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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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A trading venue operated by the Frankfurt Stock Exchange.

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A mathematical test used to determine whether a claim is true or false.

Balance sheet

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

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A form of debt investment that carries higher risk because of the likelihood that the issuer will default.

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