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Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT)

An investment trust specialised in investing in commercial property such as parking garages or GP offices.

Withholding Tax

A tax deduction made at the source of the payment.

Bull market

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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.

Accounting standards

The rules a company follows when preparing financial statements.

Collective investment scheme

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Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Wall Street

A street in New York that became a figure of speech for the financial markets of the US.

Fundamentals

The data or information that is likely to impact a company's stock price.

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