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ABCDS
A credit default swap based on an Asset-Backed Security itself based on relatively risky home equity loans (U.S.) In effect a type of insurance against default on the underlying ABS.
ABCP
Taiwan: Asset-Backed Commercial Paper
Alpha
Hedge Funds: the incremental return above the market that a manager generates.
BaFin
Germany: financial regulator
Beta
Hedge Funds: market exposure
CFO
Chief Financial Officer
CIO
Chief Investment Officer
CPPI
Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance
Donaldson, William
Former chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission
Dynamo
A public Constant Proportion Portfolio Insurance product BNP
EAI
Enhanced Analytics Initiative
ECB
European Central Bank
Enhanced Analytics Initiative
Group set up to promote better sell-side research about extra-financial issues such as overall strategy, corporate governance, human capital management and environmental management. Members are large European institutional investors such as pension funds.
EPS
Earnings Per Share
ERFRAG
European Financial Reporting Advisory Group
ETF
Exchange-Traded Fund
FASAC
Financial Accounting Standards Advisory Council
FASB
Financial Accounting Standards Board
FFS
South Korea: Financial Supervisory Service
Financial Supervisory Commission
Taiwan: financial regulator
Grant Date
Stock Options:- "The date at which an employer and an employee reach a mutual understanding of the key terms and conditions of a share-based payment award." Defined in SFAS No 123 (Revised 2004) (123R)
KKR
Kohlberg Kravis Roberts
Mezzanine
When applied to finance refers to moderate risk or mid level.
NTS
South Korea: National Tax Service
NYSE
New York Stock Exchange
Private Equity Intelligence
Research group specialising in the private equity arena.
SOX
Shorthand for Sarbanes-Oxley.
Structured Notes
Derivatives-linked bonds designed to deliver high returns over a fixed period.
Synthetic Collateralised Debt Obligations
Repackaged portfolios of credit derivatives.
TOCOM
Tokyo Commodity Exchange
TSE
Tokyo Stock Exchange
WKSI
Well-Known Seasoned Issuers
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