Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
Pensions & Investment Research Consultants Ltd — (or PIRC for short) is one of the largest pension representation and lobby groups in the United Kingdom. It deals with well over £200b of assets invested by pension holders. It does research work on corporate governance (for instance, relating to … Wikipedia
Private equity fund — is a pooled investment vehicle used for making investments in various equity (and to a lesser extent debt) securities according to one of the investment strategies associated with private equity. Private equity funds are typically limited… … Wikipedia
Private equity firm — A private equity firm is an investment manager that makes investments in the private equity, i.e. an equity security class that are not publicly traded, of operating companies through a variety of loosely affiliated investment strategies… … Wikipedia
UK Corporate Governance Code — The UK Corporate Governance Code 2010 (from here on referred to as the Code ) is a set of principles of good corporate governance aimed at companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is overseen by the Financial Reporting Council and its… … Wikipedia
Combined code — The Combined Code on Corporate Governance (from here on referred to as the code ) is a set of principles of good corporate governance and provides a code of best practice aimed at companies listed on the London Stock Exchange. It is overseen by… … Wikipedia
PIRC — can refer to:* Vasja Pirc, chess grandmaster * Pirc Defence, a chess opening starting with the moves 1. e4 d6 * Pensions Investment Research Consultants Ltd, UK company * Parental Information and Resource Centers , a program in the U.S.… … Wikipedia
PIRC — Pensions Investment Research Consultants (PIRC) An independent body established in 1986 offering a variety of services to pension fund investors. It has specialised in corporate governance issues since 1991 and produces detailed reports on large… … Law dictionary
Bryn Davies — Brinley Howard Davies, usually known as Bryn Davies (born 1944) is a British trade unionist, actuary and politician who was Leader of the Inner London Education Authority in the early 1980s.Davies graduated from the University of Hull and… … Wikipedia
Private finance initiative — Part of the Politics series on Neoliberalism … Wikipedia
Markov Processes International — Markov Processes International, LLC Type Private Founded 1990 Founders Michael Markov, Mik Kvitchko Headquarters Summit, NJ, United States Industry Financial Services, Software Provider Websi … Wikipedia
