Topic 8 Collective Investment Schemes Flashcards
These are all what?
- Investment Manager Expertise
- Diversification
- Reducing Dealing Costs
- Wide Choice of funds
Advantages of Collective Investment Schemes
What are the advantages of skilled investment managers to an investor?
- Don’t need to research individual companies
- Don’t need make any investment decisions
- Don’t need to do any admin work
How can an investment profile with millions of pounds be an advantage?
Can negotiate deal reducing costs
How does having a large choice of investment funds help for collective investment schemes?
They cater for different styles on investment strategies, risk levels and preferences
What is “Diversification” ?
The spread of investments over many arrears to reduce risk over loss in one arrear
- Location
- Industry
- Type of investment
- Other forms of specification
How investment funds are categorised
- Funds that aim to produce high income
- Aim for capital growth
- Balanced growth and Income
Another aim for collective investment funds
Investment funds that are managed according to their management style are?
- Activity Managed Funds
- Passively Managed Funds (tracker funds)
What is a Unit Trust?
Pooled Investment created under a trust deed
What is a Trustee?
A person or people who look after a trust
What is a Trust Deed?
The rules of the trust
How is a Unit Trust Categorised?
- Equity Trust
- Fixed Interest Trust
What is a Equity Trust?
A trust that invests in shares and pays a dividend
What is a Fixed Interest Trust?
Trust which invests in assets that pay interest
A Unit Trust is “Open Ended” this means what?
The trust manager must create more units if there is a demand
What does an Accumulation Unit do?
Reinvest income received from units to create more income
What do distribution/income units do?
Distribute any income received from units to unit holders
What is a key role of a trust manager?
To select investments that will achieve the trust’s objectives
How would a trust manager calculated a units price?
- Calculate the total value of trusts assets plus costs
- Divide this by the units issued
What are the 4 prices of a Unit Trust transactions?
- Creation Price
- Offer Price
- Bid Price
- Cancellation Price
What is the Creation Price?
The price at which a trust manager creates units
What is the Offer Price?
The price at which the investor buys units
What is the Bid Price?
Price at which the trust manager will buy back units from investors looking to sell units
What is the Cancellation Price?
The minimum bid price plus buying & selling costs.
Bid price may be higher at times to cover costs.
What is the Bid/Offer Spread
The difference between the offer price and the bid price.
Investment is reduced by the Charges
What is Single Pricing of Unit Trust?
Pricing system that is determined by the net flow of the fund
Subscriptions to a fund are greater than the redemptions
Is an example of?
Net Inflow
Redemptions to a fund are greater than the subscriptions
Is an example of?
Net Outflow
When a Unit Trust is in Net Inflow why are prices closer to the offer price?
To reflect the cost of purchasing assets
When a Unit Trust is in Net Outflow why are prices closer to the bid price?
To reflect the cost of assets being sold and to generate cash
What is Forward Pricing Basis?
Deals are requested are priced at the end of the dealing period so invest does know prices until the next day
What is Historic Pricing?
The price of deals made the previous day