INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES TO BE FOUND IN OFFSHORE VOLATILITY

March 2012: With the long term outlook for global equity markets still uncertain, South African investors should instead be looking offshore to profit from the expected volatility and mispricings in several regions and asset classes.

 SA HEDGE FUNDS OURPERFORM VOLATILE ALSI

October 2011: Local Hedge Funds outperformed the JSE All Share Index (ALSI) in August, a month characterised by high levels of volatility in local equity markets.

HEDGE FUND INVESTORS SHOULD ENSURE THAT THEIR ‘COACH’ IS WORLD CLASS                  

October 2011 In many ways, the job of a fund of hedge fund manager can be compared to that of the Springbok rugby coach. Like the coach who selects and manages a team made up of individual players, a fund of hedge funds manager selects and manages a portfolio of individual hedge funds, each with their own specific roles and skill sets.

EQUITIES GET TRUMPED IN JULY

September 2011: The latest Blue Ink All South African Hedge Fund Composite (BIC), which tracks the performance of around 100 hedge funds in South Africa, outperformed the All Share Index (ALSI) by more than 3% in July.

SA HEDGE FUNDS OUTPERFORM EQUITIES IN Q2 2011

August 2011: The Blue Ink Composite (BIC), which tracks the performance of around 100 Hedge Funds in South Africa, reported a steady 2.11% increase for the second quarter of 2011. The BIC outperformed the JSE All Share Index (ALSI) by 2.72%, which returned -0.61% over the same period.