{"id":799947,"date":"2024-11-15T14:48:28","date_gmt":"2024-11-15T12:48:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/?p=799947"},"modified":"2024-11-15T14:48:34","modified_gmt":"2024-11-15T12:48:34","slug":"investing-in-hedge-funds-an-untapped-opportunity-for-south-africans","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/industry-news\/799947\/investing-in-hedge-funds-an-untapped-opportunity-for-south-africans\/","title":{"rendered":"Investing in hedge funds \u2013 An untapped opportunity for South Africans"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Hedge funds have an excellent track record of delivering secure and lucrative returns, yet are considerably underutilised by South Africans investors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lauriumcapital.com\/funds\/hedge-funds-zar?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=November+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Laurium Capital\u2019s hedge funds.<\/strong><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>This is according to Laurium Capital Head of SA Business Development and Marketing, Kim Zietsman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zietsman explained that hedge funds have proven their worth by showing unrivalled resilience against socioeconomic crises, as well as a low correlation to traditional equity portfolios \u2013 making them an excellent option for diversifying an investment portfolio.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWith long track records, established processes, and philosophies, the experienced portfolio managers usually have their own wealth invested in the funds alongside their investors,\u201d said Zietsman.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Zietsman said that despite the fantastic potential hedge funds offer, they continue to be underutilised in South Africa due to one simple reason: They are seen to be exclusively for high-net-worth individuals and large organisations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hedge funds are perceived to be confusing, risky, and complex, too \u2013 factors that have led most retail investors to forgo them in favour of more \u2018traditional\u2019 and \u2018safe\u2019 alternatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The hedge fund revolution<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Laurium Capital is changing this narrative, however, and has made investing in hedge funds much simpler and more accessible for South Africans in recent years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Three of Laurium Capital\u2019s top rand-based hedge funds are available to retail investors in the country, and have been designed specifically to make it easier for individuals to invest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Two of these funds have been running for over 15 years, and have shown impressive performance and resilience through several socio-economic challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The third retail investor hedge fund was launched earlier in 2024, and offers investors the opportunity to access a select range of international equities alongside a large base of South African equities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three Laurium Capital hedge funds available to retail investors are detailed below:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>Laurium Market Neutral Prescient RI Hedge Fund<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A conservative-risk fund that has provided an annualised 10.3% net return from its inception in 2009 to 31 October 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laurium Long Short Prescient RI Hedge Fund<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 A moderate-risk fund which has returned 10.0% (net of fees) annually from its inception in 2008 to 31 October 2024.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>Laurium Enhanced Growth Prescient RI Hedge Feeder Fund<\/strong>\u00a0\u2013 The latest addition to the Laurium suite of funds, launched 1 March 2024, has had a great start, generating 23.8% to 31 October 2024. It invests primarily in South Africa equities, but also includes an allocation of select international equities.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>For qualified investors, Laurium Capital also offers the Aggressive Long Short Prescient QI Hedge Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Aggressive Long Short Prescient QI Hedge Fund has delivered an impressive 14.8% annualised net return between its launch date of 1 January 2013 and 31 October 2024.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Invest with Laurium Capital<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Laurium Capital offers South African investors an excellent opportunity to invest in a range of established hedge funds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It has over R58 billion in assets under management and a 16-year track record of success across its business.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is thanks to Laurium Capital\u2019s combination of on-the-ground research and extensive local market knowledge, which help it to identify the best investment opportunities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Laurium Capital\u2019s fund managers also invest their own money in their funds, ensuring they have a vested interest in achieving excellent results.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.lauriumcapital.com\/funds\/hedge-funds-zar?utm_source=BusinessTech&amp;utm_medium=Article&amp;utm_term=November+2024\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Click here to learn more about Laurium Capital\u2019s hedge funds.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hedge funds have historically been safe and lucrative investments for South Africans, yet remain heavily underutilized.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":57,"featured_media":799951,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10459],"tags":[6567,19603],"class_list":["post-799947","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-industry-news","tag-hedge-funds","tag-laurium-capital"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799947","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/57"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=799947"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799947\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":799952,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/799947\/revisions\/799952"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/799951"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=799947"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=799947"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/businesstech.co.za\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=799947"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}