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W-8BEN Form

Non-US individuals and businesses may have to file this form for the Internal Revenue Service (IRS), the US tax authority.

Inflation

The increase in the prices of goods and services over time, and the process by which money loses its value.

Collective investment scheme

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Quantitative easing

Find out what quantitative easing is and how central banks use this monetary measure to encourage economic growth.

Net Asset Value (NAV)

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

Global Investment Performance Standards (GIPS)

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

Account balance

The amount of money a user has stored in a financial repository.

Nominal amount

The face value of a gilt. It represents the amount that will be repaid to the holder at maturity and is also used to calculate the dividend or coupon payment.

Synthetic ETFs

An ETF that that reproduces the return of an index through the use of swaps.

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