Like most others, the UK government borrows money by issuing bonds. In the UK, these government bonds are calledgilts. The name ‘gilts’ hints at their antiquity. Back in the day, gilts were pretty certificates with gold-leaf trimming. These certificates are the origin of the phrasegilt-edg...
Generally, a government bond is issued by a national government and is denominated in the country`s own currency. Bonds issued by national governments in foreign currencies are normally referred to as sovereign bonds. The yield required by investors to loan funds to governments reflects inflation ex...
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Government bonds (Gilts)-3.32.65.42.31.2 Index-linked bonds3.11.93.8 Cash (treasury bills)-1.71.83.11.91.0 Source:Barclays Capital Equity Gilt Study 2010 From this table, it’s again pretty clear that different asset classes can deviate from their long-run returns for substantial periods of time...
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The Fund aims to provide a return on your investment (generated through an increase in the value of the assets held by the Fund and/or income received from those assets) by tracking closely the performance of the FTSE Actuaries UK Conventional Gilts All Stocks Index, the Fund’s benchmark ...
The benchmark index measures the performance of fixed income securities denominated in Sterling issued by governments, government agencies, companies and supranationals (e.g. the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development) but excludes gilts (i.e. bonds) issued by the UK government. These...
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