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Retail Prices Index (RPI)

Retail Prices Index (RPI)

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.

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Securities

Bonds and stocks.

Venture Capital

A type of financing that investors provide to startups, who sometimes announce getting said financing in TechCrunch, to big fanfare.

Capital

Learn what financial capital means

Equity

The amount of money a company would be left with by subtracting its liabilities from the value of its assets.

Investment Trust

A company that pools money together from multiple investors and then invests it.

Maturity date

The date on which a gilt is redeemed and the gilt holder receives the repayment of the nominal amount and final dividend or coupon payment.

Yield curve

A graphical representation of interest rates over time

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.

Unicorn

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

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