Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Investor
1. A buyer of a security or other property who seeks to profit from it without exhausting the principal. 2. Broadly, a person who spends money with an expectation of earning a profit.
Moody's Investor's Service
An investment analysis and advisory service. - Often shortened to Moody's.
Securities Investor Protection Act
A 1970 federal law establishing the Securities Investor Protection Corporation that, although not a governmental agency, is designed to protect investors and help brokers and dealers in financial trouble. - Abbr. SIPA. 15 USCA ยงยง 78aaa et seq.
Securities Investor Protection Corporation
A corporation established under the Securities Investor Protection Act to protect investors and help brokers and dealers in financial trouble. -Abbr. SIPC. See SECURITIES INVESTOR PROTECTION ACT.
accredited investor. An investor treated under the Securities Act of 1933 as being knowledgeable and sophisticated about financial matters, esp. because of the investor's large net worth. 0 In a secur
See REPRESENTATIVE.
institutional investor
One who trades large volumes of securities, usu. by investing other people's money into large managed funds. Institutional investors are often pension funds, investment companies, trust managers, or insurance companies. See MUTUAL FUND.
prudent-investor rule
Trusts. The principle that a fiduciary must invest in only those securities or portfolios of securities that a reasonable person would buy. - Also termed prudentperson rule.