Inflation

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

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

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

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

We look at what earnings per share mean and how to calculate it

These are stocks in companies that are considered to be “growing”. These companies may be delivering new products and services, or entering new markets.

A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.