The Reading Room

Africa set to be investment capital

Africa earns a permanent place on every major investor's map

Hedge-fund leverage down, but exposure up

Long-short equity hedge funds increased their stock-market exposure to about 58% net long from roughly 53% last week

Foreign investors show faith in Africa

Investors steadily exploit the potential in the African frontier markets

Hedge funds: the brightest rising stars

The next generation of talent making its way through an altered post-crisis landscape.