A tax credit granted for specific types of investments.

A company quoted on the London Stock Exchange which invests its shareholders' funds in the shares.

A utility owned by stockholders or other investors; sometimes referred to as a private utility, in contrast to a public utility that is owned by a government agency or cooperative.

See: 'Financial Services Compensation.

(ICS)A compensation scheme for investors with operating rules set by the Financial Services Authority.

Foreign income from sources other than the movement of goods. It includes a country's earnings from.

A document, issued by a person or company, indicating to the recipient the amount of money owed to.

An itemized list of goods shipped to a buyer, stating quantities, prices, shipping charges, etc.

A complete listing of all cargo entering the country of discharge. Required at all world ports and is the primary source of cargo control, against which duty is assessed by the receiving country.

Institute of Logistics and Transport

An electrically charged atom or group of atoms that has lost or gained electrons; a loss makes the resulting particle positively charged; a gain makes the particle negatively charged.

An atom, or group of atoms, that has gained or lost one or more outer electrons and thus carries an electric charge. Positive ions, or cations, are deficient in outer electrons. Negative ions, or anions, have an excess of outer electrons.

Deterioration of material caused by ion impact.

The reversible interchange of ions between a liquid and solid, with no substantial structural changes in the solid.

A device that removes airborne particles from breathable air. Negative ions are produced and give up their negative charge to the particles. These new negative particles are then attracted to the positive particles surrounding them. This accumulation proc ...

International Oil Pollution Fund

International Safety Management Code 1994 IMO, International Oil Pollution Certificate ISF Regulation aimed at improving

Indian Ocean Region (INMARSAT)

International Organization of Securities Commissioners In the US, this organisation encourages co-operative policies on market regulation, surveillance,.

1.Institute of Petroleum.2.ntegrated Propulsion