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An investment trust is a limited liability company whose sole aim is to invest in securities issued by other entities.
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In the context of payment and settlement systems, this term may refer to the transmission of transfer instructions by users, through such means as voice, written or telefaxed instructions, that must subsequently be input into a transfer processing system.


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The term may also refer to the storage of data by a transfer processing system on media such as a magnetic tape or disk so that the user may not have direct and immediate access to the data.


Investment trusts are similar to unit trusts.
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More generally, operating independently of - or disconnected from - another computer or electronic terminalFor example, not connected to the internet.
However, unlike a unit trust, the number of shares that can be issued is limited (it is a closed-ended structure).   
 


== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Bid-offer spread]]
* [[Online]]
* [[Company]]
   
* [[Investment]]
* [[Investment company]]
* [[Limited liability]]
* [[Net asset value]]
* [[Open-ended investment company]]
* [[Real estate investment trust]] (REIT)
* [[Security]]
* [[Undertaking for collective investments in transferable securities]]
* [[Unit trust]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Identify_and_assess_risks]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Risk_reporting]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Revision as of 14:20, 23 October 2012

1. In the context of payment and settlement systems, this term may refer to the transmission of transfer instructions by users, through such means as voice, written or telefaxed instructions, that must subsequently be input into a transfer processing system.

2. The term may also refer to the storage of data by a transfer processing system on media such as a magnetic tape or disk so that the user may not have direct and immediate access to the data.

3. More generally, operating independently of - or disconnected from - another computer or electronic terminal. For example, not connected to the internet.

See also