Glossary of Terms

 

UCITS Directive

The Council Directive of 20 December 1985 on the co-ordination of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to Undertakings for Collective Investment in Transferable Securities (UCITS)(No 85/611/EEC)

unit

The investment, specified in article 81 of the Regulated Activities Order (Units in a collective investment scheme) and defined in section 237(2) of the Act which is the right or interest (however described) of the participants in a collective investment scheme; this includes:

(a)(in relation to an AUT) a unit representing the rights or interests of the unitholders in the AUT;

(b)(in relation to an ICVC) a share in the ICVC

 

 

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