Costs and Charges

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

The amount of money made or lost from an investment. Usually expressed as a percentage.

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.