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Bank Investment Contract (BIC)Interest guaranteed by the bank in a Interest over a specific time frame with a specific Interest.Bank Investment Contract (BIC) Similar MatchesSystematic investment planSystematic investment planAn approach involving regular investments in order to take advantage of dollar-cost averaging. Underinvestment problemUnderinvestment problemThe mirror image of the asset substitution problem, in that stockholders refuse to invest in low-risk assets to avoid shifting wealth from themselves to debtholders. Tradepoint Investment ExchangeTradepoint Investment ExchangeA London-based stock exchange which opened on 21st September 1995 and which currently deals in 900 of the most actively traded UK equities.Tradepoint is an electronic order driven market accessible via a standard IBM PC where brokers, market makers and investing institutions participate on an anonymous basis and enter buy or sell orders. For the most liquid stocks, trades are completed the moment a corresponding buy or sell order is entered by another participant. Less liquid stocks are traded by way of computer matching following the accumulation of orders after periods of time.Trades are guaranteed by the London Clearing House (LCH) and settlement is via Crest. Tradepoint is a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE) and is regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). InvestmentInvestmentThe buying of shares in individual companies or units in collective funds (unit trusts, OEICs etc) in order to earn income and to make a capital profit.The placing of money with banks and other financial institutions in order to earn interest.In the UK, the Financial Services Act 1986 defines investments to include shares, debentures and other securities such as government securities, certain options and warrants, unit trusts and other forms of collective investment schemes, futures contracts and some long term life insurance contracts. Mutually exclusive investment decisionsMutually exclusive investment decisionsInvestment decisions in which the acceptance of a project precludes the acceptance of one or more alternative projects. Further Suggestionsreturn on investmentInvestment Management Regulatory Organisation Net investment Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Investment advisory service open ended investment company Overinvestment Foreign Direct Investment Legal investments investment company Investment bank Leveraged investment company Net investment income per share Foreign investment risk matrix (FIRM) Investment Company Institute (ICI) Investment company protected investment products Investment certificate Investment opportunity set Passive investment strategy local authority investment Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) Finite Life Real Estate Investment Trust (FREIT) Independent investments Short term investment services |
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