Time Value of Money

Profit on an investment, expressed as a percentage of the investment.

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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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A legal requirement for financial firms to understand exactly who their customers are. Used to prevent money laundering and terrorist financing.

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

A summary of a company's finances, including its assets, liabilities and shareholder equity.

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