The dividend declared before annual earnings are established. Companies in the UK usually pay two.

See: 'Financial Services Compensation.

An index of a range of Government Securities (gilts).

A type of bond devised by the US Treasury secretary, Nicholas Brady, in 1989, and issued by a.

A short term. (bridging loan)

The difference between the selling price of an item and the purchase or manufacturing cost,.

A bank account set up to control a person's regular expenditure. The account would typically.

A European payment scheme in which a person person can use eurocheques and a guarantee card where.

A person appointed in a will to ensure that the wishes of the deceased are duly carried.

Instead of making an initial charge, some unit trust companies (particularly PEP managers) make a.

(CQS) A US system which collects and disseminates, electronically, current bid and asked quotations along.

A US high-speed system that continuously provides the last sale price and volume of any securities.

The refusal to pay or accept a Bill of Exchange.

A term normally associated with accident insurance. Under certain conditions, for example a road.

A bond in which a single premium secures a guaranteed amount at its maturity.

(GPP)At its simplest, this is a series of individual personal pension plans, although if an employer.

A licence, granted by one company (franchisor) to another company or person (franchisee), entitling.

A person specialising in insurance matters and who gives advice on the subject as well as arranging.

A system designed to adjust accounting for changes in prices that affect a company's assets. The.

A particular type of order which a client gives to his broker when buying shares.