Practical Law Dictionary. Glossary of UK, US and international legal terms. www.practicallaw.com. 2010.
public float — USA public float, Also known as public equity float. The portion of a company s outstanding shares that is in the hands of public investors, as opposed to company officers, directors, or stockholders that hold controlling interests. Practical Law … Law dictionary
float — The use of funds generated as a result of timing differences in the check clearing system. For banks, float occurs because debits given by the Federal Reserve to a bank s reserve account for checks being cleared can be received prior to the time… … Financial and business terms
Debt-to-equity ratio — The debt to equity ratio (D/E) is a financial ratio indicating the relative proportion of shareholders equity and debt used to finance a company s assets.[1] Closely related to leveraging, the ratio is also known as Risk, Gearing or Leverage. The … Wikipedia
Return on equity — (ROE) measures the rate of return on the ownership interest (shareholders equity) of the common stock owners. It measures a firm s efficiency at generating profits from every unit of shareholders equity (also known as net assets or assets minus… … Wikipedia
Form 40-F — USA Form 40 F is used by certain Canadian issuers who qualify for the multi jurisdictional disclosure system set up between the SEC and the provincial securities regulators in Canada. Form 40 F is filed with the SEC for use as: • An annual report … Law dictionary
Mezzanine capital — Mezzanine capital, in finance, refers to a subordinated debt or preferred equity instrument that represents a claim on a company s assets which is senior only to that of the common shares. Mezzanine financings can be structured either as debt… … Wikipedia
S&P 500 — The S P 500 is a stock market index containing the stocks of 500 Large Cap corporations, all of which are from the United States. The index is the most notable of the many indices owned and maintained by Standard Poor s, a division of McGraw Hill … Wikipedia
Corporates and Businesses of Vietnam Index — (in short CBV Index) is a Vietnamese equity market index created by BienViet Securities J.S.C., and first published on January 1, 2007. Selection The CBV Index contains the stock of the 50 largest public companies of Vietnam, with largest total… … Wikipedia
Economic Affairs — ▪ 2006 Introduction In 2005 rising U.S. deficits, tight monetary policies, and higher oil prices triggered by hurricane damage in the Gulf of Mexico were moderating influences on the world economy and on U.S. stock markets, but some other… … Universalium
Business and Industry Review — ▪ 1999 Introduction Overview Annual Average Rates of Growth of Manufacturing Output, 1980 97, Table Pattern of Output, 1994 97, Table Index Numbers of Production, Employment, and Productivity in Manufacturing Industries, Table (For Annual… … Universalium
