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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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SPAC

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LSE

London Stock Exchange, which was founded in 1571 and now has a market cap of almost $5 trillion.

Value stocks

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

Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Clean price

The quoted price of a gilt, which excludes accrued interest

Volatility

A measure of how much the prices of an asset or index vary over time.

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

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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