Tag: fiscal
Backstop Purchaser
What is 'Backstop Purchaser' An entity that agrees to purchase all the remaining, unsubscribed securities from a rights offering. The backstop purchaser...
Back Stop
What is a 'Back Stop' A back stop is the act of providing last-resort support or security in a securities offering for...
Bad Debt Reserve
What is 'Bad Debt Reserve' An account set aside by a company to account for and offset losses that arise as a...
Calendar Year Accounting Incurred Losses
What is 'Calendar Year Accounting Incurred Losses ' Calendar year accounting incurred losses is a term used in the insurance industry to...
Calendar Year
DefinitionGenerally speaking, a calendar year begins on the New Year's Day of the given calendar system and ends on the day before the following...
Calendar Year Experience
What is 'Calendar Year Experience' The underwriting result based on earned premiums and booked incurred losses for the same calendar-year accounting period....
Canada Pension Plan (CPP)
What is the Canada Pension Plan (CPP)?
The Canada Pension Plan (CPP) is a government-sponsored retirement savings program. It is a defined benefit pension plan,...
CalPERS
What is 'CalPERS' The California Public Employees' Retirement System (CalPERS), an organization that provides numerous benefits to its more than 1.6 million...
Canada Revenue Agency (CRA)
What is 'Canada Revenue Agency - CRA' A federal agency that collects taxes and administers tax laws for the Canadian government, as...
Pari-Mutuel Revenues
What are pari-mutuel revenues and how are they generated
Pari-mutuel revenues are a type of betting where the total payouts are calculated based on the...