Illiquid investments are those that can’t be sold at short notice. This includes property, private equity and venture capital.
Glossary
Here you’ll find definitions of terms used on the AIC site. Enter the term you want to search for in the box, or click on the letter it begins with.
A type of share issued by a split capital investment company which:
- has a limited life.
- aims to pay a high level of income during its life and a fixed capital sum on wind-up. Neither of these sums is guaranteed.
Learn more about split capital investment companies
A report prepared by a company during its financial year, setting out the same type of information as its annual report and accounts, but with less detail.
Interim accounts are often the same as the half yearly report, but are sometimes issued at other times.
A closed-ended fund which invests in a diversified portfolio of assets. Investors buy and sell their shares in the investment company on a stock exchange.
These wrapper schemes help you buy shares in investment companies easily and flexibly by investing a small lump sum or making regular investments.
Learn more about wrapper schemes
See wrapper scheme.
An investment company which is based in the UK and which meets certain tax conditions so that it doesn’t pay tax on gains made within the portfolio.
A type of wrapper scheme which helps you invest in investment company shares without paying income or capital gains tax.
Learn more about ISAs and Junior ISAs
Wrapper schemes are not investments in their own right, but simply different ways of holding investments. Some wrappers, such as ISAs, have tax advantages.
Learn more about wrapper schemes
When you use a stock broker to buy shares, you can often find the share you want by its name. However, some companies have similar sounding names, and some companies issue more than one share. You can use the ISIN code to make sure you’ve got the right share.
See also TIDM
An issuer is defined in the AIFM Directive as a “legal entity governed by private or public law” whose securities are admitted to trading on a regulated market and which has its registered office in the European Union.
This is relevant for the rules on private equity and significant holdings in the AIFM Directive. Also see 'Definition of an issuer'.
This is the capital that an AIF, which is also the AIFM, needs to hold in order to meet regulatory requirements. The application of the definition of initial capital for an investment company can be found in the ‘Capital requirements’ chapter.
