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Regulated 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.Regulated investment company Similar MatchesUndertakings for Collective Investment in Tradable SecuritiesUndertakings for Collective Investment in Tradable SecuritiesUCITs are collective funds which can be sold across national borders within the EU in accordance with the 'Undertakings for Collective Investment in Tradable Securities' Directive. For UK investors, one of their significance attributes is they can be sheltered from tax within the Stocks and Shares component of an ISA. Enterprise Investment SchemeEnterprise Investment SchemeThe Enterprise Investment Scheme is a UK tax incentive scheme designed to encourage investors to invest in unquoted companies. The benefits are:Income tax relief at 20%: so if you invest £10,000, the taxman gives you £2,000 back.CGT relief: provided you hold your investment for five years, any gains subsequently made are free of capital gains tax.Tax relief on losses: if your EIS investment is a disaster, you can set the losses off against gains made in the tax year in which you incur losses.Rollover relief: if you use the proceeds from selling shares in Company A to invest in Company B, and Company B is an EIS-qualifying company, you won't have to pay tax on the gains made from Company A until you subsequently dispose of Company B's shares. i.e. your gain is rolled over.The maximum amount you can invest in an EIS is £150,000 annually. Similar tax breaks are available from investments in Venture Capital Trusts (VCTs). Essentially, these are investment trusts that invest in small unquoted companies. As with EIS investments, there are lots of rules which, if broken, will invalidate the tax advantages.The risks associated with EIS companies are high and you should take professional advice before committing funds to them. Future investment opportunitiesFuture investment opportunitiesThe identification of additional, more valuable, investment opportunities in the future that result from a current opportunity or operation. 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. 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). Further SuggestionsBank Investment Contract (BIC)investment income Community Reinvestment Act (CRA) Net investment Unit investment trust Guaranteed investment contract (GIC) Ethical Investment Research Service Reinvestment Municipal Investment Trust (MIT) Investment value Monthly investment plan Investment advisory service split capital investment trust Passive investment management Investment manager Short term investment services Investment Valuation Model (IVM) Net investment income per share Registered investment company Investment Company Act of 1940 Foreign investment argument for protection Zero investment portfolio Investment letter Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) Diversified investment company |
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