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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF UNIT TRUST

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Unit trust is a noun.
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WHAT DOES UNIT TRUST MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Unit trust

A unit trust is a form of collective investment constituted under a trust deed. Found in FIJI, Ireland, the Isle of Man, Guernsey, Jersey, New Zealand, Namibia, South Africa, Singapore, Malaysia and the UK, unit trusts offer access to a wide range of securities. Unit trusts are open-ended investments; therefore the underlying value of the assets is always directly represented by the total number of units issued multiplied by the unit price less the transaction or management fee charged and any other associated costs. Each fund has a specified investment objective to determine the management aims and limitations.

Definition of unit trust in the English dictionary

The definition of unit trust in the dictionary is an investment trust that issues units for public sale, the holders of which are creditors and not shareholders with their interests represented by a trust company independent of the issuing agency.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE UNIT TRUST

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WORDS THAT END LIKE UNIT TRUST

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Synonyms and antonyms of unit trust in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «unit trust» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF UNIT TRUST

Find out the translation of unit trust to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of unit trust from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «unit trust» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

单位信托基金
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

fondo de inversión
570 millions of speakers

English

unit trust
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

यूनिट ट्रस्ट
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الثقة حدة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

паевого фонда
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

unit trust
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

আমার স্নাতকের
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

unité confiance
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Unit amanah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Unit-Trust
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

ユニット·トラスト
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

단위 신뢰
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Unit amanah
85 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Vietnamese

đơn vị tin tưởng
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

யூனிட் டிரஸ்ட்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

युनिट ट्रस्ट
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Ünite güven
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

unit trust
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

powierniczym
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

пайового фонду
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

unitate de încredere
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

unit trust
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

effektetrust
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

värdepappersfond
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

aksjefond
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of unit trust

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIT TRUST»

The term «unit trust» is regularly used and occupies the 73.143 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «UNIT TRUST» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about unit trust

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «UNIT TRUST»

Discover the use of unit trust in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to unit trust and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Investments: An Introduction
unit trust A passive investment company with a fixed portfolio of assets that are self-liquidating. real estate investment trust (REIT) Closed-end investment company that specializes in real estate or mortgage investments. A variation on the ...
Herbert Mayo, 2010
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Australian Income Tax Legislation, 2012, Vol 2
ELIGIBLE UNIT TRUSTS 102F(1) [Eligible unit trust — prescribed arrangement re company] For the purposes of this Division, a unit trust is an eligible unit trust in relation to a year of income if: (a) property that, at any time during the year of ...
Cch
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Personal Financial Management
If a specific unit trust provides the highest return in 2002, it may provide the fifth or sixth highest rate of return the following year. Types of unit trust There are three main groups of unit trusts in which the individual investor may choose to invest: ...
Nico Swart, 2004
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Equity and Trusts
The question is as to the nature of the rights of the participants in a unit trust. The High Court of Australia in CPT Custodian Pty Ltd v Commissioner of State Revenue71 has considered the nature of the rights of investors in a unit trust which ...
Alastair Hudson, 2009
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Modern Portfolio Theory and Investment Analysis
Another type of passive product is unique to the bond area—the bond unit trust usually composed of municipal bonds. A unit trust buys a portfolio of bonds and does not buy or sell bonds over the life of the trust. A trust unwinds gradually over  ...
Edwin J. Elton, Martin J. Gruber, Stephen J. Brown, 2009
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Australian Income Tax Legislation 2011: Income Tax ...
Registered auditor 118-427(6) The unit trust must, at the end of, and at all times after the end of, the income year in which the investment is made, have as its auditor: (a) a person registered as an auditor under a law in force in a State or a ...
Australia, Cch, 2011
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Tax and Corporate Governance
When an investment trust or unit trust was “approved,” profits derived from the sale of shares could be taxed at the more favorable capital gains rate rather than being taxed as corporate income.216 Investors in approved investment trusts and  ...
Wolfgang Schön, 2008
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Australian Master Tax Guide 2012
[FTR ¶52-801] A unit trust is a ''corporate unit trust'' in relation to an income year if it qualifies as a public unit trust and, as part of an arrangement for the reorganisation of a company or company group, a business or other property of a  ...
CCH Australia Staff, Cch, 2012
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X-kit FET Grade 12 Business Studies
A unit trust is a shopping basket of the shares of different companies and other financial instruments which are traded on the stock market. • Unit trust funds invest in different categories. For example, some unit trust companies have an equities ...
Caryl Greyling, Uwe Müller, 2007
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Fin Services & Systems, 2E
Poor use of investment alternatives UNIT TRUST OF INDIA Genesis The Unit Trust of India (UTI) was the first government sponsored mutual fund in the country with social content and government commitment. The Trust was established in 1  ...
Gurusamy, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «UNIT TRUST»

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FNB Unit Trust Launches Two New Products
FNB Unit Trusts has launched two new investment funds, namely the Inflation-linked Fund and Balanced Fund. Edison Katjipuka, senior manager at FNB Unit ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
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MG completes capex, Unit Trust lists on ASX
Australian dairy producer Murray Goulburn has completed the implementation of its new capital structure with the listing of the MG Unit Trust on the Australian ... «just-food.com, Jul 15»
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Price set for MG Unit Trust
Australia's largest dairy company, Murray Goulburn, will list its special trust on the Australian share market on Friday at $2.10 per unit, the lower end of the ... «Sky News Australia, Jun 15»
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Hansteen sells UK industrial unit trust to Brockton Capital
Hansteen Holdings has sold a UK unit property trust to Brockton Capital for £192.1m (€266.4m). The investment manager said it sold its UK Industrial Property ... «IP Real Estate, May 15»
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Lum Chang buys Jersey unit trust for £51.32 million, acquiring prime …
The unit trust, 130 Wood Street Unit Trust, has only one asset - a freehold commercial property at 130 Wood Street in London, which is currently fully leased. «The Straits Times, May 15»
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Barita unit trust portfolio grows to $6b, adds new products
Barita Unit Trusts Management Company has launched two new products, the FX Growth Portfolio and Real Estate Portfolio, growing the number of funds under ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 15»
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An abundance of unit trust options
Investors should not have difficulty finding unit trust funds in which to invest but may have serious difficulty selecting which best suit their needs. They are as ... «Jamaica Gleaner, Apr 15»
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Investment trust pros and cons and six of the best to buy today
Like their unit trust cousins, this "pooling" of money helps reduce risk for investors. But unlike a unit trust where inflows of new money mean additional "units" are ... «Telegraph.co.uk, Mar 15»
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Woodford launching investment trust, but you won't pay unless it …
His latest venture - the Woodford Patient Capital Trust - is is looking to raise ... Investment trusts can be riskier than unit trusts/OEICs because their shares can ... «This is Money, Feb 15»
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Using unit trusts for monthly income
CAPE TOWN – South African investors are spoilt for choice when it comes to unit trusts that help them to invest towards retirement. There are hundreds of funds ... «Moneyweb.co.za, Jan 15»

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