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index-linked gilts

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.

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Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Unit Trusts

A collective investment scheme the investors pay money into in exchange for units. The money is invested in a diversified portfolio of assets.

Know Your Customer (KYC)

A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

Oligopoly

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

Money weighted rate of return

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

Equity

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

Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

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