The granting of voting rights to holders of non-voting shares in a company. Non-voting shares are.

See: 'intestate.

An accounting term which refers to the amount a company pays in the form of interest on cash.

A credit rating given to a government or coporate bond which indicates that the agency giving the.

Cat standards signify that a financial product meets certain standards on Charges, Access and.

The country in which a person lives. Important for tax purposes to establish your domicile in the.

A mutual association formed by people with a common affiliation such as employees, a union or a.

The amount which shareholders own in a publicly quoted company. Equity is the risk-bearing part.

A legal term given to an investor whose experience is such that members of the FSA are entitled to.

Securities which pay a fixed rate of interest. Government bonds (gilts) are the best known example..

Tuesday 29th October 1929 when stock prices on Wall Street.

A mortgage whereby the borrower makes a half monthly payment every two weeks instead of the usual 12.

A market in which prices are rising and in which investor confidence in the continuation of rising.

A policy which covers the insured and usually his/her family for the duration of their holiday. .

(IPO)The first offering of a company's shares to the public known in the UK as a flotation. IPO was.

Insurance which covers the monthly payments on an outstanding debt for a fixed period, in the event.

(DRP)A plan which allows private investors to reinvest cash dividends from their investments cheaply.

The total value of a deceased person's assets.

An agreement made in Bretton Woods, USA in 1944 which established a post war fixed currency rate.