The Reading Room

Zim market may boom in 2011

Zimbabwean equities top the list of African investment options

Investors need a “world-class coach”

The job of a hedge fund manager can be compared to that of the Springbok rugby coach. - Thomas Schlebusch, Moneyweb, Aug 4, 2009

Bringing down the house

The decline of the hedge fund industry was painful but can lead to a more transparent industry over the longer term - Abigail Schofield, FTAdviser, July 23, 2009

Hedge-fund investor goal: An exit plan

"Before last year's panic, it seemed the only thing hedge-fund investors cared about was getting into the hottest funds. Now the No. 1 goal for some of those investors is making sure they can get their money back." - Gregory Zuckerman, The Wall Street Journal, Sept 9, 2009

Greed can backfire on hedge fund seeders

LONDON (Reuters) - Early-stage investors in hedge funds should not be too greedy when negotiating with start-ups or it may hit their own investment, warns Man Investments. - Laurence Fletcher, Reuters, Aug 18, 2009

Hedge funds hiring again after downturn

Hedge funds and bank trading desks are hiring again and have already snapped up some of the most talented managers who were dislodged while firms struggled in the credit crisis, industry insiders said. Laurence Fletcher, Reuters, Aug 27, 2009

South African hedge fund survey – October 2009

Bringing you the latest industry research from Novare Investments.

Market-neutral funds and liquidity shocks

Although hedge funds have displayed an uncomfortably high equity beta over the past year, there have been bright spots... Read More - AllAboutAlpha.com, Sept 21, 2009.

Excon shift offers opportunities

The amount that South Africans are permitted to invest overseas has been increased.

SA rockets up world’s banking rankings

The World Economic Forum (WEF) reckons South Africa has the fifth-best financial system in the world.