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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
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
New regulation to drive product innovation in fund management
Tighter regulation a main prompt for innovation... 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
Rand halts five straight losses
The rand has been firmer against the dollar after five prior straight losses as dovish comments from the US Federal Reserve weighed on the greenback.Read more
JSE ticks up, led by platinum stocks
South African stocks have ended in positive territory as talks to end a platinum-sector strike injected fresh optimism in the sector.Read more
Oil prices stable amid Ukraine talks
Oil prices have diverged slightly as dealers weighed lingering concerns over the Ukraine crisis with a weaker-than-expected US stockpiles report, analysts say.Read more
China weakness hits European earnings
European shares have edged lower, weighed down by companies reporting earnings that were knocked by currency effects and weak demand from China.Read more
European shares hit by China drink sales drop
European shares has edged lower , weighed down by weakness in luxury drinks after a crackdown on gift giving in China knocked beverage company earningsRead more
Rand holds steady before long weekend
The rand has firmed within a recent range, trading sideways for a second session as investors avoid taking big positions ahead of the long weekend.Read more
US stocks rally on positive news
US stocks have rallied for a third straight day, lifted by positive economic and corporate earnings news with Yahoo surging 6% as it beat Wall St forecasts.Read more
Asian shares mixed after US report
Asian markets have been mixed as a positive report on the US economy and the Fed's pledge to keep interest rates at record lows were offset by profit-taking.Read more
Rand set to snap losing streak
The rand looks set to to tick up as investor sentiment towards emerging markets received a boost from solid Chinese growth data.Read more
Big mining firms pull JSE higher
South African stocks have climbed as mining shares were lifted by positive production updates and data showing Chinese economic growth came in a touch above forecasts.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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