Which of IB/PE/Hf is best to build a side gig?

Compliance wise - are PE guys allowed to hold specific stocks or do you face the same restrictions as bankers?

And can you develop your own small business / startup (assuming time is not a constraint) or would you need compliance approval?

Just trying to gauge if IB is the odd one out - thank you !

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I work in trading and have a side gig very do able, my friends in IB would not be able to do so.. too much time. Caveat is I work pretty close to market hours, and some HF/trading roles require a lot of work outside market hours as well. 

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