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Investment businessThe Financial Services Act 1986 defines investment business to include dealing, arranging deals in, managing and advising on investments in addition to the setting up and operation of collective investment schemes.Similar MatchesAssociation of Unit Trusts and Investment FundsAssociation of Unit Trusts and Investment FundsA trade association formed in 1959 to represent the interests of unit trusts and known then as the Unit Trust Association. The Association was renamed AUTIF in April 1993 and merged with the Fund Manager's Association in February 2002 to form the Investment Management Association (IMA). Its stated objectives are:to make representations to the UK Government on legislative, regulatory and taxation matters which affect the business interests of its membersto liase with the Financial Services Authority and other organisations in the UK and Europe on regulatory matters and other important issuesto increase public awareness and understand ing of investment fundsto seek to improve the standards of training in the industryto seek to integrate personal finance education into the school curriculumto add value to member companies by providing them with information, guidance and assistance in matters related to their businessto offer an information service to external parties interested in the activities of the UK investment funds industryIMA's website is: http://www.investmentfunds.org.uk Net investmentNet investmentGross, or total, investment minus depreciation. Trade and investmentTrade and investmentThe interactions between, and the rules and policies governing, international trade and foreign direct investment. One of the Singapore Issues. Direct investmentDirect 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. Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA)Agency established by the World Bank that offers various forms of political risk insurance to corporations. Further SuggestionsCommunity Reinvestment Act (CRA)Zero investment portfolio Investment Advisers Act Unit Share Investment Trust (USIT) Tradepoint Investment Exchange local authority investment Foreign portfolio investment Investment software Investment advisory service Reinvestment risk Capital investment investment company protected investment products Recognised Investment Exchange Personal Investment Authority Income investment company Investment letter Brown field investment ethical investment Alternative Investment Market Investment manager investment income Reinvestment rate Target investment mix Automatic reinvestment |
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