The rating agencies miscalculated the value of asset backed securities.

Costs and expenses of maintaining value of the encumbered asset

It means betting against an asset with borrowed money in the expectation of making a profit when its value goes down.

The dollar has lost what any reserve asset should have a stable value.

Even if the asset pool declines in value, the fund s managers keep the value of each share at 1.00 by rounding upward the fund s real value.

In Europe, particularly Germany, a mortgage backed security ( Pfandbrief ) is an ultra safe asset, as normally banks finance no more than 60 of a house s value.

On 31 December 2004, the acquisition value of non expendable property recorded in the PeopleSoft and Asset Trak databases was 492,748,146, and the depreciated value was 166,218,375.

Further to this it is the cost of the asset less any salvage value over its estimated useful life.

(a) The interests of the third party will be protected against diminution in the value of the asset and

No private party would buy such an asset.

LONDON Shorting is a tactic well known among the financial cognoscenti. It means betting against an asset with borrowed money in the expectation of making a profit when its value goes down.

The spreadsheet, therefore, was not an asset register but an inventory listing.

Public health is an important asset for any nation.

Transparency was not always an asset, countered another discussant.

But, in general, an asset is an asset, and you still hear complaints from people who don t understand why the guy next to them in an airplane paid a lower price.

(i) Another secured creditor with a security right in the same encumbered asset (whether as an original encumbered asset or proceeds)

It also involves, crucially, importing an essential intangible asset knowledge.

Such jobs are a liability for society, not an asset.

The Provident Fund loans are not considered an investment asset.

Workers and other asset holders place a very high value on safety, security, and predictability, so a defined benefit pension plan is extremely valuable.

For example, if fuel costs (an expense account), are debited to stock (an asset account).

The insolvency law should provide that an asset of the estate acquired after the commencement of an insolvency proceeding with respect to the grantor is subject to a security right created by the grantor before the commencement of the insolvency proceeding to the extent the asset is proceeds (whether cash or non cash) of an encumbered asset which was an asset of the grantor before the commencement of the proceeding.

It supports the purchase of equities by central banks to reduce asset price volatility, restore the value of wealth, and prevent a future market crash.

This dynamic is similar to that of an asset bubble, albeit faster.

The term risk free asset has become an oxymoron in contemporary Europe.

Recent experience with the euro as an official reserve asset is instructive.

Diplomacy is an asset it one of the greatest inventions of humankind.

Apart from the fact that it is enshrined in Standard Accounting Statement (SAS) 3 and IAS 16 that value of asset should be carried at the net book value, it is the best way of consciously presenting the value of assets to the owners of the business and potential investor.

On the contrary, Turkey s multidimensional geopolitical position is an asset for the region.

The summit has demonstrated once again how important an asset confidence may be.

(b) Acquisition security right means a security right in an asset that secures the obligation to pay any unpaid portion of the purchase price of the asset or other obligation incurred to enable the grantor to acquire the asset.

(b) Enable grantors to create more than one security right in the same asset and to thereby use the full value of their assets to facilitate obtaining credit.

Thus, QE nudged along an economy that was already recovering, which prolonged asset reflation.

Second, it increases global asset demand, generating asset price inflation.

The first step toward reclaiming some of the value of our own data is to view this information as an asset, rather than as a by product. At that point, Internet users can find ways to take control of their own creation.

At the same time, the asset value of the United Nations Joint Staff Pension Fund has grown, from 7.0 billion to 29.4 billion as at the end of 2004.

The law should provide that a secured creditor's priority with respect to an encumbered asset extends to the proceeds of the asset subject to the requirements of recommendation 54.

On the contrary, Turkey could represent an important asset to its European and American partners.

His extensive experience in multilateral affairs will undoubtedly be an invaluable asset in our work.

A committed and aware young person is an asset to the community and the country.

The asset that is purchased need not be a physical asset.

Asset recovery

Asset management

The dysfunctional credit markets caused by the uncertain value of asset backed securities means that banks and other financial institutions are unable to raise funds and are unwilling to lend.

Asset allocation normally requires the use of an asset and liability model effectively, multiple actuarial valuations into the future over a variety of time horizons and economic scenarios which explore the impact of following different asset allocation strategies in terms of expected returns and risk.