Across
- 3. The average amount of loss that someone could expect to face, eg loan defaults.
- 7. A form of Islamic home purchase plan.
- 8. A loss in excess of unexpected loss, which is unlikely but that could conceivably happen.
- 9. Changeability, as when the value of an investment moves up and down significantly in a short period.
- 13. Where an infectious disease spreads rapidly to many people across a large region.
- 15. The actual rate of interest received by a saver.
- 16. significant event that happens without warning and that has large and lasting effects on political, economic, and social systems, eg the Coronavirus (Covid-19) pandemic.
- 17. The ratio of the size of the loan to the value of the property.
- 18. An employee of a financial provider who must be informed of suspicious activity in the business that might be linked to money laundering or terrorist financing, and if necessary report it.
- 19. A product where the customer pays a lump sum (the proceeds of a pension fund on retirement) and, in return, receives an agreed set annual amount for the rest of their life.
- 20. An investment made in a company that takes into account the wider impact of its activities on society and the environment.
- 21. A situation where terrorists deliberately attack computer networks by uploading viruses that cause links and files to malfunction and data to be deleted.
Down
- 1. The amount by which the actual loss might exceed the expected loss.
- 2. The collective name for organisations that are funded through general taxation, eg schools, healthcare, some welfare services.
- 4. A form of Islamic home purchase plan.
- 5. Rules that devout Muslims follow, which, in relation to personal finance, prohibit the paying and receiving of interest, which virtually excludes a strict Muslim from doing any borrowing.
- 6. Interest paid without tax deducted.
- 10. Separating the deposit-taking part of a bank or building society from the rest of its business.
- 11. Where risk can only have a downside, eg loss of or damage to possessions.
- 12. Rising in line with inflation.
- 14. Where risk can have either a good or a bad outcome, eg a financial loss or a financial gain.
