Investment funds domiciled in an EU member state that meet the requirements of the EU Directive on Undertakings for Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITS Directive). Largely comparable with Swiss securities funds.
Overarching investment fund structure under which an unlimited number of largely independent subfunds can be established. The subfunds have the same fund management company and custodian bank, but can invest their assets in different types of investments and can follow different investment strategies.
Common legal form of investment fund in the UK (largely similar to a contractual investment fund). The management is performed by the manager, while a trustee (as a rule a bank) holds the fund's assets in safekeeping and monitors the manager's compliance with the statutory and contractual provisions.