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NEW FUNDMadzwara plans long/short quant fund
Madzwara plans long/short quant fund
Dynamic strategy to adjust positioning based on market conditions
CREAM OF THE CROP: The fifth annual HedgeNews Africa Awards attracted the industry's top players to celebrate the best performers in 2013. Read more.
EDITOR'S LETTERA bigger, yet more complex, opportunity set
A bigger, yet more complex, opportunity set
Emerging environment should bring innovation and, ultimately, growth
FUND NEWSFairtrees Woodland at two-year milestone
Fairtrees Woodland at two-year milestone
Multi-strategy fund allocates to nine underlying strategies
FUND OF FUNDS TABLES - MARCH 2014Fund of funds bounce back in February
Fund of funds bounce back in February
HedgeNews Africa South African Fund of Funds Composite gains 1.92% in February
SINGLE-MANAGER TABLES - APRIL 2014Early data shows mixed returns for equity funds
Early data shows mixed returns for equity funds
FTSE/JSE All Share Index gains 1.83% in March
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AFRICA MARKET WRAP
Mixed fortunes for African bourses
Zambia leads the upside while Zimbabwe takes a knock... Read more
AFRICA MARKET WRAP
Egypt, Ghana record double-digit growth for the year so far
MSCI Frontier Markets Africa Index dips 2.46% in February... Read more
PRIVATE EQUITY
Private equity treading water
10-year rolling IRR dips slightly between second and third quarter... Read more
AFRICA MARKET WRAP
African opportunities knock
African markets get of to a mixed start in 2014... Read more
Carlyle launches sub-Saharan Africa fund
Has already raised $698 million from African and international investors... Read more
FSB and National Treasury release draft regulations
Comments should be submitted by no later than 23 May... Read more
THE SCOTSTONE COLUMN
To pay or not to pay? That is the question
EU proposes rules on hedge fund manager remuneration... Read more
SA accommodative rates cant last: Marcus
The real policy rate is still slightly negative... Read more
| Monthly Medians | FEB 2014 | YTD 2014 |
| South African Composite | 1.60% | 1.71% |
| HedgeNews Africa Composite | 1.28% | 0.48% |
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Finance News
JSE hovers in record territory
The JSE could be heading for a new record close as the All-share index strengthened considerably in morning trade.Read more
Euro stocks rebound, M&A boosts shares
European shares have resumed their upward trend as mergers and acquisitions and a solid update from Schneider Electric fuelled a rally in the industrial sector.Read more
Tech heavyweights boost global stocks
Global stocks are back on the front foot, as upbeat earnings from tech heavyweights Apple and Facebook helps the sector after its hit.Read more
Rand under pressure as risk appetite wanes
The rand is still under pressure after breaching the key R10.6000 mark to two-and-a-half week lows, with Ukraine fears seen keeping risk appetite in check.Read more
Tech losses break S&P's 6-day streak
Broad selling in tech stocks have pulled US markets lower, cutting short a six-day streak of gains by the S&P 500.Read more
US oil stockpiles peak amid production boom
US commercial oil stockpiles hit a new record on the strength of continued growth in oil and gas production in the world's biggest oil-consuming country.Read more
JSE stocks mixed after scaling records
South African shares have ended mixed after reaching record highs, despite an hour-long technical glitch.Read more
Oil prices steady before US inventory data
Oil prices have steadied as traders await weekly US energy inventory data for clues about demand in the world's biggest consumer of crude.Read more
Asian shares mixed, China manufacturing up
Asian markets have been mixed following a Wall Street rally, while a provisional report showed a slight uptick in Chinese manufacturing activity for the month.Read more
Asian shares mixed after Wall Street rally
Asian markets have been mixed following another Wall Street rally, while a provisional report shows a slight improvement in Chinese manufacturing activity.Read more
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2013 Awards
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Cape Town, February 20, 2014
The HedgeNews Africa 2013 Awards are provisionally scheduled for February 20, 2014 in Cape Town. Click here to see who took this year's honours.
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Cape Town, 20 Feb 2014
The HedgeNews Africa Symposium 2014 is provisionally scheduled for February 20, 2014 in Cape Town. For full coverage of this year's event see our bumper April print edition. Click for more
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