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ESG investing

ESG is a hot topic right now for investors. Understand what ESG investing is all about and how you can use it to diversify your portfolio.

Key Information Document (KID)

A document issued by an investment fund to help investors determine if it's the right fund for them.

Maturity value

What's the maturity value of a bond?

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.

Custodian bank

Learn what a custodian bank is.

Accrued interest

The interest earned on a gilt since the last dividend date. When buying a gilt, the buyer pays the accrued interest at the time of a transaction to the seller in addition to the clean price of the gilt

Zero coupon bonds

What is a zero coupon bond?

Over-The-Counter (OTC)

A security that is sold outside of an exchange.

Stock Exchange

A physical/digital place where stockbrokers and traders can buy and sell securities.

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