Preface ix
About the author xi
1 INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Collective investment 3
1.2 History 6
1.3 Construction and authorisation 10
1.4 Growth and development 15
2 THE MANAGEMENT OF FUNDS 25
2.1 Who runs mutual funds? 26
2.2 What’s in a name? 28
2.3 Benefits of mutual funds 30
2.4 Uses of mutual funds 35
2.5 Range of investment aims 40
2.6 Performance statistics 41
3 REGULATION 45
3.1 Background and purpose 46
3.2 The process of authorisation 62
3.3 Fund management 64
3.4 Marketing 70
3.5 Administration 72
3.6 Investor protection 74
4 CONSTITUTION AND CONSTRAINTS 79
4.1 Establishment, set-up and changes 80
4.2 Scheme documents 85
4.3 Launch procedures and practices 88
4.4 Running the fund 89
4.5 Charges 92
4.6 Termination/winding-up 95
5 FUND MANAGEMENT 99
5.1 Investment policies and objectives 100
5.2 Investment restrictions 101
5.3 Borrowing and gearing 106
5.4 Underwriting 106
5.5 Stocklending 107
6 MARKETING 109
6.1 Authorisation 110
6.2 Cross-border/international marketing 110
6.3 Distribution channels 112
7 ADMINISTRATION 119
7.1 Investment portfolio 120
7.2 Valuation, pricing and dealing 127
7.3 Investors/participants 131
7.4 Communicating with investors 137
8 TAXATION 143
8.1 Introduction 144
8.2 The fund 146
8.3 The investor/participant 150
Glossary of industry terms 153
Useful contacts 161
Index 165
Ray Russell FCMA, FCIS, MSI, CertPFS, AcoI is the Principal
of GCR Management Services, a consultancy providing assistance to
investment businesses.
He has 10 years’ experience as a Compliance & Business Development
Director and has spent more than 20 years in senior positions with
prominent British and American investment banks. He has served as a
consultant to the Securities and Investment Institute, and on the
Investment Management Association’s Executive, Regulations, Audit
and Training Committees.
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