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Swiss investment funds: Date of approval of the fund regulations of the investment fund by FINMA. As of this date, the investment fund in question may be distributed.
Foreign investment funds: Date of approval of the fund regulations or a corresponding document of the investment fund by FINMA. As of this date, the investment fund in question may be distributed in Switzerland.
Date of approval of an investment fund by the competent supervisory authority in its home country. As of this date, the investment fund in question may be distributed.
Financial instruments whose price is derived from underlying assets such as bonds, stocks, precious metals, reference rates such as exchange rates, interest rates or indices, or credit events. A change in the price of the underlying can trigger a greater change in the value of the derivative in the same or the opposite direction.
Investing assets directly in money market instruments, bonds, equities, etc.
An investment strategy used by hedge funds: Exploiting general market trends, mostly based on with fundamental market analyses.
An investment strategy used by hedge funds: Investments in securities whose prices have been severely depressed as the companies are in financial difficulties, with a view to a subsequent correction of an undervaluation.
Payment of income generated by an investment fund (e.g. from interest and dividends) and capital gains to unitholders/shareholders.
Currency in which the income and realized capital gains are distributed.
Rules applicable to a unit/share class in respect of the distribution or reinvestment of generated income and capital gains.
Legal entities or natural persons who offer or distribute investment funds on a commercial basis.
Spreading of assets across different investment instruments, or within a certain segment across different borrowers or companies. The aim of diversification is to minimize investment risks.
Company that provides its registered office to an investment fund as a domicile. As a rule, this company is then also responsible for the administration and accounting.
System where the issue and redemption of units/shares take place on the basis of different NAVs, these being calculated using the bid/ask prices of the investment fund.
Refers to the period of time an investor's capital is tied into a money market investment, bond or other debt security, and determines the sensitivity of its price to interest-rate changes. Unlike the remaining term to maturity, the duration also takes into account interest payments and other capital flows.