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  • 11Investment banking — Investment banks profit from companies and governments by raising money through issuing and selling securities in the capital markets (both equity and bond), as well as providing advice on transactions such as mergers and acquisitions. To perform …

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  • 12Investment — or investing [British and American English, respectively.] is a term with several closely related meanings in business management, finance and economics, related to saving or deferring consumption.Investment is the choice by the individual to… …

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  • 13investment — in·vest·ment 1 n: investiture (1) investment 2 n 1: the outlay of money usu. for income or profit: capital outlay; also: the sum invested or the property purchased 2: the commitment of funds with a view to minimizing risk and safeguarding capital …

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  • 14investment company — see company Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. investment company …

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  • 15Investment Company Act of 1940 — Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended (ICA) USA The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a 1 − 80a 64) regulates mutual funds and other companies that engage primarily in investing, reinvesting, and trading in securities, and whose …

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  • 16Investment Company Act of 1940, as amended — (ICA) USA The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a 1 − 80a 64) regulates mutual funds and other companies that engage primarily in investing, reinvesting, and trading in securities, and whose own securities are offered to the… …

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  • 17Investment Company Act — of 1940, as amended (ICA) USA The Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. §§ 80a 1 − 80a 64) regulates mutual funds and other companies that engage primarily in investing, reinvesting, and trading in securities, and whose own securities are… …

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  • 18investment adviser — USA Any person who, for compensation, engages in the business of advising others, either directly or through publications or writings, as to the value of securities or as to the advisability of investing in, purchasing, or selling securities or… …

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  • 19funds of funds — Funds that are specifically created to invest in a range of other private equity funds. Like feeder funds, they often offer access to investment opportunities not otherwise available to an investor. In addition, they allow investors to diversify… …

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  • 20investment trust — investment company A company that invests the funds provided by shareholders in a wide variety of securities. It makes its profits from the income and capital gains provided by these securities. The investments made are usually restricted to… …

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