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Public housing authority bondBonds of local public housing agencies that are secured by the federal government and whose proceeds are used to provide low-rent housing.Public housing authority bond Similar MatchesLocal authority searchesLocal authority searchesA local authority search is a check with the local authorities to establish if any new developments are planned in the vicinity of the property you are buying and to check the water drainage systems and other social infrastructure. This can highlight any public works such as a new motorway, waterworks or alterations to road systems, as well as anything else that is has had permission to take place immediately adjacent to the property. The local search will also tell you whether there are any planning restrictions that may affect your intentions to renovate or extend the property. Financial Services AuthorityFinancial Services AuthorityThe replacement regulating body for the Securities and Investments Board (SIB). The FSA, which came into being on 28th October 1997, carries all regulatory responsibilities for the UK financial services industry. The overall broad objectives are:the protection of consumers of financial servicesthe promotion of clean and orderly marketsthe maintenance of confidence in the financial services systemIt is a criminal offence to conduct investment business without authorisation, and the FSA is empowered to prosecute those who break this rule. A Central Register is held which lists firms with authorisation. AuthorityAuthorityThe concept in technical analysis that a trend in a share price is more meaningful if the number of shares traded (the 'volume') is high. A trend with low volume has less authority. UK Listing AuthorityUK Listing AuthorityThe body authorised by the FSA that decides on the rules for the listing of public companies, reviews and approves the prospectuses of companies that want to list, and which in consultation with various departments of the London Stock Exchange, enforces those rules. Securities and Futures AuthoritySecurities and Futures AuthorityA Self Regulating Organisation (SRO) with responsibility for the regulation of firms engaged in the securities and futures sectors of the financial services market.Companies regulated by the SFA are those engaged in dealing or advising in securities or derivatives including shares, bonds, traded options, corporate finance and futures. A list of authorised firms is published from time to time by the SFA enabling clients to confirm authenticity.All regulatory functions of the SFA have been taken over by the Financial Services Authority as of December 2001. Further SuggestionsOccupational Pensions Regulatory AuthorityWater authority search fee local authority investment Authority bond Budget authority Trade Promotion Authority Personal Investment Authority |
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