Is it good to invest in feeder fund?

Feeder funds are a good option when you’re on a tight budget but still want to get started with investing. With these investments, even higher-priced funds are within reach, as long as they have a feeder fund. Adding to their affordability, feeder funds also usually have lower fees than UITFs.

Are feeder funds fund of funds?

Fund of funds (FoFs) are a special category of mutual fund schemes that invest into other funds. That separates them from traditional MF schemes that invest into securities, equity or fixed income. A feeder fund is a special type of FoF that invests into a specific single fund such as a global fund.

Is an ICAV a Qiaif?

A QIAIF may be established as an Irish Collective Asset-management Vehicle (“ICAV”), an investment company, a unit trust, a common contractual fund (‘CCF’) or an investment limited partnership (‘ILP’).

Can a QIF be used as an investment company?

The QIF is an ideal product for structuring many different types of funds including the following: The Central Bank of Ireland does not impose risk diversification requirements (funds of funds excepted). However, where a QIF is structured as an investment company, it must confirm the aim of spreading risk as required by Irish company law.

Is there a Mercer QIF fund in Ireland?

Mercer PIF Fund plc is an Irish domiciled Professional Investor AIF umbrella fund, authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Mercer QIF Fund plc is an Irish domiciled Qualifying Investor AIF umbrella fund, authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.

Can a hedge fund be a QIF in Ireland?

Irish Qualifying Investor Fund. A Qualifying Investor Fund (“QIF”) is an attractive option for hedge funds and funds of hedge funds that may not fit into a UCITS structure. The requirements for liquidity, diversification, restrictions on borrowing and leverage, applicable to a UCITS fund do not apply to a QIF.

Who is the regulator for Mercer QIF CCF?

Mercer QIF CCF is an Irish domiciled Qualifying Investor AIF umbrella fund, authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Mercer UCITS Common Contractual Fund is an Irish domiciled UCITS umbrella fund, authorised and regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.