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111Kerr Neilson — is a successful Australian funds manager. Born in South Africa, Neilson began his career in stockbroking in London. He moved back to South Africa with Banker s Trust, before arriving in Australia in 1984. In 1994 Neilson founded the Platinum… …
112Momentum (finance) — This article is about the concept related to asset prices. For other uses of momentum in finance, see Momentum (disambiguation). In finance, momentum is the empirically observed tendency for rising asset prices to rise further, and falling prices …
113Odd lotter — For other uses, see Odd lot (disambiguation). An odd lotter is an investor who purchases shares or other securities in small or unusual quantities. Stocks are typically traded in increments of 100 shares, a quantity known as a round lot or board… …
114Economy of the People's Republic of China — Economies of Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau are administered separately from the rest of People s Republic of China. Therefore, the information below pertains only to mainland China unless specified otherwise. For the… …
115Spawn (biology) — The spawn (eggs) of a clownfish. The black spots are the eyes developing. Spawn refers to the eggs and sperm released or deposited, usually into water, by aquatic animals. As a verb, spawn refers to the process of releasing the eggs and sperm,… …
116mining — /muy ning/, n. 1. the act, process, or industry of extracting ores, coal, etc., from mines. 2. the laying of explosive mines. [1250 1300; ME: undermining (walls in an attack); see MINE2, ING1] * * * I Excavation of materials from the Earth s… …
117Life Sciences — ▪ 2009 Introduction Zoology In 2008 several zoological studies provided new insights into how species life history traits (such as the timing of reproduction or the length of life of adult individuals) are derived in part as responses to… …
118Cross listing — of one company on multiple exchanges should not be confused with dual listed companies, where two distinct companies with separate stocks listed on different exchanges function as one company. Cross listing of shares is when a firm lists its… …
119FTSE NASDAQ 500 Index — Introduced in July 2005, the FTSE NASDAQ 500 is one of four indexes in the FTSE NASDAQ Index Series. It includes the 500 largest NASDAQ companies by market capitalization with an emphasis on technology stocks. Its holdings encompass the holdings… …
120ECONOMIC AFFAIRS — THE PRE MANDATE (LATE OTTOMAN) PERIOD Geography and Borders In September 1923 a new political entity was formally recognized by the international community. Palestine, or Ereẓ Israel as Jews have continued to refer to it for 2,000 years,… …
