Investments outside of the traditional asset classes, equities, bonds and cash. Alternative investments include property, hedge funds, commodities, private equity, and infrastructure.
An alternative investment fund refers to any vehicle established for the purpose of raising capital from a number of different investors with an aim to invest these funds into assets to generate favourable returns.
The Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive is a regulatory framework for alternative investment fund managers (AIFMs), including managers of hedge funds, private equity firms and investment trusts. The AIFMD was implemented in the UK on 22 July 2013.
Negotiable certificate issued by a US bank representing a specified number of shares (or one share) in a foreign stock that is traded on a US exchange.
Anti-money laundering refers to the laws, regulations and procedures intended to prevent criminals from disguising illegally obtained funds as legitimate income. Though anti-money laundering laws cover a limited range of transactions and criminal behaviour, their implications are far-reaching. For example, AML regulations require banks and other financial institutions that issue credit or accept customer deposits to follow rules that ensure they are not aiding money-laundering.
An annual general meeting is a mandatory yearly gathering of a company's interested shareholders. At an AGM, the directors of the company present an annual report containing information for shareholders about the company's performance and strategy.
Artificial intelligence (AI) refers to the simulation of human intelligence in machines that are programmed to think like humans and mimic their actions. The term may also be applied to any machine that exhibits traits associated with a human mind such as learning and problem-solving.
Asset management is the direction of all or part of a client's portfolio by a financial services institution, usually an investment bank, or an individual. Institutions offer investment services along with a wide range of traditional and alternative product offerings that might not be available to the average investor.
When a central bank creates new money electronically to make large purchases of assets.
To calculate your AANA is to sum the total outstanding notional amount of non-cleared derivative positions during a prescribed period on a gross notional basis.