South African investors take a second look at hedge funds (2024)

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RUAN JOOSTE, CITYWIRE SOUTH AFRICA Editor’s Picks But total unit trust assets fall below R3trn according to the latest Asisa statistics. Leave a comment You need to watch the action in Mumbai and Shanghai, not New York. RUAN JOOSTE, CITYWIRE SOUTH AFRICA Editor’s Picks Fund selection Prescient’s Rupert Hare reveals a potential guideline for what could be deemed ‘fair pricing’ on a unit trust. Discretionary fund management The launch of the global portfolios means Equilibrium can offer its clients a mix of local and global funds. Fund manager views Citywire spoke to three local investment professionals about side-pocketing. Industry insights Citywire spoke to three local investment professionals about side-pocketing. Specials Fix The Future

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But total unit trust assets fall below R3trn according to the latest Asisa statistics.

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As the relative performance of hedge funds has improved, flows to the sector have picked up significantly. This isevident inthe most recent industry statistics released by the Association for Savings and Investment South Africa (Asisa).

South African hedge funds attracted net inflows of R1.95bn in the first six months of 2022, compared with only R0.59bn for the 12 months ended December 2021.

Citywire A-ratedCy Jacobs, CIO at 36One, said investors could see that well-run hedge fundshelp to diversify portfolios during flat and negative markets. The 36One SNN retail hedge fund, for example,returned 15.58% in the year to 31 August, while the Alsi hadreturned 4.62%, and cash 3.62%.

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