A Dictionary of Finance and BankingJonathan Law, John Smullen A comprehensive and authoritative dictionary with over 5,100 entries. Over 200 new entries have been added to this edition and it has been fully updated to reflect recent developments in the industry, such as structured finance and the sub-prime lending crisis. Defines terms from all aspects of personal and international finance, including money markets, private investments and borrowing, foreign exchanges, and public and government finance. Now with expanded coverage of central banking, monetary policy, and financial institutions. Feature entries have been included in this edition for the fuller explanation of topical and complex areas, e.g. Financial Times Share Indexes, and Bankruptcy Law. Recommended up-to-date web links for many entries, accessed via the Dictionary of Finance and Banking website, provide valuable extra information. With clear and accessible definitions, this jargon-free dictionary is a companion volume to the other financial titles in this best-selling series, A Dictionary of Business and Management, A Dictionary of Accounting, and A Dictionary of Economics, and provides accurate and valuable information for students, practitioners, private investors, and readers of the financial pages alike. |
Contents
A Dictionary of Finance and Banking | 1 |
Bankruptcy Law Feature | 39 |
European Economic and Monetary Union Feature | 149 |
The FTSE Indexes Feature | 188 |
Mortgage Law Feature | 295 |
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Common terms and phrases
Abbreviation Accounting Standards agreement Alternative Investment Market amount assets Association balance sheet Bank of England bill of exchange bond borrower broker building society calculated capital gains cash flow central bank charge cheque commodity Companies Act Companies Act 2006 company's Compare cost countries creditors currency customers dealer debt deposit directors discount divided into 100 dividend economic employees equity European example exchange rate Financial Services Authority financial statements funds futures contract institutions interest rates interest-rate International investment investors issued liabilities liquidation loan London Stock Exchange market makers merger mortgage National offer organization paid payment period person portfolio premium profit public limited company purchase ratio risk securities selling share capital shareholders specified standard monetary unit swap takeover trading transaction unit trust usually value added tax worth one hundredth