(GMP)The minimum pension payable by a pension scheme in order that members may contract out of S2P (State.

The generic name for a tradable loan security issued by governments and companies as a means of .

A region in which businesses get special tax advantages (including exemption from business rates) as.

In the UK the four large clearing banks: Lloyds TSB, Barclays, HSBC and Royal Bank of.

(GPM)A mortgage scheme in which monthly payments commence at a lower level and increase over a period of.

The results reported by a company for the first six months of its financial year. In general,.

A company which invests the funds of small private investors in a range of securities. This enables.

A company (or person) making an unwanted counter bid for another company, whose intentions are.

An accounting term which refers to the amount of income a company receives in the form of interest.

Taxation of corporate earnings and subsequently taxation of.

One of the main USA share indices which monitors the movement of 30 industrial companies traded.

A clause in an insurance policy which specifies items or conditions not covered.

A system for the distribution of bank giro credits and other credits between banks to enable funds.

A currency which is deposited in banks outside its country of origin. For example the eurodollar,.

The value of an asset as entered in an organisation's.

A reversal pattern in technical analysis.

The Financial Services Act 1986 defines investment business to include dealing, arranging deals in,.

See 'redemption.

A Transferable Letter of Credit allows the beneficiary to pass on the benfit of a Letter of Credit to one or more third parties. Normally used by companies that source rather than produce goods.

Yield calculations on bonds aim to show the return on a gilt or bond as a percentage of either.