Taxation of private equity and hedge funds — Private equity funds and hedge funds are private investment vehicles used to pool investment capital, usually for a small group of large institutional or wealthy individual investors. They are subject to favorable regulatory treatment in most… … Wikipedia
Donor Managed Investment Account — A Donor Managed Investment Account (DMI Account) is a charitable giving mechanism that provides donors with a full tax deduction at the time the account is funded, while permitting them to exercise ongoing investment management over the account… … Wikipedia
Stealth tax — is a term used for a tax levied in such a way that is largely unnoticed, or not recognized as a tax . [ [http://www.oed.com Oxford English Dictionary online] ] Generally used in the UK by Conservatives to attack the New Labour government s… … Wikipedia
Special-purpose local-option sales tax — In the U.S. state of Georgia, a special purpose local option sales tax (SPLOST) can be levied by any county, for the purpose of funding the building and maintenance of parks, schools, roads, and other public facilities. Georgia s state sales tax… … Wikipedia
Amana Mutual Funds Trust — ( [http://studio.financialcontent.com/Engine?Account=prnewswire Ticker=AMAGX PageName=QUOTE AMAGX] ) ( [http://studio.financialcontent.com/Engine?Account=prnewswire Ticker=amanx PageName=QUOTE AMANX] ) is a Bellingham, Washington based mutual… … Wikipedia
Separately managed account — A Separately Managed Account, or SMA, is an individual investment accounts offered by financial consultants and managed by independent money managers under an asset based fee structure. With such a broad definition, many types of accounts might… … Wikipedia
Exchange-traded fund — An exchange traded fund (ETF) is an investment fund traded on stock exchanges, much like stocks.[1] An ETF holds assets such as stocks, commodities, or bonds, and trades close to its net asset value over the course of the trading day. Most ETFs… … Wikipedia
Mutual fund — This article is about mutual funds in the United States. For other forms of mutual investment, see Collective investment scheme. A mutual fund is a professionally managed type of collective investment scheme that pools money from many investors… … Wikipedia
Superannuation in Australia — Total superannuation industry assets at the end of the financial year 1996 2006 … Wikipedia
Index fund — An index fund or index tracker is a collective investment scheme (usually a mutual fund or exchange traded fund) that aims to replicate the movements of an index of a specific financial market, or a set of rules of ownership that are held… … Wikipedia
History of private equity and venture capital — The history of private equity and venture capital and the development of these asset classes has occurred through a series of boom and bust cycles since the middle of the 20th century. Within the broader private equity industry, two distinct sub… … Wikipedia