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Art Fund (formerly the National Art Collections Fund) is an independent membership-based British charity, which raises funds to aid the acquisition of artworks for the nation. It gives grants and acts as a channel for many gifts and bequests, as well as lobbying on behalf of museums and galleries and their users.
Impact investing. Impact investing refers to investments "made into companies, organizations, and funds with the intention to generate a measurable, beneficial social or environmental impact alongside a financial return". [1] At its core, impact investing is about an alignment of an investor's beliefs and values with the allocation of capital ...
Public finance. A sovereign wealth fund ( SWF ), sovereign investment fund, or social wealth fund is a state-owned investment fund that invests in real and financial assets such as stocks, bonds, real estate, precious metals, or in alternative investments such as private equity fund or hedge funds. Sovereign wealth funds invest globally.
Contrarian investing. Contrarian investing is an investment strategy that is characterized by purchasing and selling in contrast to the prevailing sentiment of the time. [1] A contrarian believes that certain crowd behavior among investors can lead to exploitable mispricings in securities markets. For example, widespread pessimism about a stock ...
Shareholder activism. Shareholder activism is a form of activism in which shareholders use equity stakes in a corporation to put pressure on its management. [1] A fairly small stake (less than 10% of outstanding shares) may be enough to launch a successful campaign. In comparison, a full takeover bid is a much more costly and difficult undertaking.
Master–feeder investment structure. The master–feeder structure is a technique for structuring investment funds. It allows asset managers to capture the efficiencies of larger pools of assets ( see economics of scale) although fashioning investment funds to separate market niches. One or more investment vehicles pool their portfolios within ...
The Investment Company Act of 1940 (commonly referred to as the '40 Act) is an act of Congress which regulates investment funds. It was passed as a United States Public Law ( Pub. L. 76–768) on August 22, 1940, and is codified at 15 U.S.C. §§ 80a-1 – 80a-64. Along with the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Investment Advisers Act of ...
Foundation (nonprofit) A foundation (also referred to as a charitable foundation) is a type of nonprofit organization or charitable trust that usually provides funding and support to other charitable organizations through grants, while also potentially participating directly in charitable activities.