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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Conventional gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).
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Income statement

A summary of a company's income and expenses over a set period of time.
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Costs and Charges

The money you pay when investing.
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Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?
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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Money weighted rate of return

Learn what Money Weighted Rate of Return or MWRR stands for in finance.
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Nominal amount

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.
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Free Trade

The other free trade. International trade in which countries allow goods to flow across their borders without imposing import or export taxes.
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Year to Date (YTD)

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