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Know Your Customer (KYC)

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.

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

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Annualised Rate of Return

The average annual return an investor sees over a set period of time.

Bond

Learn what a bond is

Money weighted rate of return

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

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

Stock Market

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.

Margin call

Learn what a margin call stands for in financial terms.

Hedge Fund

Investment funds that are often associated with riskier and shorter-term trading strategies.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Inflation

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

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