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Invoice discounting and factoringThe popularity of financing business through the invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown...
Foreign exchange (FX) derivativesWhat is a FX derivative?A foreign exchange (FX) derivative is a type of derivative whose payoff depends on the FX...
Types of debt securitiesWhat are debt securities?In the context of the debt capital markets, the term 'debt security' means a financial instrument,...
An introduction to repo and the Global Master Repurchase Agreement (GMRA)Coronavirus (COVID-19): This Practice Note contains information on subjects...
Promissory notes—structure and partiesA promissory note is often used in similar trade finance situations to a bill of exchange (see Practice Note: Introductory guide to unstructured trade finance), with the principal difference being that a bill of exchange is an order to pay (usually the drawer
Receivables purchase transactions: invoice discounting and factoringThe popularity of financing business through invoice discounting and factoring of receivables has grown significantly in the UK over the last 25 years.Introduction to receivables purchase transactionsInvoice discounting and
If a rentcharge is shown as being informally exonerated on title information, does this apply to the current registered owner? Or does the informal exoneration only apply to the parties to the document which informally exonerated the rentcharge?This Q&A considers the situation where, at some
If a beneficiary signs a deed of disclaimer of their share of an estate and the estate pays their legal fees, will that count as a PET against their estate?A disclaimer is the refusal of a gift prior to acceptance. The refusal of the gift must take place before the beneficiary accepts any benefit
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