GENERALLY ACCEPTED PRINCIPLES AND PRACTICES - GAPP
Standardized business procedures in connection to the operation of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs). Agreed upon by 23 nations with SWFs in October 2008, it states the SWFs will pursue financial, not political, agendas. The countries also vow to make their investment practices, objectives, and structures transparent to all. Also called Santiago Principles.
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Klinger Oscillator
A technical indicator, created by and named after Stephen Klinger, which determines long-term trends of money flow based on volume and stays sensit ...
European Financial Stablisation Mechanism - EFSM
Permanent fund created to provide financial assistance to EU member states in times of financial difficulties. In essence, it generates money throu ...
Risk Lover
A type of investor who is willing to take on additional risk for an investment that has low expected return. This is the opposite of risk averse.
Corporate Ownership of Life Insurance - COLI
Insurance policies taken away by companies on their employees in which death benefits will be given to these firms instead to the insured individua ...
Pay/Collect
It refers to the payment/collection of funds between clearing members and their clearing houses.
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