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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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Time-Weighted Rate of Return (TWRR)

A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.
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Venture Capital Trust (VCT)

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.
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Packaged Retail and Insurance-based Investment Product (PRIIP)

An investment where, regardless of its legal form, the amount repayable to the retail investor is subject to fluctuations.
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Annualised Rate of Return

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

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

The United Kingdom Debt Management Office. It’s an executive agency responsible for managing the government’s debt and cash needs, primarily through issuing gilts and Treasury bills.
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Money laundering

A method of moving money obtained illicitly through the financial system so it can be used legally.
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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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