Leverage

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

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

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.

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

A method of trading using borrowed money that usually involves a very high level of risk.

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

A form of fraud designed to lure new investors, and pays the earlier backers by using the new investors' money.

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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