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index-linked gilts

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI). This is as opposed to a conventional gilt, where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms.

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Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

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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.

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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Holding Period Return

The amount of money generated by an asset during the time that it was held by an investor..

Net Income (NI)

The money a firm is left with from sales after subtracting taxes and different business costs.

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