Asset allocation
Asset allocation is the art of deciding, at a high level, where you want your money invested. We normally distinguish between geographical asset allocation – choosing which countries and regions […]
ETF
ETF is an abbreviation for Exchange Traded Fund. These are funds, traded on an exchange (like an investment company), that issue and redeem shares to match supply and demand (like […]
FTSE ET100 Index
FTSE ET100 Index – The FTSE Environmental Technology Index Series measures the performance of companies globally whose core business is in the development and deployment of environmental technologies as defined […]
IFRS 9
IFRS 9 is an International Financial Reporting Standard (IFRS) of the the International Accounting Standards Board (IASB). It lays out the standard for investment companies for financial instruments for: Classification and measurement of financial […]
C share
Companies often classify different classes (=types) of shares using letters. C share is used most commonly to describe a new class of shares issued by an investment company. The C […]
Rating Agency
A firm paid to make a hierarchical judgement about how risky an asset, usually debt in some form, is. Different rating agencies use different terminology. Three firms dominate the market […]