Cash & Cash Equivalents Flashcards
What is Inverse Cash Rate?
Earning Money for having Cash tied Up longer.
Difference between Gross and Net?
Gross = Before deductions
Net = After Deductions
What are the Tax Rates for:
Basic, Higher, Additional
Basic = 20%
Higher = 40%
Additional = 45%
Personal Savings Allowance for Interest:
Basic, Higher, Additional
Basic = £1,000
Higher = £500
Additional = £0
What is the role of the Prudential Regulation Authority?
A subsidiary of BoE & is responsible for the supervision of banks
What is the role of the FCA?
It is responsible for ensuring the markets function properly & protect consumer interest
What is the maximum payout for the Financial Services Compensation Scheme?
£85,000
What is the Financial Ombudsman Service & max award?
If a deposit taker gives a poor service and £375,000
What is a Money Market Account?
It is a premium account or high-interest savings account
A financial institution invests into low risk, short-term investments
Define Constant Net Asset Value
Shares issues with unchanging face value.
Define Accumulating Net Asset Value
Income that is reflected by an increase in the value of the funds units/shares
Define Front ended loads and Back Ended Loads
Front ended - Cost added at the beginning
Back ended - cost added at end of investment period
Define Peer to Peer lending
Lending without using a financial intermediary
Define Fixed Income Securities
Type of bond refers to a loan which represents a promise to repay a loan with a certain amount of interest
Define Eurobonds
Denominated in a currency other than the home currency of the country or market in which the bond is issued
Define Nominal Value
Bonds are issued at Face Value
Define Coupon
Amount of interest that an investor will earn each year on the nominal value
What are Floating Rate Notes?
These coupons are tied to a short-term market rate of interest
Define Zero Coupon Bonds
Bonds that are issued at a discounted rate to their face value and redeemed at par on pre-specified date
What are Convertible Gilts?
Owners are able to convert the gilt into pre-defined amount of a different gilt in the future
What is a gilt
Government Bond
Conversion Price Formula
Current Market Price per £100 nominal / Number of shares that can be acquired for that nominal
What is Sukuk?
Bond like an instrument of equal value representing a common share of an underlying asset
Define Running Yield
It is an expression of income received as a % of an investor’s outlay