OBSR's Ruli Viljoen assesses the top funds in the sector.
The term special situations is often used in the naming of funds, but it is not a generic term, encompassing a one-size-fits-all approach with respect to the management of these funds. Under the special situations umbrella, there is a great diversity of approaches and styles. The initial understanding that they are all contrarian and focus on recovery style situations may therefore at times be somewhat misleading. Many of these funds are managed by a collection of very talented investors, who adopt individual styles, generally pay little or no attention to benchmark indices and seek to g...
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