What are 'Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)'? Definition & meaning

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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

index-linked gilts

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.

Hedge Fund

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

Junk Bond

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

Yield

Income from an investment as a percentage of its current price.

Year to Date (YTD)

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

Limit order

Learn what a limit order is and how to use it to make the most of your portfolio.

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

More terms

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

index-linked gilts

Hedge Fund

Junk Bond

Yield

Year to Date (YTD)

Limit order

Value Investing

Accounting standards

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