Financial audit — A financial audit, or more accurately, an audit of financial statements, is the examination by an independent third party of the financial statements of a company or any other legal entity (including governments), resulting in the publication of… … Wikipedia
Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 — Gramm Leach Bliley Act (GLBA) USA Also known as the Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999. The GLBA repealed provisions of the Banking Act of 1933 (Glass Steagall Act) which prohibited one institution from acting as an investment bank,… … Law dictionary
Financial intelligence — (FININT) is the gathering of information about the financial affairs of entities of interest, to understand their nature and capabilities, and predict their intentions. Generally the term applies in the context of law enforcement and related… … Wikipedia
financial services law — the law applying to financial services such as investments and pensions. This area was thoroughly overhauled by the Financial Services Act 1986, passed to implement the recommendations of the Gower Report on Investor Protection. The regime put in … Law dictionary
Financial history of the Dutch Republic — describes the history of the interrelated development of financial institutions in the Dutch Republic. The rapid economic development of the country after the Dutch Revolt in the years 1585 1620, described in Economic History of the Netherlands… … Wikipedia
Financial crisis — For the 2008–2010 crisis, see Subprime mortgage crisis , Late 2000s financial crisis and Late 2000s recession. Economics … Wikipedia
Financial Services Authority — The Financial Services Authority ( FSA ) is an independent non governmental body, quasi judicial body and a company limited by guarantee that regulates the financial services industry in the United Kingdom. Its main office is based in Canary… … Wikipedia
Financial Industry Regulatory Authority — In the United States, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc., or FINRA, is a private corporation that acts as a self regulatory organization (SRO). FINRA is the successor to the National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. (NASD).… … Wikipedia
Systems of measurement — A system of measurement is a set of units which can be used to specify anything which can be measured and were historically important, regulated and defined because of trade and internal commerce. Scientifically, when later analyzed, some… … Wikipedia
Financial Information eXchange — The Financial Information eXchange (FIX) protocol is an electronic communications protocol initiated in 1992 for international real time exchange of information related to the securities transactions and markets. With trillions of dollars traded… … Wikipedia