Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

The famous greenback our friends in the US use as currency.

Stocks in companies that aren’t necessarily growing fast, but instead are dependable and stable.

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

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

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

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