RisCura Fundamentals launched the inaugural Bright Africa report in April this year. The annual report provides a unique look at equity investment across the continent, and continues to be the…

The latest RisCura SAVCA South African Private Equity Performance Report, for the second quarter of 2013, confirms that the asset class continues to deliver steady returns that compare favourably with…

The top three reasons for investing in hedge funds are typically diversification, composite portfolio strategy enhancement and decreased volatility.  However, these all proved challenging for global hedge funds when the…

RisCura, the investment advisors specialising in emerging and frontier markets, today announced the expansion of their UK team with the appointments of Josef Odili as Head of Africa Research, and…

At the first RisCura White Hot wine awards held yesterday at Landtscap, the top three Sauvignon Blanc-Semillon wine blends in the country were announced. Out of the 41 wines submitted…

Raise your glasses to the top three wines Steenberg Magna Carta 2011 (5*) Price: R495 (due for release March 2014) WO Constantia Abv 13.5%, RS 2.5g/l, TA 7.2g/l, pH 3.1…

RisCura, the investment advisors specialising in Africa and emerging markets, today advised that, in contrast to more developed nations, the returns possible from private equity investment in Africa come from…

Private equity deals in Africa are financed with far less debt than deals concluded in developed markets.  This means that returns have to come primarily from actual profit growth as…