Investment managementInvestment management (sometimes referred to more generally as asset management) is the professional asset management of various securities, including shareholdings, bonds, and other assets, such as real estate, to meet specified investment goals for the benefit of investors. Investors may be institutions, such as insurance companies, pension funds, corporations, charities, educational establishments, or private investors, either directly via investment contracts/mandates or via collective investment schemes like mutual funds, exchange-traded funds, or REITs.
Closed-end fundA closed-end fund is an investment vehicle fund that raises capital by issuing a fixed number of shares at its inception, and then invests that capital in financial assets such as stocks and bonds. After inception it is closed to new capital, although fund managers sometimes employ leverage. Investors can buy and sell the existing shares in secondary markets. In the United States, closed-end funds sold publicly must be registered under both the Securities Act of 1933 and the Investment Company Act of 1940.
Fund of fundsA "fund of funds" (FOF) is an investment strategy of holding a portfolio of other investment funds rather than investing directly in stocks, bonds or other securities. This type of investing is often referred to as multi-manager investment. A fund of funds may be "fettered", meaning that it invests only in funds managed by the same investment company, or "unfettered", meaning that it can invest in external funds run by other managers.
Unit investment trustIn U.S. financial law, a unit investment trust (UIT) is an investment product offering a fixed (unmanaged) portfolio of securities having a definite life. Unlike open-end and closed-end investment companies, a UIT has no board of directors. A UIT is registered with the Securities and Exchange Commission under the Investment Company Act of 1940 and is classified as an investment company. UITs are assembled by a sponsor and sold through brokerage firms to investors. A UIT portfolio may contain one of several different types of securities.
Conseiller en gestion de patrimoineUn conseiller en gestion de patrimoine ou CGP, gestionnaire de patrimoine ou gestionnaire de fortune est un professionnel se spécialisant dans le conseil et la gestion de patrimoine privé et qui intervient dans la gestion de patrimoine individuel ou familial, incluant le patrimoine fiduciaire ou d'entreprise. Ce rôle peut être décisionnel ou consultatif, selon l'entente de services professionnels. Il conseille ses clients fortunés sur leur patrimoine financier, immobilier, professionnel, ou encore artistique, en leur préconisant notamment de placer une partie de leur avoirs dans diverses opérations.
Fund governanceFund governance refers to a system of checks and balances and work performed by the governing body (board) of an investment fund to ensure that the fund is operated not only in accordance with law, but also in the best interests of the fund and its investors. The objective of fund governance is to uphold the regulatory principles commonly known as the four pillars of investor protection that are typically promulgated through the investment fund regulation applicable in the jurisdiction of the fund.
Gestion d'actifsLa gestion d'actifs (ou gestion de portefeuille), aussi connu sous son nom anglais asset management, est une activité financière qui consiste à gérer des capitaux, ou bien détenus en propre (capital propre) ou bien confié par un investisseur. L'objectif de la gestion d'actifs est de dégager le meilleur rendement possible en fonction d'un niveau de risque choisi. La gestion d'actif fait référence, au sens large, à toute pratique qui consiste en la mise en oeuvre de stratégies pour faire fructifier des titres financiers (des actifs).
Fund administrationFund administration is the name given to the execution of back-office activities including fund accounting, financial reporting, net asset value calculation, capital calls, distributions, investor communications and other functions carried out in support of an investment fund, which may take the form of a traditional mutual fund, a hedge fund, a private equity fund, a venture capital fund, a pension fund, a unit trust, or other pooled investment vehicle.
Investment trustAn investment trust is a form of investment fund found mostly in the United Kingdom and Japan. Investment trusts are constituted as public limited companies and are therefore closed ended since the fund managers cannot redeem or create shares. The first investment trust was the Foreign & Colonial Investment Trust, started in 1868 "to give the investor of moderate means the same advantages as the large capitalists in diminishing the risk by spreading the investment over a number of stocks".
Investissement socialement responsableL’investissement socialement responsable (ISR) est une stratégie d'investissement qui tient compte à la fois de préoccupations de rentabilité et de préoccupations environnementales et sociétales. Son objectif est double en ce qu'il cherche à être rentable tout en s'accordant une mission sociale. L'investissement socialement responsable est ainsi l'application des principes du développement durable aux placements financiers. L'investissement socialement responsable ne dispose pas d'une définition unique.
