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Financial Services Act 1986A Government Act introduced primarily to provide increased protection for investors and to regulate investment business conducted in the UK.Similar MatchesFinancial StatementFinancial StatementAn accounting statement showing assets and liabilities of a person or company. Used generally for large loans or other instances when the credit report (history of payment of debts) in itself is not sufficient. Financial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Regulatory AssociationFinancial Intermediaries Managers and Brokers Regulatory AssociationThe self regulating organisation originally responsible for governing financial advisers. Became part of the PIA in 1994. London International Financial Futures and Options ExchangeLondon International Financial Futures and Options ExchangeA futures and options exchange, located in London, which originally dealt only in financial instruments including equities (shares), government bonds, indices (such as the FTSE 100 Index) interest rates and a wide range of currencies. In 1996, LIFFE merged with the London Commodity Exchange with unified administration and exchange systems. All trades of the merged exchange are guaranteed by the London Clearing House (LCH). LIFFE is a Recognised Investment Exchange (RIE), regulated by the Financial Services Authority (FSA). Financial institutionFinancial institutionAn institution which accepts funds from the public and reinvests in bank deposits, bonds and stocks etc. These include banks and insurance companies. In the UK a building society would be included. Financial futuresFinancial futuresFutures contracts where the underlying instruments are financial such as shares, interest rates, currencies and indexes etc. Further SuggestionsFinancial Accounting Standards Board (FASB)Financial institution buyer credit policy Financial market Financial ratio Financial planning Financial strategy Perfectly competitive financial markets Financial Services Compensation Scheme Kuala Lumpur Options and Financial Futures Exchange (KLOFFE) Indirect costs of financial distress Financial Services Authority Financial asset Combined financial statement Nonfinancial services Financial adviser Financial intermediaries International financial institution Financial Institutions Reform, Recovery and Enforcement Act of 1989 (FIRREA) Financial instrument Integrated financial market Dupont system of financial control Financial engineering Country financial risk Corporate financial management Financial leverage clientele |
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