What is 'Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)'?

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

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

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

Trading outside of a stock exchange's opening hours.

An investment that provides a fixed rate of return, often over a specific set of time.

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Mutual funds and investment trusts are priced on their net asset value (NAV).

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This is the measurement of a fund’s performance in a specific period.

A debt instrument issued by the UK government with a maturity of less than one year.