Xetra

Gilts where the dividends and principal repayments are fixed in nominal terms. This is as opposed to an index-linked gilt where the dividends and principal repayments are related to movements in the Retail Prices Index (RPI).

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

The value of a company's assets relative to the number of shares it has.

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

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A return calculated over the time period invested, that excludes extraneous elements, such as deposits to and withdrawals from the investment accounted.

A listed company run by a fund manager, investing mainly in private companies.e.

A situation in which a market or industry is controlled by a small group of companies.