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Topic 8 Collective Investment Schemes Flashcards

1
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These are all what?

  • Investment Manager Expertise
  • Diversification
  • Reducing Dealing Costs
  • Wide Choice of funds
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Advantages of Collective Investment Schemes

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What are the advantages of skilled investment managers to an investor?

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  • Don’t need to research individual companies
  • Don’t need make any investment decisions
  • Don’t need to do any admin work
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How can an investment profile with millions of pounds be an advantage?

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Can negotiate deal reducing costs

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How does having a large choice of investment funds help for collective investment schemes?

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They cater for different styles on investment strategies, risk levels and preferences

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What is “Diversification” ?

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The spread of investments over many arrears to reduce risk over loss in one arrear

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  • Location
  • Industry
  • Type of investment
  • Other forms of specification
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How investment funds are categorised

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  • Funds that aim to produce high income
  • Aim for capital growth
  • Balanced growth and Income
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Another aim for collective investment funds

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Investment funds that are managed according to their management style are?

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  • Activity Managed Funds
  • Passively Managed Funds (tracker funds)
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What is a Unit Trust?

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Pooled Investment created under a trust deed

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What is a Trustee?

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A person or people who look after a trust

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What is a Trust Deed?

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The rules of the trust

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How is a Unit Trust Categorised?

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  1. Equity Trust
  2. Fixed Interest Trust
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What is a Equity Trust?

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A trust that invests in shares and pays a dividend

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What is a Fixed Interest Trust?

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Trust which invests in assets that pay interest

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A Unit Trust is “Open Ended” this means what?

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The trust manager must create more units if there is a demand

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What does an Accumulation Unit do?

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Reinvest income received from units to create more income

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What do distribution/income units do?

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Distribute any income received from units to unit holders

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What is a key role of a trust manager?

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To select investments that will achieve the trust’s objectives

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How would a trust manager calculated a units price?

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  • Calculate the total value of trusts assets plus costs
  • Divide this by the units issued
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What are the 4 prices of a Unit Trust transactions?

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  1. Creation Price
  2. Offer Price
  3. Bid Price
  4. Cancellation Price
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What is the Creation Price?

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The price at which a trust manager creates units

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What is the Offer Price?

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The price at which the investor buys units

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What is the Bid Price?

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Price at which the trust manager will buy back units from investors looking to sell units

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What is the Cancellation Price?

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The minimum bid price plus buying & selling costs.

Bid price may be higher at times to cover costs.

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What is the Bid/Offer Spread

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The difference between the offer price and the bid price.

Investment is reduced by the Charges

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What is Single Pricing of Unit Trust?

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Pricing system that is determined by the net flow of the fund

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27
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Subscriptions to a fund are greater than the redemptions

Is an example of?

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Net Inflow

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Redemptions to a fund are greater than the subscriptions

Is an example of?

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Net Outflow

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When a Unit Trust is in Net Inflow why are prices closer to the offer price?

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To reflect the cost of purchasing assets

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When a Unit Trust is in Net Outflow why are prices closer to the bid price?

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To reflect the cost of assets being sold and to generate cash

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What is Forward Pricing Basis?

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Deals are requested are priced at the end of the dealing period so invest does know prices until the next day

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What is Historic Pricing?

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The price of deals made the previous day

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Why does Historic Pricing give investors an unfair advantage?

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It enabled Investors to manipulate the market as deals could be manipulated before the next dealing period

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When must a fund manager change to Forward Pricing?

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Is a market moves move than 2% in either direction after the last valuation

35
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How are requests to buy/sell units done?

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  • Telephone
  • Online
  • Emails
36
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What are the two documents an investor may receive from a fund manager?

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  1. Contract Note
  2. Unit Certificate
37
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What does the contract note contain?

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  • Specifies the fund
  • Number of units
  • Unit Price
  • Amount paid
38
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What does the Unit Certificate contain?

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  • The Fund
  • Number of units held
  • Proof of unit ownership
39
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Units purchased via intermediaries will receive a statement showing holdings

True Or False

40
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What is a form of renunciation?

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A form investor signs to sell units. It is on the reverse of the unit certificate

41
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What law are unit trusts authorised by?

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Financial Services Market Act 2000

42
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What is the maximum amount a unit trust is allowed to exceed a funds net assets for a temporary period?

43
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These are examples of what?

  • Setting out trust’s objectives
  • Ensuring adequate investor protection
  • Collecting & distributing trust’s assets income
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Trustee’s Responsibilities

44
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What are the charges that relate to a Unit Trust?

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  1. Initial Charge
  2. Annual Management Charge
45
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What is the percentage charge for a Unit Trust’s annual Management Charge?

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0.5% - 1.5% of the fund’s value

46
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If a Unit Trust has more than 60% of assets in Cash/Fixed Interest what form of distribution will an investor receive.

Interest or Dividend

47
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If a Unit Trust has less than 60% of assets in Cash/Fixed Interest what form of distribution will an investor receive.

Interest or Dividend

48
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Dividend income from Equity Trusts falls into which allowence

A

Dividend Allowance

49
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Fixed interest income from fixed interest trusts falls into which allowance

A

Personal Savings Allowance (PSA)

50
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How many shares will a unit trust typically invest in?

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30 - 150 different shares

51
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What is a Investment Trust?

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PlC which invests in stock and shares of other companies

52
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Are Investment Trusts are not listed on the Stock Exchange.

True or False?

A

False they are listed on the Stock Exchange

53
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What does “Closed Ended” mean in relation to an Investment Trust?

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Means that they do not create new shares just because investors want them

54
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  • Stockbroker
  • Financial Advisor
  • Investment Trust Manager

Are ways that?

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Shares can be bought in a Investment Trust

55
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What percentage do Investment Trust charge for services?

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0.5% - 1.5%

56
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What is Net Asset Value Per Share? (NAV)

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Investment funds assets less funds owed minus funds owed. Dividend by shares issued

57
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If an investment trust is trading at less than the Net Asset Value (NAV) it is said to be trading at?

58
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If an investment trust is trading at more than the Net Asset Value (NAV) it is said to be trading at?

59
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What is “Gearing” / “Leverage”

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Is a level to which an investment Trust borrows to fund investment in shares

60
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What percentage are of income received by Investment Trusts must be distributed as dividends?

61
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What are the 2 most common types of Split Capital Investment Trusts shares?

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  1. Income Shares
  2. Capital Shares
62
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What is a Real Estate Investment Trust? (REIT)

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A tax efficient property investment vehicle

63
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Why would an invester invest in a (REIT) over buying a property directly for tax purposes?

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SDLT is charged at 0.5%

64
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For a REIT to pay no corporation tax on income or growth what percentage of income needs to come from Property Rentals?

65
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How much of their profits must a REIT distribute to their shareholders net of tax?

66
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What is the maximum number of shares a shareholder can own in a REIT?

67
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A REIT can be held in an ISA, Junior ISA, Children’s Trust Funds, Personal pension.

True or False?

68
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What is an Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC)

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A LLC that pools investors funds to buy/sell shares in other companies

69
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How are OEIC’s and Unit Trust similar?

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  • Pooled Investment
  • Open Ended
  • FCA regulated
  • Tax for Investments & Dividend is done in the same way
70
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What does “Umbrella Company” mean in relation to an OEIC?

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Made up of several sub-funds

71
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An OEIC can borrow to finance it’s operations for a long time.

True or False?

A

False. It is only allowed to borrow for short term purposes

72
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What is the regulation relating to OEIC’S?

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Open Ended Investment Companies Regulation 2001

73
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What is the name of the person who overseas the operations of a OEIC?

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Depository

74
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What is the name of the person who manages an OEIC from day to day?

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Authorised Corporate Director

75
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The initial charge for a unit trust is what percentage?

76
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  • Income
  • Capital Growth
  • Fixed Income
  • Access to Overseas Markets
  • Access to Specialist Markets
  • Index Tracking
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Types of OEIC’S

77
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What is Swing Pricing of an OEIC?

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Where the price swings toward either the bid or offer price of assets to reflect the current situation of Net Flow

78
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What are the charges for using an OEIC?

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  • Initial Charge 3%-5%
  • Annual Management Charge 0.5%-1.5%
  • Dilution Levy
79
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“Reporting fund” of a Unit Trust or an OEIC means what is relation to an investor?

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Liable for income tax and CGT on disposable of an asset

80
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“Non- Reporting fund” of a Unit Trust or an OEIC means what is relation to an investor?

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Means they are only liable to tax on disposal of an asset

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