Africa could be as popular in the West over the next decade as it is in China"

Consultants’ choices for their clients in 2012

More investment in private equity, private real estate, infrastructure and hedge fund asset classes

Hedge funds outperform equities in volatile third quarter

"Local hedge funds were able to protect investor capital in volatile markets and generate steady returns." - Blue Ink Composite's Eben Karsten

Africa rush boosts private equity

Sub-Saharan Africa represents a golden opportunity for investors fleeing developed markets, says Grant Thornton

Unpredictable October shapes African performance

Markets reverse trends as Europe's woes weigh heavily

New ‘replicator’ twist on hedge funds

Managers use computer models to evaluate past returns of hedge funds without making the actual investment decisions behind those numbers