Alternative investments
0051-en RE430 Financial Market Law As of 11.07.2026
Also called non-traditional investments. This collective term covers a wide range of investments, the prices of which develop largely independently of traditional investment prices (shares, bonds, money market etc.). Alternative investments include hedge funds, private equity, raw materials (through to water, electricity and CO2 certificates), real estate, insurance risks (insurance-linked investments), certain fixed-income investments (e.g. convertibles, inflation-linked bonds, hybrid bonds), securitized credit risks, currencies and volatility as well as art and other collectibles.
Deutsch
Alternative Anlagen 0051-de
Auch nicht traditionelle Anlagen genannt. Unter diesem Sammelbegriff ist ein breites Spektrum von Anlagen zusammengefasst, deren Kurse sich weitgehend unabhängig von denen der traditionellen Anlagen (Aktien, Obligationen, Geldmarkt usw.) entwickeln. Zu alternativen Anlagen zählen u.a. Hedge Funds, Private Equity, Rohstoffe (bis hin zu Wasser-, Strom- und CO2-Zertifikaten), Immobilien, Versicherungsrisiken (Insurance-Linked Investments), gewisse Zinsanlagen (u.a. Wandelanleihen, inflationsindexierte Anleihen, hybride Anleihen), verbriefte Kreditrisiken, Devisen, Volatilität sowie Kunst und andere Sammelobjekte.
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