mutual funds and other investment companies

... maturity funds become more conservative as investor ages - Funds of funds: Mutual funds that primarily invest in other mutual funds 4.3 Mutual Funds  Investment Policies • Asset allocation and flexible ... 4.1 Investment Companies 4-2 Investment Companies  Financial intermediates that collect funds from individual investors and invest those funds in a wide range of securities or other assets ... International funds invest outside U.S - Regional funds focus on particular part of world - Emerging market funds invest in developing nations 4.3 Mutual Funds  Investment Policies • Balanced funds...

Ngày tải lên: 06/02/2015, 17:14

... short-term to their customers They favour initiatives and activities offering fast and high returns for a minimal investment On the other hand, the funds with no closing date adopt strategies based ... guaranteed and regular returns It has been observed that on-going investment funds presently tend towards a preference for shares within already profitable and competitive companies Such companies ... agriculture and the large mechanized operations, the opposition between speculative investment and food security and the questions related to the promotion of foreign investment and food sovereignty...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 16:20

... money market funds could be significantly mitigated by proposed SEC reforms and, potentially, by monitoring and reducing the credit risk taken by prime funds Prime Money Market Funds and Credit ... focus on prime money market funds, as opposed to government funds or tax-free funds Prime funds hold a mix of short-term debt instruments including commercial paper and large certificates of deposit, ... market funds serve as important intermediaries between investors who want low-risk, highly liquid investments, and banks and corporations that have short-term borrowing needs Money market funds...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 14:20

... regulatory and compliance issues affecting private funds and investment advisers, as well as broker-dealers, banks and registered investment companies Mr Gale also forms and structures private funds and ... in a “covered fund” (e.g., a hedge fund, private equity fund, and numerous other private funds and pooled investment vehicles), and (ii) having certain relationships with a covered fund.33 Additionally, ... collection obligations; Business conduct and governance standards; 10 Counterparty eligibility requirements; and 11 Segregation of uncleared funds D Mandatory Clearing and Exchange Trading Dodd-Frank...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 15:20

... without money, for years to survive and finally to succeed and thrive Pilots would land their planes and go make sales calls Other pilots would run pickup and delivery stations all focused on ... care of the Piper Cub and found a motel for everyone, another found a place for the cargo jet to unload and be serviced, another found a place for the trucks and couriers, and the fourth would ... start-up, and many other companies The principles discussed in this book go back nearly 100 years to UPS and its vision They were then applied at Federal Express during its embryonic phase and currently...

Ngày tải lên: 24/08/2014, 15:53

... compute internal rates of return (standard and modified) and understand their strengths and weaknesses • Be able to compute the net present value and understand why it is the best decision criterion ... Key Concepts and Skills • Be able to compute payback and discounted payback and understand their shortcomings • Understand accounting rates of return and their shortcomings • Be ... to identical in comparisons of decisions mutually exclusive investments – Easy to understand and communicate – May be useful when available investment funds are limited 9-42 Capital Budgeting...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2015, 15:50

... / most of Mutual Funds in India However, the extent and degree of observance of these practices differs among the Mutual Funds Mutual Funds shall accordingly develop their systems and follow ... Indo-US Financial Institutions Reforms and Expansion Project 26 Master Circular for Mutual Funds 4.2.3 Best Practices to be followed by Mutual Funds: 4.2.3.1 Mutual Funds shall adopt these practices ... for Mutual Funds 5.16.1 Mutual Funds are required to submit the Annual Information Return under section 285 BA in the Income-tax Act As per this requirement, Trustees of Mutual Funds or such other...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20

... ¹ãÆãä¦ã¼ãîãä¦ã ‚ããõÀ ãäÌããä¶ã½ã¾ã ºããñ¡Ã Securities and Exchange Board of India (ii) AMCs shall disclose that the concerned RGESS eligible Exchange Traded Funds and Mutual Fund schemes is in compliance with ... intervals and whenever there is any change in the said list For this purpose, Mutual Funds / AMCs shall communicate list of RGESS eligible MF schemes / ETFs to the stock exchanges Stock exchanges and ... conferred by Section 11 (1) of Securities and Exchange Board of India Act, 1992, Section 19 of the Depositories Act, 1996 and the Regulation 77 of SEBI (Mutual Funds) Regulations, 1996 to protect the...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 17:20

... fund Mutual funds are operated by management companies, and the resources, policies, and culture of these companies play an important role in the determination of individual funds performance and ... between: SRI funds managed by generalist management companies and matched conventional funds managed by generalist companies (Panel A); SRI funds managed by generalist management companies and matched ... and fees between SRI and conventional funds Section analyzes the role of management companies Finally, Section concludes Data 1.1 The fee structure of US mutual funds Mutual funds charge two kinds...

Ngày tải lên: 30/03/2014, 12:20

... of Mutual Funds More Than 52 Million U.S Households Owned Mutual Funds in 2011 Assets in U.S.-registered investment companies mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds, and ... Ownership of Mutual Funds Inside and Outside Retirement Plans Number and percentage of U.S households, 1998–2011 Share of U.S households Percent Own mutual funds Own mutual funds Own mutual funds inside ... 44.1 percent, owned mutual funds in 2011 (Figure 1), and eight in 10 households that owned ETFs or closed-end funds also owned mutual funds The number of households owning mutual funds decreased...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20

... Investment Company Act of 1940 (ICA) and have all the features of other mutual funds As with other mutual funds, commodity mutual funds pool the investments of a large number of investors, so that a portfolio ... mutual funds, ETFs, and ETNs differ in their regulation, investor access, and investment approach » Regulation: Commodity mutual funds are regulated under the Investment Company Act of 1940 (ICA) and ... constructed in a cost-effective manner Like other mutual funds, commodity mutual funds are regulated by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) as investment companies under the ICA; additionally,...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20

... 53 Million U.S Households Owned Mutual Funds in 2012 Assets in U.S.-registered investment companies mutual funds, exchange-traded funds (ETFs), closed-end funds, and unit investment trusts (UITs)—totaled ... of Mutual Funds Inside and Outside Employer-Sponsored Retirement Plans Number and percentage of U.S households, 1998–2012 Share of U.S households Percent Own mutual funds Own mutual funds Own mutual ... 44.4 percent, owned mutual funds in 2012 (Figure 1), and more than eight in 10 households that owned ETFs or closed-end funds also owned mutual funds The percentage of U.S households owning mutual funds has...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 09:20

... funds Stock funds include equity and hybrid funds Note: Figures exclude mutual funds available as investment choices in variable annuities and mutual funds that invest primarily in other mutual ... References Stock funds includes both equity mutual funds and balanced/ hybrid mutual funds Balanced and hybrid funds that are funds of funds are analyzed separately along with all funds of funds in the ... assets of equity and hybrid funds Figure excludes assets of mutual funds available as investment choices in variable annuities and mutual funds that invest primarily in other mutual funds Assets...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 15:20

... 2011 Sources: Investment Company Institute and iMoneyNet Funds of Funds Funds of funds are mutual funds that invest in other mutual funds. 7 The market for funds of funds has expanded considerably ... Figures exclude mutual funds available as investment choices in variable annuities and mutual funds that invest primarily in other mutual funds Sources: Investment Company Institute and Lipper ICI ... figure excludes mutual funds available as investment choices in variable annuities and mutual funds that invest primarily in other mutual funds Sources: Investment Company Institute and Lipper ICI...

Ngày tải lên: 19/02/2014, 15:20

... association of U.S investment companies, including mutual funds, closed-end funds, exchange-traded funds, and unit investment trusts ICI seeks to encourage adherence to high ethical standards, promote ... controlled companies and (b) other affiliates Investments other than securities State separately each major class Total investments Cash Include under this caption cash on hand and demand deposits ... value of investment securities and other investments held at the end of the period (e) State separately and (1) Federal income taxes and (2) other income taxes applicable to realized and unrealized...

Ngày tải lên: 07/03/2014, 13:20

... exposure, and trading and investment positions for each private fund advised by the adviser See Reporting by Investment Advisers to Private Funds and Certain Commodity Pool Operators and Commodity ... alternative investment funds, including private equity funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds 34 Form PF includes many of the types of information collected through the FSA Survey and proposed ... these smaller advisers and not significantly expand FSOC’s ability to understand the industry On the other hand, in light of the information we understand FSOC desires and its intended use by...

Ngày tải lên: 16/03/2014, 14:21

... towards mutual funds and their preference  To study the investment rationale to be studied by mutual funds investors  To know investor awareness about investment in mutual funds DATA SET AND SAMPLE ... Investment policy and performance of Mutual Fund” has studied the Indian Public Sector Mutual Funds In this book he has covered risk, rate of return Investment policy and pricing of mutual funds ... invest money in mutual funds and other financial instruments like equity shares, debentures, bonds, warrant, bank deposits Regulatory structure of Mutual funds  Operation of mutual funds is controlled...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 12:21

... Organization) and 10 (Control Persons) and corresponding sections of Schedules A, B and C); 12 Details about the private funds the investment adviser manages and about other business activities that the investment ... commitments in non-qualifying investments (NQIs), other than short-term holdings of cash, cash equivalents and money market funds; (2) does not borrow, provide guarantees or otherwise incur leverage ... private funds and the assets managed at that place of business have a total value of less than $150 million A non-U.S adviser with no private funds or other clients who are U.S persons, and no...

Ngày tải lên: 23/03/2014, 12:21

... Mutual Funds Industry Section Advantages of Mutual Funds for Strategic Analysis 45 Section Ancient Forms of Financial Instruments 47 Section Mutual Fund Precursors 54 Section Development of Mutual ... (individuals and institutions), mutual funds also represent a socially significant market This has been a major reason for government oversight and regulation After making the case for mutual funds ... represented by mutual funds pursuing those strategies and reporting five years of data from 1993 through 1997 A standard data envelopment analysis of the performance data for the mutual funds in the...

Ngày tải lên: 03/06/2014, 01:55

... and exchange traded funds (ETF) in China’s market Among all the open-end funds, there are 191 equity mutual funds, 90 bond mutual funds, 53 monetary market funds and 120 hybrid funds The followings ... of Chinese mutual funds In 1992, there were 37 mutual funds approved by various levels of the People’s Bank of China and other agencies There are several characteristics of the mutual funds at ... 3.0 4.0 Standard Deviation Figure Risk and Returns of Chinese Open-end Equity Mutual Funds This figure shows the average return and standard deviation of the 29 open-end equity mutual funds in...

Ngày tải lên: 16/10/2015, 15:38