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

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

An abbreviation for Electronic Random Number Indicator Equipment which selects the prizes in the.

The difference between (i) turnover and (ii) the cost of making a product or providing a service,.

Refers to a transaction made at a price lower than the preceding.

In the US, a short term municipal or state note which is repaid from the proceeds of a forthcoming.

A bonus declared by life companies when maturity of a with profits policy or death of the assured.

Dividends, paid by UK companies to other companies (for example, investment trusts), with a tax.

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

(EPP)A pension plan which is tailored for directors and senior executive.

(IPT)A tax imposed on certain insurance premiums where the risk is located in the.

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

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

See letters of credit for a full explanation

A broker who buys and sells shares on the instructions of clients but who offers no advice about.

A rating used by banks, insurance companies, mortgage companies and other financial institutions.

This is an inter-bank communication system and stands for Society For Worldwide Interbank Financial Telecommunications. It runs in much the same way as telex, except every message is sent in a standard way. This allows the banks' computers to read the mes ...

A financial ratio which shows how long a company has to finance its own stocks for. It measures.

When a share is said to be 'cum dividend', it means that it is offered for sale with an.

The books in which the transactions of a business are.