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Financial services are the economic services provided by the finance industry, which encompasses a broad range of businesses that manage money, including credit unions, banks, credit card companies, insurance companies, accountancy companies, consumer finance companies, stock brokerages, investment funds, real estate funds and some government sponsored enterprises. (Wikipedia)

An investment fund is a way of investing money alongside other investors in order to benefit from the inherent advantages of working as part of a group. (Wikipedia)

Services include understanding clients’ financial needs, buying and selling units of investment funds for clients based on their needs, providing account statements and other information, ensuring advisors comply with government rules. (Website of the Investment Funds Institute of Canada)

A hedge fund is an investment fund that pools capital from accredited individuals or institutional investors and invests in a variety of assets, often with complex portfolio-construction and risk-management techniques. (Wikipedia)