CORPORATE GOVERNANCE QUOTIENT - CGQ
Metric used to rate publicly traded companies relative to the quality of its corporate governance. Developed by the Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), Every public firm is assigned a rating based on numerous factors including corporate bylaws, structure and composition, quality of directors, and executive and director compensation charter.
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Council of Economic Advisors - CEA
Committee with three notable economists who advise the President of the United States on macroeconomic issues. The council, comprised of a chairman ...
Branch Office
Secondary location, outside the main office, conducting business of the company. Most branch offices are made up of smaller divisions of various as ...
Rump
A term referring to group of investors who refuses to tender their shares into a corporate action, such as a merger or acquisition.
Catalyst
Something causing or initiating a significant event to happen such as news and information. Initially, it used to pertain to a reaction in chemistr ...
Federal Subsidy Recapture
The Federal subsidy recapture is the repayment of all or part of a federal mortgage subsidy if the home is sold or otherwise disposed of within nin ...
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An Introduction to Student Loans
A college education is one of the most essential investment in a person’s life. Unfortunately, in this time and age, it has also become one o ...
Student Loans: Federal Loans
Most of the students mull over the idea of maximizing the federal loan availability first before borrowing for college through a private loan. Norm ...
Gauging Inflation
In the United States, the inflation rate was 0.2% through the 12 months ended July. In the United Kingdom, inflation was 0.1% in July.
Buying a Home: Choosing the Best Location
The first consideration when buying a new house is choosing the place where you want to live, regardless if this will serve as an investment or upg ...
Retirement Planning: Creating a Nest Egg
Last time, we discuss the different income sources for building a retirement fund. We shall now tackle the ways to create a retirement nest egg.
ECONOMIC CALENDAR
| Time | Country | Indices | Period |
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| 11:00 | Ifo Business Climate Index | Jan | |
| 11:00 | Ifo Current Assessment | Jan | |
| 11:00 | IFO - Expectations | Jan | |
| 15:30 | Durable Goods Orders | Nov | |
| 16:00 | NBB Business Climate | Jan | |
| 01:50 | Corporate Service Price Index | Dec | |
| 02:01 | BRC Shop Price Index | Jan | |
| 02:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Dec | |
| 04:00 | Credit Card Spending | Dec |
