Financial Jargon Buster Dictionary
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Open Ended Investment Company (OEIC)
OEICs have been familiar in continental Europe and Offshore for some time. They are now permitted in the United Kingdom and a number of unit trusts have been converted into OEICs.
Basically, the OEIC is an investment company where shares can be created or cancelled to match demand, in a way similar to the units of a unit trust. The principal difference lies in the fact that there is a "single price" to which is added the initial charge for purchase.
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