Tag: june
Salary Freeze
What is 'Salary Freeze' The action of a company suspending salary increases for a period of time. By freezing salary increases for...
SAMA Foreign Holdings (Saudi Arabia)
What is 'SAMA Foreign Holdings (Saudi Arabia)' A Saudi Arabian sovereign wealth fund. The fund is controlled by the Saudi Arabian Monetary...
Same-Store Sales
DefinitionSame-store sales is a business term which refers to the difference in revenue generated by a retail chain's existing outlets over a certain period,...
Backlog
What is a 'Backlog' A backlog is a buildup of work that needs to be completed. The term "backlog" has a number...
Back Month Contract
What is 'Back Month Contract' A type of futures contract that expires in any month past the front month futures contract. The...
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...
Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC)
What is CMHC and what do they do
The Canadian Mortgage and Housing Corporation (CMHC) is a Canadian Crown corporation that provides mortgage loan insurance,...
Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA)
What is 'Canadian Securities Administrators - CSA' A collective forum composed of all the provincial and territorial securities regulators of Canada. The...
Calamity Call
What is 'Calamity Call' A call feature of a Collateralized Mortgage Obligation (CMO) designed primarily to reduce the issuer's reinvestment risk. If...