'Gilt edged securities' are fixed rate bonds issued and guaranteed by the UK government. The bonds pay fixed interest. Traded on the Stock Exchange, and can also be purchased at Post Offices through the National Stock Register. Originally, the bond certificates had a gold border, hence the name
When the government needs to borrow money, it sells you these. They are government bonds and as a rule the interest is paid gross (i.e. free of tax). They are very safe and their US equivalent is the Treasury bill, or "T-Bill". See risk-free rate of return.
Gilts are bonds issued by the UK government to fund its debt. Gilts are normally redeemed at face value between specified dates which can be up to forty years away. Short dated or short gilts have a life span of five years or less, medium dated are between five and fifteen years and those with more than fifteen years are long dated or longs.
or gilt-edged stock - long-term bonds issued by the British government
Gilts, sometimes referred to as British Government bonds are a way for the Government to raise money from large financial institutions like pension funds and from private investors. The money is needed by the Government because the Treasury so often finds that its outgoings (to pay for things such as road building and unemployment benefit) exceed its income (from things such as taxation). To make matters a little more potentially confusing gilts are sometimes referred to as 'gilt edged securities' or 'bonds' or 'fixed interest securities'. In any event, gilts are issued by the Treasury and in nearly all cases, the investor hands over his cash and then receives a fixed rate of interest for the life of the gilt. When the gilt matures, its capital value is repaid at par value.
government issued bonds, and are so called because once upon a time the certificates were gilt edged.
In the UK, "stock", or certificates, issued and sold by the UK Government. There are an extremely large number of such stocks issued by the Government to raise funds, with different maturity dates, different rates of interest (some rates being linked to indexes such as the RPI (retail price index)) , different redemption prices etc.. Gilts are widely traded on the London Stock Exchange. They are called what they are because they are presumed to be free of risk. (Unless their redemption value is indeed linked to the RPI, their value is not, of course, free from the risk of erosion by inflation.)
The familiar name given to government securities.
Domestic bonds issued in the United Kingdom by the United Kingdom Government.
Gilts are issued to help fund government spending. Most are stocks issued with a fixed interest rate, which is paid half-yearly. At the end of the period of the investment, the government redeems the stock at the known published amount unless the gilt is irredeemable.
Bonds issued by the British Government, that can be bought or sold on the stock market. back
Are government based securities. The name signifies that the security is very safe and is as sound as gold itself.
The name given to bonds which are issued by the UK government. They are IOUs which offer the purchaser a fixed rate of interest for a fixed period of time. At the end of the agreed period, the original loan is repaid. Many gilts are not held until maturity and a secondary market has developed in which these IOUs are bought and sold.
(go to top) Bonds issued by the British government and known as gilts or gilt-edged securities.
UK Government Bonds. So called because the certificates were originally gilt edged.
Loan stock issued by the UK Government enabling it to raise money.
Gilts, or Gilt-Edged Securities, are loans issued on behalf of the government to fund its spending. These loans are then traded in the market.
British and Irish government securities. Blue Chip.
Gilts (also known as Government Stocks) are loans made to the Government in order to fund its spending. They pay interest over a set term.
Securities issued and guaranteed by the UK Government. Can offer a fixed rate of interest until the Redemption Date or a return linked to increases in retail prices (Index Linked).
An abbreviation for ‘gilt-edged securities’. These are bonds, loans, etc issued by the UK Government. They are often similar in structure to corporate bonds, paying a fixed amount to the owner following a given schedule. Gilts are generally considered to be one of the safer forms of investment, so generate a correspondingly lower return than some more risky assets such as corporate bonds or equities. Some gilts make payments which are fixed in cash terms, whereas others make payments which increase in line with inflation (index-linked gilts).
When the government needs to borrow money, it sells you gilt-edged securities or gilts. These have a term of five to thirty years; most pay a fixed rate of interest but there are also index-linked gilts where both principal and interest are linked to the Retail Prices Index. Because they are guaranteed by the government, gilts are the safest form of fixed interest investment. Their US equivalent is Treasury Bonds.
Bonds issued by the UK government. The bonds are issued with a promise to pay the money back at a fixed time along with interest at a fixed rate. Can also be referred to as fixed interest securities.
Debt securities issued on behalf of the Government.
Loans issued on behalf of the government to fund its spending. "Longs" have a redemption date greater than 15 years, "mediums" between 7 - 15 years and "shorts" within 7 years.
An abbreviation for 'gilt-edged securities'. These are bonds, loans etc issued by the UK government or UK local authorities and are generally considered to be one of the safer forms of investment. Although the interest rate on the underlying value and the price at maturity are guaranteed, the price will vary during the lifetime of a gilt; so there is some element of risk.
Gilts are UK government securities.
Loans issued on behalf of the government to fund its spending.They fall into the following categories: · · longs: those with a redemption date greater than 15 years. · mediums: those with a redemption date between five-15 years. · shorts: those with a redemption date within five years.
Securities whose interest or capital is guaranteed by a government.
UK government securities. They may be undated (eg War Loan).
Risk-free bonds issued by the British government. They are the equivalent of U.S. Treasury securities.
British government debt securities.
Gilts are bonds issued by the governments of the United Kingdom, South Africa, or Ireland. The term is of British origin, and refers to the debt securities issued by the Bank of England, which had a gilt (or gilded) edge. Hence they are called gilt-edged securities, or gilts for short.