It’s clear that there is increasing appetite for Africa as an investment destination. Both investment flows into the continent’s markets and the number of funds focused on the region are increasing as low yields in developed countries prompt investors to search for high returns in previously unexplored emerging markets. This is good news for the … Read more
How can an organization be environmentally sustainable and competitive in such a harsh economic world? This is the quandary facing organizations as they try and plan for the future. In a recent landmark study by global research company Accenture, 93% of CEOs determined that sustainability issues were critical to the company’s future success. This is … Read more
Alternative Latin Investor recently spoke with two high profile hedge fund players in Latin America, Otávio Vieira, Portfolio Manager at Safdié and Carlos Rojas Perla, Chief Investment Officer at Compass Group. We were privileged to hear how both managers felt markets had played out in 2009 and to learn of the themes they expect to … Read more