Finance, banking and investment - explained.

Clear guides to private equity, hedge funds, banking operations and personal finance.

Follow the money

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How private equity firms raise capital, pay their partners and pick their deals.

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What hedge funds do differently - and who the best-known managers are.

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Why roads, rail and bridges attract long-term investors.

Retail, investment and back-office operations: what happens behind every payment, trade and account.

How a fund is run, who makes the decisions and what investors should look at before they commit.

Budgeting, saving and planning ahead - the first steps, in plain English.