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Career advice for aspiring hedgies
It takes hard work, expertise and commitment to build a successful career in hedge funds, but it is equally important to maintain life balance to avoid burnout, top managers say
Attitudes to collateral management by hedge funds have changed significantly since the Lehman collapse. Speed and technology are now at the heart of centrally cleared real-time transactions
The introduction of hydraulic fractioning technology could be a new dawn for natural gas, though some hedge funds have pulled back as prices remain in the doldrums
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Hedge fund Everest Capital heads for the frontier
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