The monetary value of a fund, calculated by adding up the value of its underlying.

Assets of a company such as buildings and machinery which are regularly used over a long period of.

A takeover bid by one company for another, in which the directors of the target company oppose.

The document which specifies the details and conditions of cover of an insurance contract together.

The price at which units in a unit trust are bought by investors. Also known as the offer.

(Bridging loan) Term commonly applied to news wires carrying price and background information on securities and.

A pool of money normally set apart for a purpose, for example, a pension fund to provide.

A contract in which payment of premiums covers the insured against something which may, or may not.

A term which means in the meantime. See 'interim bonus' and 'interim.

A credit line offered by banks and mortgage lenders which grants the homeowner the opportunity of.

In the US, a plan which enables investors to accumulate shares in stock or a mutual fund by.

Interest earned by deposits at banks and financial institutions, or on gilts etc. before.

See: 'National Insurance (NI).

(ITS)An electronic communications network that links nine US markets: the New York (NYSE), American.

The directors are a company's most senior managers and are elected to run the company by.

The price at which a company's shares are offered to the market for the first time. When they begin.

An international charge card enabling the holder to obtain goods and services without the need to.

Monday 19th October 1987 when stock market values around the world fell heavily triggered by a large.

A term meaning 'in good faith'. For example a person entering into an insurance contract is.

A sales incentive, commonly used on mortgages, which gives customers a cash sum as soon as the deal.