The end of year dividend. In the UK, companies normally pay dividends twice per year, an interim.

The results reported by a company for a full financial year.

The basis of determining a person's pension entitlement in a final salary scheme and which.

A pension scheme in which an employee's pension is based on number of years of service and final.

A company whose main purpose is the financing of hire purchase.

A professional person qualified to give advice to clients regarding investments such as life.

Futures contracts where the underlying instruments are financial such as shares, interest rates,.

An institution which accepts funds from the public and reinvests in bank deposits, bonds and stocks.

A pocket sized pager with datascreen which can display a variety of financial information including.

A professional person qualified to give clients financial planning.

The service provided by a financial planner. This is a long term service provided for clients which.

A Government Act introduced primarily to provide increased protection for investors and to regulate.

(FSA)The replacement regulating body for the Securities and Investments Board (SIB). The FSA, which.

(FSCS) The Financial Services Compensation Scheme is the sole financial compensatory scheme. It was set up.

The measure of a company's solvency, looking at the relationship between its assets and its.

A wide range of indices including shares, stocks and fixed interest securities published by the.

Every company has an 'accounting reference date'. This is a date which it chooses itself, and.

The first closing date is one of the milestones in the process by which one company takes over.

A joint-life insurance policy which pays money to a surviving partner on the first partner's.

A mortgage which carries priority over any subsequent mortgages if the borrower goes into default.