Key Information Document (KID)

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

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

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).

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

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An index published each month by the Office for National Statistics, which measures the level of retail prices in the UK. Cash flows on all index-linked gilts are linked to the RPI.

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

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