Fairtree Volunteer Programme | Pedal For Good
Fairtree volunteers spent an afternoon at False Bay Primary School alongside our Impact Partner, Pedal For Good, helping to complete the bike track we began building last year.
Why multi-strategy hedge funds matter in today’s markets
For many investors, the term “hedge fund” still conjures images of aggressive trading, excessive risk and investment strategies reserved for a select few. Yet the hedge fund industry has evolved significantly.
What if the best opportunities never list?
Companies are staying private for longer, and many businesses that would once have listed on public markets now remain private throughout much of their growth journey. As a result, a growing share of innovation and value creation is taking place beyond the reach of traditional stock exchanges.
Markets caught between oil and interest rates
Markets are currently weighing two opposing forces: the economic support provided by lower oil prices and the potential tightening of financial conditions from additional Fed rate hikes. What could this mean for investors?
Fairtree Equity Explorer | Memory’s Golden Age | Episode 15
In this session, we explored how AI has transformed the memory industry into one of the most important areas in technology. We examined how Micron, SK Hynix and Samsung are navigating the current memory cycle and discussed the key trends shaping the industry.
Macro Pulse Episode 35
This episode explores the resilience of global markets, the risks that may test that resilience, and the current state of the South African economy.
Global Equity Spotlight: Travel Edition Episode 9
What can a trip to China reveal about one of the world’s most important economies? In Episode 9 of our Global Equity Spotlight: Travel Edition series, Global Investment Specialist Karena Naidu sits down with Global Equity Analyst Adam Spagnoletti to unpack the insights from his recent visit to China.
Global Equity Spotlight Episode 15
In Episode 15 of our Global Equity Spotlight series, Global Investment Specialist Karena Naidu is joined by Equity Portfolio Managers Cornelius Zeeman and Jacques Haasbroek to explore the factors driving these trends, how the changing composition of the MSCI Emerging Markets Index has reshaped the emerging market landscape, and the implications for investors.
Global Equity Spotlight Episode 14
In this episode, they unpack the sharp rise in momentum across global equity markets and explore what’s driving it, from record retail participation to increasingly crowded hedge fund positioning in semiconductors. They also discuss how we are navigating this environment and where we continue to see opportunities.
Through the Hedge Fund Lens
The first four months of 2026 have served as a clear reminder that volatility is not an anomaly, but a structural feature of financial markets. Over time, returns are rarely generated in smooth, linear paths. Instead, they are shaped by periods of disruption, uncertainty, and rapid repricing.
Global Equity Spotlight Episode 13
In this episode, we unpack the post-Q1 results season, the earnings surprises emerging across markets, and the strong results from the hyperscalers that has shifted market narratives around big tech.
Macro Pulse Episode 34
In this episode, Jacobus discusses market resilience despite ongoing geopolitical conflict, the outcomes from Donald Trump’s visit to China, the status of talks between the United States and Iran, and why oil prices have not risen higher. He also focuses on recent US economic and inflation data, the outlook for South Africa’s monetary policy, and the impact of the recent Western Cape floods.
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