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A startup valued at over £1 billion. They are rare, hence the name.

Learn what's a collective investment scheme

The world's largest stock exchange. Wall St HQ.

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

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

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

A period of time that starts with the first day of the current calendar year and ends with today.

Also called a dividend, this is the fixed annual interest paid to gilt holders. It’s usually paid in two equal, semi-annual instalments and expressed as a percentage of the nominal value of the gilt.

A place where shares of publicly listed companies are traded.