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2. Gilt-edged securities - Wikipedia

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   Gilt-edged securities, also referred to as gilts, are bonds issued by the UK Government. The term is of British origin, and then referred to the debt securities issued by the Bank of England on behalf of His Majesty's Treasury, whose paper certificates had a gilt (or gilded) edge, hence the name.

3. Premium Bonds - Wikipedia

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   Premium Bonds is a lottery bond scheme organised by the United Kingdom government since 1956. At present it is managed by the government's National Savings and Investments agency. The principle behind Premium Bonds is that rather than the stake being gambled, as in a usual lottery , it is the interest on the bonds that is distributed by a lottery.

4. National Savings and Investments - Wikipedia

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   Mrs Scott, school mistress at the village school, visits the village Post Office in Lewknor and hands over the money she has collected for Savings Stamps for the last week (1941). By the start of the 20th century the POSB had grown to become the largest banking system in the country, with 14,000 branches; [ 7 ] it managed 8.5 million accounts ...

5. Bank of England starts gilts sale as policymakers gather to ...

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   The central bank is beginning the first sale of its near £850 billion of UK government bonds built up under its quantitative easing programme.

6. The Fool's Guide to Buying U.K. Retail Bonds

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   You see, bond interest has priority over dividend payments, making them appeal to conservative investors. Unlike shares, bonds usually have a maturity -- i.e., a limit on how long they can be owned.

7. Bank of England further boosts gilt-buying programme as ... - AOL

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   The central bank said it will now widen the scope of its UK government bond-buying programme amid concerns over another ‘fire sale’ of gilts. Bank of England further boosts gilt-buying ...

8. CREST (securities depository) - Wikipedia

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   CREST is a UK-based central securities depository that holds UK equities and UK gilts, as well as Irish equities and other international securities. It was named after its securities settlement system, CREST, and has been owned and operated by Euroclear since 2002. [1] The name CREST stands for Certificateless Registry for Electronic Share ...

9. Bank of England pushes back start of gilt sale to November 1

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   It came after the central bank earlier denied a postponement of plans to start selling government bonds. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800 ...