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Capturing their reshaped business plans in the wake of the 20072009 global meltdown, his book reveals their key functions, compensation systems, unique roles in. As a means of gaining insight into the modern techniques of hedge funds, schwagers latest. In the simplest terms, private equity and hedge funds can be seen as different species of this same genus of investment funds. Nicholas draws extensively on his companys database of over three thousand hedge funds and from the daily portfolio analysis conducted for hedge fund portfolios.
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