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23 November 2016 Despite the misconception that hedge funds are risky investments, South African-based funds are in fact relatively conservative. Interestingly, many South African investors still perceive hedge funds as the riskier investment when compared to other more traditional and more familiar investment vehicles/ strategies. According to the Alternative Investment Management Association (AIMA), proof points…

22 March 2016 Hedge funds are some of the most misunderstood investment funds in the asset management industry. This is due to certain misconceptions which include alternative tools available to hedge fund managers and certain operational failures which would be labeled as hedge fund failures blowouts, these funds are perceived as risky with little investor…

2 March 2016 The first hedge fund was founded by Alfred Winslow Jones in 1949 upon realising that he could effectively use two tools – short selling and leveraging – to protect his portfolio of shares in a falling market. Since then, the global hedge fund industry grew in magnitude and now encompasses multiple strategies…

2 February 2016 Independent investment pioneers, Novare, is proud to announce the launch of South Africa’s first retail fund of hedge funds product. While hedge funds were previously only available to institutional investors, Novare now offers access to financial advisors and individual investors. Eugene Visagie, Head of Hedge Fund Investments at Novare says that this…

Novare Investments, the independent multi-manager, was recently voted the Best Multi-Manager Fund Provider in South Africa at Global Fund Awards 2015 in London. The Global Fund Awards is an international awards program, sponsored by Barclay Hedge and the Isle of Man Fund Association that recognises fund performance and excellence in global financial services. The awards…