Financial and business terms. 2012.
Late-2000s financial crisis — The TED spread (in red) increased significantly during the financial crisis, reflecting an increase in perceived credit risk … Wikipedia
Subprime mortgage crisis — Part of a series on: Late 2000s financial crisis Major dimensions … Wikipedia
Credit rating agencies and the subprime crisis — Main article: Subprime mortgage crisis Credit rating agencies played a very important role at various stages in the subprime crisis. They have been highly criticized for understating the risk involved with new, complex securities that fueled the… … Wikipedia
Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse — The Commission to Inquire into Child Abuse (CICA) is one of a range of measures introduced by the Irish Government to investigate the extent and effects of abuse on children from 1936 onwards. It is commonly known in Ireland as the Ryan… … Wikipedia
Financial Services Authority — The Financial Services Authority ( FSA ) is an independent non governmental body, quasi judicial body and a company limited by guarantee that regulates the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its main office is based in Canary… … Wikipedia
Crisis pregnancy center — A crisis pregnancy center (CPC), sometimes called a pregnancy resource center (PRC),[1][2] is a non profit organization established to counsel pregnant women against having an abortion.[1][3][4] … Wikipedia
Commission of Inquiry on the Situation of the French Language and Linguistic Rights in Quebec — The Commission of Inquiry on the Situation of the French Language and Linguistic Rights in Quebec was established under the Union Nationale government of Jean Jacques Bertrand on December 9, 1968. Contents 1 Background 2 Composition 3 Mandate … Wikipedia
Bank stock crisis (Israel 1983) — The Bank stock crisis was a financial crisis that occurred in Israel in 1983, during which the stocks of the four largest banks in Israel collapsed, and were nationalized by the state.BackgroundDuring the 1970s Bank Hapoalim, and its dominant… … Wikipedia
Net capital rule — The uniform net capital rule is a rule created by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission ( SEC ) in 1975 to regulate directly the ability of broker dealers to meet their financial obligations to customers and other creditors.[1] Broker… … Wikipedia
Naked short selling — Schematic representation of naked short selling in two steps. The short seller sells shares without owning them. He then purchases and delivers the shares for a different market price. If the short seller cannot afford the shares in the second… … Wikipedia
