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A collective investment scheme is a way of investing where a group of people come together and
share the cost of a range of investments. This enables investors to speculate in a wider range of investments
than may be possible individually due to financial constraints. Collective investment schemes are often
referred to as pooled investments, managed funds, mutual funds or simply funds.
Collective investments have a wide range of targets and goals and tend to focus on specific themes
such as insurance or regions. Investors tend to select funds according to these goals also taking into
account past performance, competitiveness and service.
Collective investments account for a substantial proportion of all trading on major stock exchanges
and, as you would imagine, there is a lot of choice for investors. This section guides you through each
of the UK funds, providing links to detailed information and service providers.
For information on collective investments worldwide go to http://en.wikipedia.org
The FSA regulates collective investments in the UK www.fsa.gov.uk
The Investment Management Association provides information on Unit Trusts and OEICs.
www.investmentuk.org
Click on the links below for information on:
Ethical Investing
Unit trusts
OEICs - Open-ended Investment Companies
Investment trusts
Unitised Insurance funds
Exchange Traded Funds - ETFs
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