Key Information Document (KID)

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

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

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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.
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Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.
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Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt
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OEIC

Unique to the UK, these funds pool together money to invest from multiple investors.
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Total Return

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

A graphical representation of interest rates over time
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Quantitative easing

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

The amount a lender charges for lending your money, or a borrower pays you for borrowing your money.
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Geometric Mean Return

A way of calculating compound returns on an investment or savings over a set period of time.
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