What is 'withholding tax'? Definition & meaning

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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.

Key Information Document (KID)

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

Coupon

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.

Gilt

What is a gilt?

Value Investing

The art of buying shares which trade below their value, according to the analysis of the value investor.

SPAC

Find our what a SPAc or special purpose acquisition company is.

Exchange-Traded Fund (ETF)

A collection of investments, pooled into a single fund that can be bought and sold on a stock exchange.

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

A set of standards which investors use to present their investment results.

Alpha

The percentage by which an investor outperforms a relevant benchmark.

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