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.

Goldman Sachs readies Blackstone challenge for hedge fund startups

Goldman Sachs in search for seed money

Marcus keeps SA rates on hold

Rates left unchanged in an effort to further stimulate the recovery from recession

Should your money stay in SA?

Local investments still offer good, if not better, returns

“Defining case’ as Galleon boss found guilty

Raj Rajaratnam found guilty of 14 charges

IMF projects 6% sub-Saharan African growth in 2012

Ongoing recovery expected from crisis-induced slowdown