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Penalties are generally designed to punish, or discourage, particular behaviour (or omissions).
''Investment - UK''.


In the finance context, penalties are usually money amounts.
A unit trust is a vehicle for small investors to invest, indirectly, in listed securities.


Examples include tax penalties, penalty charges for late payment of debts, and loss of interest for early withdrawal of a fixed time deposit.
The small investors buy units in the unit trust, and the trust invests in a portfolio of listed securities.


A unit trust is similar to an open-ended investment company, except that the units in the unit trust are not themselves listed.


==See also==
*[[Breach]]
*[[Default surcharge]]
*[[Liquidated damages]]
*[[Payables management]]
*[[Penalty clause]]
*[[Remedy]]
*[[Time deposit account]]


[[Category:Accounting,_tax_and_regulation]]
== See also ==
* [[Investment]]
* [[Investment trust]]
* [[Open-ended investment company]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Trust]]
* [[Undertaking for collective investments in transferable securities]]
* [[Unit]]
* [[Vehicle]]
 
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]

Latest revision as of 19:10, 20 October 2022

Investment - UK.

A unit trust is a vehicle for small investors to invest, indirectly, in listed securities.

The small investors buy units in the unit trust, and the trust invests in a portfolio of listed securities.

A unit trust is similar to an open-ended investment company, except that the units in the unit trust are not themselves listed.


See also