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COMPANY NEWSEx-Prudential's Quinn joins BlueAlpha as CIO
Ex-Prudential's Quinn joins BlueAlpha as CIO
Market veteran brings long track record in the South African equities
space to an established team
INVESTOR SURVEY 2013: HedgeNews Africa met with leading allocators to the hedge fund industry. Read the full report here.
EDITOR'S LETTERIt's risk versus reward, in all market conditions
It's risk versus reward, in all market conditions
Equity markets at all-time highs are giving managers and investors pause for
thought
FUND NEWSMeintjes reaches two-year mark with Cognitio
Meintjes reaches two-year mark with Cognitio
Fund's various components combine to achieve return targets
FUND OF FUNDS TABLES - NOVEMBER 2013October brings solid fund of funds returns
October brings solid fund of funds returns
HedgeNews Africa Fund of Funds Composite adds 1.91% for the month
SINGLE-MANAGER TABLES - NOVEMBER 2013Africa-focused funds enjoy a strong October
Africa-focused funds enjoy a strong October
Long/short equity leads amongst South Africa-focused funds
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PRIVATE EQUITY
Private equity strengthens in second quarter
Asset class delivers a pooled IRR of 22.7% over a 10-year rolling period... Read more ›
AFRICA MARKET WRAP
Egypt, Morocco lead across-the-board rally
MSCI Frontier Markets Africa Index climbs 4.55% in October... Read more ›
AFRICA RESEARCH
Handsome returns for investors in Africa funds
Novare Investments releases second annual Africa Fund Manager Survey... Read more ›
African bourses gear up for more listings next year
Rally in stock markets ends drought in initial public offerings... Read more ›
Hedge funds turn to "long-only" investing in bid to grow
Shift underlines how more risk-averse investors are seen source of growth... Read more ›
Eye on foreign listings in Africa
Reforms at African exchanges presents opportunities for countries... Read more ›
| Monthly Medians | OCT 2013 | YTD 2013 |
| South African Composite | 1.90% | 10.47% |
| HedgeNews Africa Composite | 2.24% | 11.55% |
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Finance News
JSE to pause in remembrance of Madiba
The Johannesburg Stock Exchange will pause trade for five minutes at 11:00 to mark the passing of former president Nelson Mandela.Read more ›
Asian markets mostly lower after upbeat US data
Asian markets have mostly fallen after better-than-forecast US growth data added to expectations the Federal Reserve will start to wind down its stimulus programme.Read more ›
US stocks fall as strong data boosts taper talk
US stocks declined again after surprisingly good US economic growth in the third quarter raised tapering expectations.Read more ›
Asian markets slip on Fed stimulus talk
Asian markets have slipped back as a batch of strong US data fuelled expectations the Federal Reserve will start to wind down its stimulus measures.Read more ›
Rand breaks through R10.50/$
The rand has dropped to its weakest point in over 4-1/2 years as offshore investors dumped local debt and shares.Read more ›
Rand pulls back from 10.50/dollar
The rand has steadied against the dollar early and looks likely to trade sideways after failing to break key support, and as investors await key US jobs data.Read more ›
Global shares: Asia tested by Fed nerves
Asian markets have mostly been under water as persistent speculation about the fate of US stimulus lifted bond yields globally.Read more ›
US stocks end mostly lower after data deluge
US stocks ended mostly lower after markets weighed a stream of generally solid economic data ahead of Friday's big jobs report.Read more ›
Oil prices mixed amid oversupply concerns
Oil prices have been mixed in Asian trade as dealers worried about an oversupply in Middle Eastern crude which could push down prices.Read more ›
Strikes and the rand
Unions help drive the rand down and inhibit growth, says Leopold Scholtz.Read more ›
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