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Why private equity returns are not what they seem

An Oxford professor is describing a common performance measure as ‘absurd’.

Tim Hunter Fri, 10 Jul 2020

Some say the mark of a true professional is expertise. Others point to exacting ethical standards. Yet centuries of experience have proven the quintessence of professionalism is linguistic obscurity.

The traditional technique was to speak Latin – simultaneously conveying wisdom and scholarship

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Tim Hunter Fri, 10 Jul 2020
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