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Foreign portfolio investmentPortfolio investment across national borders and/or across currencies.Similar MatchesOpen ended investment companyOpen ended investment company'OEICs' are hybrid investment funds that have some of the features of an investment trust and some of a unit trust.Like investment trusts, OEICs are companies that issue shares on the London Stock Exchange, and which use the money raised from shareholders to invest in other companies. Unlike investment trusts, they are open-ended which means that when demand for the shares rises the manager just issues more shares. With an investment trust, if demand exceeds supply, the response may be a rise in the share price.The price of OEIC shares is determined rather differently. More like a unit trust, in fact, with the key factor being the value of the underlying assets of the fund. But in contrast to unit trusts, there is no bid/offer spread with OEICs, so the price of the shares should be the same whether you are buying or selling.OEICs are popular on the continent but were only launched in the UK in 1997. There are around 300 up and running, with a wide range of investment objectives. You can put an OEIC into an ISA. Regulated investment companyRegulated investment companyAn investment company allowed to pass capital gains, dividends, and interest earned on fund investments directly to its shareholders so that it is taxed only at the personal level, and double taxation is avoided. Investment philosophyInvestment philosophyThe style and general ideology of investment practiced by an investor. Certain investors favor small-capitalization stocks, while others prefer large blue-chip stocks, for example. Securities and Investments BoardSecurities and Investments BoardA private limited company formerly reporting to the Chancellor of the Exchequer with responsibility for the regulation of the UK investment market in accordance with the Financial Services Act 1986. It was replaced by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) in October 1997. 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. Further SuggestionsNet investment income per shareAutomatic reinvestment Leveraged investment company Income investment company Personal Investment Authority Brown field investment Unit investment trust Reinvestment Bank Investment Contract (BIC) Short term investment services Municipal Investment Trust (MIT) Recognised Investment Exchange Target investment mix investment income Value Line investment survey investment Registered investment adviser Unamortized premiums on investments Reinvestment risk Investment company Investment manager Foreign investment risk matrix (FIRM) Investment Registered investment company Direct investment |
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