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

UK shareholders receive dividends with a tax credit of 10%. This means that a notional 10% tax.

The process that companies, or more particularly their lawyers and accountants, carry out when one.

A reference to the major operational changes on the London Stock Exchange which took place on.

See: 'bond.

See 'redemption.

Also known as deferred income and income.

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

An index of the share prices of the 300 largest European companies, by market.

Assets of a company which are regularly turned over including cash, work in progress and.

An index of the share prices of the 250 largest companies (by market capitalisation) immediately.

A plan which enables investors to accumulate shares in a mutual fund by purchasing them on a regular.

(EEC)The original economic community set up in 1957 by the 6 founder members ( France, West Germany,.

The Financial Times 100 Share Index (FTSE 100.

The standard promulgated by the Accounting Standards Board which requires that all sources of.

The cost to a company of producing goods. Similarly with a retailer or distributor type business,.

In the US, a closed end fund with a limited life and two main classes of shares. Holders of.

A tax imposed on certain types of products including alcohol and tobacco which are produced in the.

Interest cover measures the amount of interest paid by a company on its borrowings against its.

A central clearing house for Britain's charities. Allows supporters to make tax-efficient donations.