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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

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

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Gross Margin

The difference between a company's revenue and the cost to produce its goods/services, divided by revenue.

Hedge Fund

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

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Earnings per share

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

Unicorn

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

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Dirty price

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

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.

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