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Costs and Charges

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

The money you pay when investing.

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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.
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Dirty price

The total price payable on the purchase of a gilt. It’s calculated as the clean price plus accrued interest.
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Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.
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Professional Client

An investor that is able to meet several regulatory criteria.
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Net Asset Value (NAV)

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.
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Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.
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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.
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Yield

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

What's the maturity value of a bond?
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