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51Alternative Public Offering — An Alternative Public Offering (APO) is the combination of a reverse merger with a simultaneous Private Investment of Public Equity (PIPE). It allows companies an alternative to the IPO as a means of going public while raising… …
52Economic effects arising from the September 11 attacks — Major economic effects arose from September 11 attacks, with initial shock causing global stock markets to drop sharply. The attacks themselves caused approximately $40 billion in insurance losses, making it one of the largest insured events ever …
53Occupy movement — Part of response to the late 2000s financial crisis, subprime mortgage crisis and impact of the Arab Spring …
54Tobin tax — A Tobin tax is the suggested tax on all trade of currency across borders. Named after the economist James Tobin, the tax is intended to put a penalty on short term speculation in currencies. The original tax rate he proposed was 1%, which was… …
55Security (finance) — This article is about the negotiable instrument. For the legal right given to a creditor by a borrower, see Security interest. Securities Securities Bond …
56Reverse takeover — (reverse IPO) is the acquisition of a public company by a private company to bypass the lengthy and complex process of going public. The transaction typically requires reorganization of capitalization of the acquiring company.ProcessIn a reverse… …
57Super jumbo mortgage — A Super Jumbo Mortgage is classified as a residential mortgage or other home equity secured loan in an amount greater than $650,000, although lenders differ on just what constitutes a super jumbo mortgage subject to their own internal investment… …
58Sovereign wealth fund — A sovereign wealth fund (SWF) is a state owned investment fund composed of financial assets such as stocks, bonds, property, precious metals or other financial instruments. Sovereign wealth funds have gained world wide exposure by investing in… …
59Economic crisis of 2008 — In 2008, the possibility of an economic crisis was suggested by several important indicators of economic downturn worldwide. These included high oil prices, which led to both high food prices (due to a dependence of food production on petroleum,… …
60Emergency Economic Stabilization Act of 2008 — ▪ United States legislation legislation passed by the U.S. Congress and signed into law by Pres. George W. Bush (Bush, George W.) on Oct. 3, 2008. It was designed to prevent the collapse of the U.S. financial system during the subprime… …
