Asset Classes

Alternative Investment

Definition

What is Alternative Investment?

An investment outside traditional listed shares, bonds, and cash.

Example in practice

Private equity, infrastructure, art, and hedge funds are alternative investments.

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Anything with economic value that can be owned or controlled.

A group of investments with similar economic characteristics and market behaviour.

Money available immediately for spending, settlement, or investment.

A share that usually carries voting rights and a residual claim on a company's profits and assets.

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