- Industry: Financial services
- Number of terms: 73910
- Number of blossaries: 1
- Company Profile:
World's leading financial information-service, news, and media company.
Accounting for an acquisition using market value for the consolidation of the two entities' net assets on the balance sheet. Generally, depreciation/amortization will increase for this method (due to the creation of goodwill) compared to the pooling method resulting in lower net income.
Industry:Financial services
Used in the context of general equities. Professional responsible for the securities portfolio of an individual or institutional investor, such as a mutual fund, pension fund, profit-sharing plan, bank trust department, or insurance company. In return for a fee, the manager has the fiduciary responsibility to manage the assets prudently and choose which asset types are most appropriate over time. Related: Investment manager.
Industry:Financial services
A mortgage given by a buyer in lieu of cash when the buyer is unable to borrow commercially for the purchase of property.
Industry:Financial services
The expected return/standard deviation pairs of all portfolios that can be constructed from a given set of assets.
Industry:Financial services
A written order to buy specified goods at a stipulated price.
Industry:Financial services
