Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

Learn what financial capital means

The period after an IPO when insiders have to sit on their hands and can’t sell their shares.

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

The highest, or lowest, price a share has traded at in a passing year.

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.

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

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

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