priority percentage

priority percentage(prior charge) The proportion of any profit that must be paid to holders of fixed-interest capital (preference shares and loan stock; seedebenture) before arriving at the sums to be distributed to holders of ordinary shares. These percentages help to assess the security of the income of ordinary shareholders and are related to the gearing of the company’s capital.

• asset
• asset and liability management committee
• asset-backed commercial paper
• asset-backed fund
• asset-backed medium-term note
• asset-backed security
• asset cover
• asset financing
• asset management
• asset turnover
• asset valuation
• asset–liability gap
• asset–liability management
• assignment
• assignment of copyright
• assignment of lease
• assignment of life policies
• assisted stock replenishment
• Associated British Ports
• Association for Payment Clearing Services
• Association of Accounting Technicians
• Association of British Insurers
• Association of Chartered Certified Accountants
• Association of Corporate Treasurers
• Association of Independent Financial Advisers