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An investment company is an entity with the following fundamental characteristics:
An investment company would also be expected to have all of the following typical characteristics:
An entity may still be considered an investment company if it does not exhibit one or more of the typical characteristics, depending on facts and circumstances.
Unlike IFRS Accounting Standards, under US GAAP a reporting entity that consolidates an investment company retains the investment company’s specialized accounting in the reporting entity’s consolidated financial statements (ASC 810-10-25-15).
| The IFRS Accounting Standards definition of an investment entity is substantially converged with the US GAAP definition with the following exceptions:
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