Oracle and SPL have complementary products with a shared focus that information and adaptive business processes are keys to achieving corporate revenue and profitability goals. Oracle plans to accelerate the pace of innovation and integration of SPL's products. The strengths of SPL's solutions for utilities are planned to be combined with Oracle's industries leading database middleware, and enterprise applications. 1  Oracle Buys SPL.  Oracle Utilities Customer Care and Billing.
Variable Annuity Surrender Charges. A surrender charge is a type of sales charge you must pay if you sell or withdraw money from a variable annuity during the surrender period-a set period of time that typically lasts six to eight years after you purchase the annuity. Surrender charges will reduce the value of-and the return on-your investment.
Simple Interest. The annuity due payment formula using present value is used to calculate each installment of a series of cash flows or payments when the first installment is received immediately.