Legislation-UK Regulation and Professional Integrity
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1. What are the four main aims of UK economic policy? - ANSWER
Sustainable growth, control of inflation, full employment, and balance of
payments.
2. Who sets interest rates in the UK? - ANSWER The Monetary Policy
Committee (MPC) of the Bank of England.
3. What is fiscal policy? - ANSWER Government policy on taxation,
borrowing, and public spending.
4. What is monetary policy concerned with? - ANSWER Controlling the
money supply and interest rates to manage inflation.
5. What is the role of the Bank of England? - ANSWER To maintain
monetary and financial stability.
6. What does the MPC base rate influence? - ANSWER Commercial lending
and deposit rates across financial institutions.
,7. What is the balance of payments (BOP)? - ANSWER A record of all
financial transactions made between the UK and the rest of the world.
8. What is primary market activity? - ANSWER Issuing new securities to
raise capital.
9. What is secondary market activity? - ANSWER Trading previously issued
securities among investors.
10.What are M0 and M4? - ANSWER M0 is narrow money; M4 includes
broader monetary aggregates.
11.What is budgeting in personal finance? - ANSWER Planning income and
expenditure to manage finances effectively.
12.What is the financial life-cycle? - ANSWER Typical stages of financial
needs through a person's life.
13.What are examples of major financial commitments? - ANSWER
Housing, education, retirement, and protection needs.
14.What is the purpose of retirement planning? - ANSWER To ensure
sufficient income during non-working years.
,15.What are occupational pensions? - ANSWER Employer-sponsored
pension schemes.
16.What are stakeholder pensions? - ANSWER Low-cost personal pensions
with simple features and access.
17.What are key sources of income in a budget? - ANSWER Salary, benefits,
investments, and rental income.
18.What is debt accumulation? - ANSWER Building up borrowings over
time, intentionally or due to poor planning.
19.What is the aim of financial advice? - ANSWER To help consumers meet
their financial goals and mitigate risks.
20.What defines ethical conduct in finance? - ANSWER Acting in the best
interest of clients with integrity and fairness.
21.What are the elements of a valid contract? - ANSWER Offer, acceptance,
consideration, and legal intent.
22.What is legal capacity in contract law? - ANSWER The legal ability to
enter into a binding contract.
, 23.What is a trust? - ANSWER An arrangement where trustees hold assets
for beneficiaries.
24.Who are the main parties in a trust? - ANSWER Settlor, trustee(s), and
beneficiary(ies).
25.What is a bare trust? - ANSWER A trust where the beneficiary has
immediate and absolute rights.
26.What is a discretionary trust? - ANSWER Trustees decide how and when
to distribute assets.
27.What is joint tenancy? - ANSWER Equal ownership where the survivor
inherits the full property.
28.What is tenancy in common? - ANSWER Co-owners with distinct shares
that can be passed on by will.
29.What is a power of attorney? - ANSWER A legal document giving
authority to act on another's behalf.
30.What is a will? - ANSWER A legal document stating how a person's
estate is to be distributed.