The Reading Room

Institutional investors pour into hedge funds

If the current pace of investing holds for the rest of the year, 2011 will be the second biggest year for hedge fund activity since 2004

Zim stocks outperform others in Africa

"Africa is actually out of favour right now but it will come back, you just have to stick in there."

‘African growth to take off in next 40 years’

Various trends likely to propel Africa as one of the fastest-growing emerging markets in the decades ahead

World wealth to grow 50% in five years, says Credit Suisse

Emerging markets to spur jump in total world wealth

Hedge funds take in $6.1 billion in August

Industry outperforms slumping markets

African markets retreat

African markets continue to slide in September

Smaller, younger hedge funds do better

Size doesn't always determine success, a new report shows

‘Africa can sustain 10% growth for 10 years’

IMF agrees that African economies are set to boom

Absolute return Ucits assets soar 150% – data

Euro zone's deepening debt crisis may hit hedge funds

Good at chess? A hedge fund may be interested

Chess opened the right doors for star hedge fund manager Boaz Weinstein