Dirty price

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

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A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.

The annual interest payment (dividend) divided by the current market price of a bond.

Examining price movements of shares and other assets, and trying to predict how they will move in the future.

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).

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.