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Unit trusts and ISA's
You CAN hold unit trusts in a self select ISA - subject to the general ISA rules for qualifying share investments - and you will be able to buy and sell unit trusts within your online account and also be free to buy in other shares or funds that qualify.
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A maxi ISA must be arranged with one provider and allows you to stash up to £7,000 in stocks and shares or hold a combination of up to £3,000 cash, up to £1,000 in insurance and the remaining £3,000 in stocks and shares. You can open mini ISAs with different providers with a choice of £3,000 in cash, £3,000 in stocks and shares and £1,000 insurance. The option to invest the lot in stocks and shares does not apply to mini ISAs. The key thing to remember is that you cannot open mini and maxi ISAs in the same tax year (6th April - 5 April). UNIT TRUSTS - An Introduction |
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Over the last twenty years Unit Trusts have become an increasingly popular way of investing capital and today there are many hundreds of unit trust funds, investing in Stock Markets around the world. Unit trusts are often described as "collective" or "packaged" investments and this means that investors have a financial stake in an investment fund, which may invest in a wide range of securities, including stocks and shares. This allows even a small investor to participate in a large portfolio of shares with many other investors, through the holding of units in a fund. The number of units held depends on how much capital is invested and the price at the time units are bought. Because most unit trusts are invested in stocks and shares, as you might imagine the price of the unit trust will go up and down in line with what is happening to the underlying investments. Types of unit trustEach trust has specific objectives and because of this there are over twenty different unit trust categories.These cover UK funds, overseas funds and specialist funds. UK funds include Growth, Income, Smaller Companies, Gilts and Corporate Bonds. The objectives of the Growth and Income funds is obvious, the Gilt and Corporate Bond funds invest in fixed interest securities, whilst the Smaller Companies funds invest most of the assets in, as you might imagine, smaller companies. There are a large number of International funds, which allow investors to either have a broad international spread of investment or to invest in countries or regions including North America, Europe, Japan and the Far East. Specialist funds include Technology funds and Commodity and Energy funds. Who should consider a unit trustUnit trusts are attractive to a large number of people for different reasons, these include:
ChargesThere are usually two charges on a unit trust, the initial charge, typically up to 6% and an annual management charge of typically 1% to 1.5%. Units trusts have two prices, an Offer price and a Bid price. Units are bought at the higher Offer price and sold at the lower Bid price, the difference between the two prices is known as the spread and includes the initial charge. TaxationCapital Gains tax may be payable on any profits made when the unit trust is sold. Dividends are subject to income tax in the same way as dividends from equities. The actual tax position will depend on your individual circumstances. Risk
This is always a very important issue and you should remember that risk and reward are linked. In general terms, the higher the potential, the higher the risk. If investment in a building society deposit account can be described as low risk, then investments in unit trusts can range form low to medium risk in the case of most Gilt funds, to medium risk for most UK Growth and Income Funds, through to high risk for the Specialist funds. | |
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