Investment funds

An investor is a person or entity that allocates financial capital with the expectation of a future return (profit) or to gain an advantage (interest). Through this allocated capital the investor usually purchases some species of property. Types of investments include equity, debt, securities, real estate, infrastructure, currency, commodity, token, derivatives such as put and call options, futures, forwards, etc. This definition makes no distinction between the investors in the primary and secondary markets. That is, someone who provides a business with capital and someone who buys a stock ar

any financial vehicle that lets multiple investors to pool their resources for investment

fund representing a specific index

state-owned investment fund

fund that invests in distressed assets

collective investment scheme

A SICAV is a collective investment scheme common in Western Europe, especially Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Malta, France, and the Czech Republic. SICAV is an acronym in French for ''société d'investissement à capital variable'', which can be translated as 'investment company with variable capital and securities (government bonds, stocks, corporate bonds)'.

fund that invests in bonds or other debt securities

Investment strategy

type of collective investment fund

form of closed-end investment fund in some countries