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See "Management fee".

The risk-adjusted net return achieved by an investment fund. Alpha is a measure of the risk-adjusted return and is also referred to as the outperformance return. It allows the fund manager's information advantage to be measured against the market. If the alpha is positive and statistically significant, this is an indication that the manager ha [..]

Every year, the fund management company must publish two financial reports on each fund: a semi-annual report and a full-year report. There are clear legal guidelines regarding the scope of this ongoing reporting requirement, which is aimed at benefiting investors. For example, annual reports must contain an accurate, detailed statement of assets a [..]

The strategic division of the available capital into various investment instruments: equities, bonds and money market paper. The investments are subsequently split across different regions and currencies.

Allocation of the available capital to various investment instruments, such as equities, bonds, money market instruments, commodities, and precious metals.

In accordance with the Swiss Federal Law on Withholding Tax, provided they have a bank declaration (affidavit) and subject to certain conditions, foreign unitholders have the option to have distributions paid to them gross, i.e. without deduction of Swiss withholding tax, if the distribution is made by a Swiss investment fund that obtains at least [..]

An index for an investment fund / collective investment that serves as a basis of comparison for the performance of the fund. The benchmark allows the performance of different fund managers to be compared and objectively evaluated. See also "Reference index".

Shares of quoted companies with the highest creditworthiness (default values), solid financial structure, high earning power and an innovative range of products.

A debt security issued by a private company or public sector entity. The debtor is obliged to repay the full invested amount at maturity and to make the coupon payments determined in advance.