Investment
81investment trust — investment company A company that invests the funds provided by shareholders in a wide variety of securities. It makes its profits from the income and capital gains provided by these securities. The investments made are usually restricted to… …
82Investment broker — Investment brokers are individuals who bring together buyers and sellers of investments. [All About Investing, Esme Faerber, ISBN 0 07 145752 6] They need a license to operate. They act on behalf of buyers and sellers of stock. They charge a… …
83Investment Services Directive — (ISD) A European Union directive, adopted in 1993, which establishes the conditions in which authorised investment firms and banks can provide specified services in other EU member states on the basis of home state authorisation and supervision.… …
84investment allowance — inˈvestment alˌlowance noun [countable] ACCOUNTING another name for capital allowance: • a temporary 15% first year investment allowance for purchases of new equipment * * * investment allowance UK US noun [C] ACCOUNTING, TAX ► …
85investment goods — ➔ goods * * * investment goods UK US noun [plural] ► ECONOMICS CAPITAL GOODS(Cf. ↑capital goods) …
86investment boutique — UK US noun [C] (also boutique) FINANCE ► a small investment company that offers a limited number of investments and services to a special group of clients: »Investment boutiques run highly specialist funds for extremely wealthy investors …
87investment firm — UK US noun [C] FINANCE ► INVESTMENT TRUST(Cf. ↑investment trust) …
88investment fraud — UK US noun [C or U] FINANCE ► the illegal activity of providing false information to someone so that they will invest in something: »The SEC investigates allegations of internet investment fraud. »The two men were charged with running an… …
89investment-linked — UK US adjective ► used to describe a financial product that depends on an investment made by the company that provides it: »an investment linked annuity …
90Investment style — refers to different style characteristics of equities, bonds or financial derivatives within a given investment philosophy. Theory would favor a combination of big capitalization, passive and value. Of course one could almost get that when… …
