unit trusts vs mutual funds

Hungarian translation: befektetési alap

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English term or phrase:unit trusts / mutual funds
Hungarian translation:befektetési alap
Entered by: Tamas Elek

16:31 Jun 12, 2014
English to Hungarian translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Investment / Securities
English term or phrase: unit trusts vs mutual funds
Ausztrál végrendeletben:

My executors shall have the following powers:

to invest in shares and debentures listed on any stock exchange, unit trusts, mutual funds, real estate of any tenure, and loans secured or unsecured in addition to the powers authorised by law;

Amennyire néztem, mind a kettő befektetési alap, szóval akkor most mi a különbség? Van ezeknek különböző megfelelőjük?

Köszönöm előre is!
Tamas Elek
Hungary
Local time: 19:15
befektetési alap - mind a kettő ugyanazt jelenti
Explanation:
Az investopedia alapján a két kifejezés ugyanazt jelenti, a UK-ben inkább az előbbit használják, míg az USA-ban az utóbbit.
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Zsofia Koszegi-Nagy
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:15
Grading comment
Köszönöm a segítséget.
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4 +1befektetési alap - mind a kettő ugyanazt jelenti
Zsofia Koszegi-Nagy


  

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befektetési alap - mind a kettő ugyanazt jelenti


Explanation:
Az investopedia alapján a két kifejezés ugyanazt jelenti, a UK-ben inkább az előbbit használják, míg az USA-ban az utóbbit.

Example sentence(s):
  • In the U.K. the term "unit trust" is synonymous with "mutual fund" as it is used in North America.

    Reference: http://www.investopedia.com/terms/u/unittrust.asp
Zsofia Koszegi-Nagy
United Kingdom
Local time: 18:15
Native speaker of: Native in HungarianHungarian
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Köszönöm a segítséget.

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