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Institutional investors are those who invest on behalf of others.
''Interest - calculation.'' 


They include pension funds, insurance companies and a variety of other organisations who invest on a larger scale than individuals, and whose investment decisions are made by professional fund managers.
A period of time for which an amount of interest payable or receivable is ''calculated'' and becomes payable or receivable.
 
For example, a day, a week or a month.
 
 
Contrasted with the reference period, which is the period in relation to which the rate is ''quoted.''
 
 
:<span style="color:#4B0082">'''''Interest - counting days - conventions'''''</span>
 
:"The day count convention determines how interest accrues over time in a variety of transactions...
 
:Interest is usually expressed to accrue at a rate per annum (the reference period).
 
:It is often due and payable at shorter intervals, usually a number of months (the interest period)."
 
:''Day count conventions - the Treasurer's wiki.''




== See also ==
== See also ==
*[[Fund]]
* [[Accrue]]
*[[Fund manager]]
* [[Accrued interest]]
*[[Institutional Investors Group on Climate Change]]
* [[Day count conventions]]
*[[Institutional Shareholder Services]]
* [[Effective annual rate]]
*[[Investor]]
* [[Interest]]
*[[Investor relations]]
* [[Periodic interest]]
* [[Periodic rate]]
* [[Reference period]]


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[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Cash_management]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Liquidity_management]]

Revision as of 19:27, 7 March 2022

Interest - calculation.

A period of time for which an amount of interest payable or receivable is calculated and becomes payable or receivable.

For example, a day, a week or a month.


Contrasted with the reference period, which is the period in relation to which the rate is quoted.


Interest - counting days - conventions
"The day count convention determines how interest accrues over time in a variety of transactions...
Interest is usually expressed to accrue at a rate per annum (the reference period).
It is often due and payable at shorter intervals, usually a number of months (the interest period)."
Day count conventions - the Treasurer's wiki.


See also