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Fixed Income

Fixed Income

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.

Total Return

This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

Profit and Loss Statement (P&L)

A statement that summarises firm's expenses, costs, and revenues incurred during a time period. AKA income statement.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

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