Tag: private
Value Fund
What is a 'Value Fund' A value fund is a stock mutual fund that primarily holds stocks that are deemed to be...
Venture Capital Funds
What are venture capital funds and what do they do
Venture capital funds are investment vehicles that provide financing to startups and small businesses. venture...
Value-Added Network (VAN)
What is 'Value-Added Network (VAN)' A private network provider hired by a company to facilitate electronic data interchange (EDI) and/or provide other...
Variable Interest Rate
What is a 'Variable Interest Rate' A variable interest rate is an interest rate on a loan or security that fluctuates over...
Facilitating Payment
DefinitionA facilitating payment is a certain type of payment to foreign officials that is not considered to be bribery according to legislations of some...
Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA)
What is 'Fair Labor Standards Act - FLSA' A United States law which sets out various labor regulations regarding interstate commerce employment,...
Federal Employee Retirement System (FERS)
What is 'Federal Employee Retirement System - FERS' A system that became effective in 1987 and replaced the Civil Service Retirement System...
Farmout
What is 'Farmout' Farmout is the assignment of part or all of an oil, natural gas or mineral interest to a third...
Venture Capital
DefinitionVenture capital is a type of private equity, a form of financing that is provided by firms or funds to small, early-stage, emerging firms...
Federal Agencies
What is 'Federal Agencies' Special government organizations set up for a specific purpose such as the management of resources, financial oversight of...