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Direct investmentThe purchase of a controlling interest in a company or at least enough interest to have enough influence to direct the course of the company.Direct investment Similar MatchesInvestment Management Regulatory OrganisationInvestment Management Regulatory OrganisationA Self Regulating Organisation (SRO) with responsibility for monitoring the manner in which UK investment firms manage their funds, that is their client's investments. It supervises the way firms treat their clients and provide investment services. Companies include those which manage funds, unit trusts, ISAs and pension funds. IMRO is currently one of the three SROs (the other two being the Personal Investment Authority [PIA] and the Securities and Futures Authority [SFA] ) which report to the Financial Services Authority (FSA). All regulatory functions of IMRO have been taken over by the Financial Services Authority as of December 2001. 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. Foreign direct investment (FDI)Foreign direct investment (FDI)The acquisition abroad of physical assets such as plant and equipment, with operating control residing in the parent corporation. Capital investmentCapital investmentSee: Capital expenditure. Investment companyInvestment companyA firm that that invests the funds of investors in securities appropriate for their stated investment objectives in return for a management fee. See also: Mutual fund. Further SuggestionsRegistered investment companyExpected return on investment Investment letter investment Statutory investment Investment club Foreign investment risk matrix (FIRM) investment club Personal Investment Authority Ethical Investment Research Service Overinvestment Alternative Investment Market Bank Investment Contract (BIC) Trade-related investment measure Investment Company with Variable Capital Unit Share Investment Trust (USIT) Unamortized premiums on investments investment trust Guaranteed investment contract (GIC) Tradepoint Investment Exchange Investment Company Institute (ICI) Independent investments Investment bank Enterprise Investment Scheme Mutually exclusive investment decisions |
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