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71Political risk — is a type of risk faced by investors, corporations, and governments. It is a risk that can be understood and managed with proper aforethought and investment.Broadly, political risk refers to the complications businesses and governments may face… …
72Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency — The Multilateral Investment Guarantee Agency (MIGA) is a member organization of the World Bank Group that offers political risk insurance. It was established to promote foreign direct investment into developing countries. MIGA was founded in 1988 …
73Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduit — Real Estate Mortgage Investment Conduits, or REMICs, are a type of special purpose vehicle used for the pooling of mortgage loans and issuance of mortgage backed securities. They are defined under the United States Internal Revenue Code (Tax… …
74Multi-manager investment — is an investment product that consists of multiple specialized funds. Each specialized fund may invest across different sectors and markets, or having managers investing in the same asset class but have different investment styles. For example,… …
75Equity investment — generally refers to the buying and holding of shares of stock on a stock market by individuals and funds in anticipation of income from dividends and capital gain as the value of the stock rises. It also sometimes refers to the acquisition of… …
76Structured investment vehicle — A structured investment vehicle (SIV) was a type of fund in the shadow banking system from the mid 1980 s until late 2008. The strategy of these funds was to borrow money by issuing short term securities at low interest and then lends that money… …
77Aggressive Investment Strategy — A method of portfolio management and asset allocation that attempts to achieve maximum return. An aggressive investment strategy attempts to grow an investment at an above average rate compared to its industry or the overall market, but usually… …
78Country Risk — A collection of risks associated with investing in a foreign country. These risks include political risk, exchange rate risk, economic risk, sovereign risk and transfer risk, which is the risk of capital being locked up or frozen by government… …
79Survivorship Bias Risk — The possibility that an investor will make a misguided investment decision based on published investment fund return data that are unrealistically high because a company’s poorly performing funds are closed and their returns are not… …
80Political risk insurance — is a type of insurance that can be taken out by businesses, of any size, against political risk the risk that revolution or other political conditions will result in a loss.Political risk insurance is available for several different types of… …
