A life insurance policy which pays a benefit on the death of the insured but which also provides a.

A charge imposed by a management company on a mutual fund or unit trust to cover administration.

(FAR) The amount by which a company's assets outweigh its liabilities, expressed as a percentage..

A fund whose portfolio comprises a range of securities from markets around the.

Insurance which gives protection to a business or homeowner against property loss, damage and injury.

A mutual fund which invests in bonds which may be government, municipal or.

Purchase of shares without entitlement to current rights issues. This entitlement remains with the.

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

An agent who acts in the arrangements of property sales and purchases in return for a commission.

Additional days which may be allowed by a company to a debtor over and above the due date for.

The gap between government spending and revenue and thus the amount that needs to be borrowed. .

A type of commodity-product spread involving the purchase of crude oil futures and the sale of.

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

The ratio between a company's earnings (net profit after tax) and the net dividend paid to.

A term sometimes used in wills which effectively means HM Treasury. In the event of a deceased.

When a company fails to pay a dividend, holders of cumulative preference shares are entitled to.

The index of the share prices of over 800 leading companies and investment trusts on the London.

A term used when money is borrowed in a foreign.

(IFP)The UK professional body committed to the development of financial planning. The Institute was set.