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1. ''Agency - law.''


A former UK Government department, which plays a leading role in promoting and protecting consumer interests throughout the UK, while ensuring that businesses are fair and competitive.
In agency law, an individual or other legal person represented by an agent.


The work and responsibilities of the OFT have been distributed to a number of other bodies including the Competition and Markets Authority.
 
2.  ''Law - legal persons.''
 
In law, a legal person acting on their own behalf.
 
 
3.  ''Investment and borrowing.''
 
The amount of an investment or a loan, excluding any interest.
 
When the whole of a loan is drawn down at the start, the principal is simply the amount originally borrowed.
 
 
4.  ''Financial instruments - cashflows.''
 
The reference amount of a traded financial instrument, used to determine its future cashflows.
 
 
5.  ''Importance - scale.''
 
Most important, or largest.
 
 
The concepts of 'principal' above, should not be confused with ''[[principle]]'', which is different.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Competition & Markets Authority]]
* [[Acceleration]]
* [[Agency]]
* [[Agent]]
* [[Annuity factor]]
* [[Arm’s length principle]]
* [[Contractor]]
* [[Coupon]]
* [[Coupon rate]]
* [[Default]]
* [[Dual currency bond]]
* [[Duration]]
* [[Endowment]]
* [[Employee]]
* [[Employer]]
* [[Foreign currency bond]]
* [[Forward forward contract]]
* [[Instalment]]
* [[Interest]]
* [[Life]]
* [[Maturity]]
* [[Mortgage]]
* [[Non-performing loan]]
* [[Notional principal]]
* [[Paying agent]]
* [[Point]]
* [[Principal employer]]
* [[Principal risk]]
* [[Principal value]]
* [[Principal write down]]
* [[Principle]]
* [[Security]]
* [[Self-financing loan]]
* [[Separate personality principle]]
* [[Terminal value]]
 
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[[Category:The_business_context]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Intercompany_funding]]
[[Category:Investment]]
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Cash_management]]
[[Category:Financial_products_and_markets]]
[[Category:Liquidity_management]]

Latest revision as of 01:04, 13 March 2023

1. Agency - law.

In agency law, an individual or other legal person represented by an agent.


2. Law - legal persons.

In law, a legal person acting on their own behalf.


3. Investment and borrowing.

The amount of an investment or a loan, excluding any interest.

When the whole of a loan is drawn down at the start, the principal is simply the amount originally borrowed.


4. Financial instruments - cashflows.

The reference amount of a traded financial instrument, used to determine its future cashflows.


5. Importance - scale.

Most important, or largest.


The concepts of 'principal' above, should not be confused with principle, which is different.


See also