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Finance, Hedge Funds and Leadership

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  Adriana Kostov has always had an interest in global markets. She speaks with Jonathan Jackson about finance, hedge funds and being a leader. Most teenagers going into university have a vague idea of where their university course will take them. Some know what they want to do, but have little idea of how to achieve their goals. Others, who study law or medicine, know exactly what they are studying for. But if you study finance also, you have such a broad church of subjects that banking, marketing and possibly even a career in hedge funds are all on the cards. If you have that range of career paths to choose from, choosing what is right for you can be difficult. For Adriana Kostov, the choice was a simple one; her interest in the corporate world and particularly how finance has a global impact, as well as how law integrates into this has led to a stellar career. Currently Adriana hold positions as the Director of Compliance and General Counsel for global macro currency hedge fu...

Adriana Kostov: advocating for women in financial services

Women are taking a great pace in the market these days, whether we talk about hospitality, healthcare, IT, or financial sector. There has been noticed great participation of women in all areas of life. Here you will get to know about one such woman who has given herself a great standing in the financial services world. Adriana Kostov is a Law and Commerce Graduate from the University of Western Australia   having experience of working in executive advisory roles with Blackswan Equities and Hancock Prospecting in Perth. The US-headquarted Hedge Fund Association selected Adriana Kostov to manage the responsibility   as one of the global regional directors for three new and different sites as part of their extension program in 2013, being allocated to the Australian Chapter. Adriana was the Regional Director of the Global Hedge Fund Association, Australia along with being the Director of Regulatory Affairs, Compliance for Excalibur Funds Management, a foriegn exchange tradin...