Mutual funds: Assets protection
A mutual fund consists on several investors reuniting their moneys into one, and investing it in securities, like stocks, bonds, money market instruments and similar assets.
The investors can get managers to operate the mutual fund, receive investing assessment and advices. The managers invest the fund´s capital in the attempt to multiply that capital and earn gains and income for the investors, for a commission. A mutual fund´s portfolio is structured and maintained to match the investment objectives stated in its prospectus.
Mutual funds give small investors access to professionally managed, diversified portfolios of equities, bonds and other securities, which would be quite difficult (if not impossible) to create with a small amount of capital. The investors participate proportionally in the gains as well as in the losses of the fund. The mutual funds´shares are issued and can typically be bought or redeemed as needed at the fund´s current net asset value per share.
Types of Mutual Funds:
- Open-ended funds: meaning the fund continually issues new shares to investors buying into the fund and must stand ready to buy back shares from investors redeeming their shares at the then current net asset value per share.
- Closed-end funds: are similar to open-end funds, except they are more like a company which sells its shares a single time to the public under an initial public offering. Subsequently, the fund´s shares trade with buyers and sellers of shares in the secondary market at a market-determined price. It cannot continue to grow in size by attracting more investor capital like an open-end fund may.
- Equity funds: mainly stock investments, are the most common type of mutual funds. Equity funds hold 50% of all amounts invested in mutual funds in the United States. Often equity funds focus investments on particular strategies and certain types of issuers.
Jurisdictions where Mutual Funds are available:
- Anguilla
- Belize
- BVI
- Cook Islands
- St. Vincent
- Panama
If you have questions about options for offshore mutual funds please contact us.