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Prospectus
[finance] In finance, a prospectus is a document that describes a financial security for potential buyers. A prospectus commonly provides investors with material information about mutual funds, stocks, bonds and other investments, such as a description of the company`s business, financial st...
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Prospectus
[university] A university or school prospectus is a document sent to potential (prospective) students to attract them to apply for admissions. It usually contains information about the institution and the available courses, including advice on how to apply and the benefits of accepting a pla...
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Prospectus
Formal written document to sell securities that describes the plan for a proposed business enterprise, or the facts concerning an existing one, that an investor needs to make an informed decision. Prospectuses are used by mutual funds to describe the fund objectives, risks and other essential inform...
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Prospectus
Is the formal or official document which presents financial condition, key employees and management, and the purpose of the organization. It accompanies an Initial Public Offering or Mutual Funds transactions.
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Prospectus
Part I of the registration statement filed with the SEC. It discloses information about the issuing company and its new offering and is distributed as a separate booklet to investors.
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Prospectus
A document giving the details that a company is required to make public, to support a new issue of shares.
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prospectus
A formal written document describing the history, background of managers, fund objectives, a financial statement and other essential data of the company that wants to sell its shares on the stock market.
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Prospectus
A document required by law to be published on the occasion of an issue of shares or fixed interest securities to the public. A prospectus gives details of the company and the issue, as well as highlighting important risk factors.
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Prospectus
A legal document that any company issuing shares to the public must prepare and publish. It must contain relevant information about the company and the planned share issue.
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Prospectus
Document giving the details that a company is required to make public to support a new issue of shares. See Listing Particulars.
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Prospectus
Catalogue of courses and information about a university or college.
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Prospectus
The document which companies have to publish before issuing new shares to the public. The prospectus... <a target=_blank href='http://www.finance-glossary.com/terms/prospectus.htm?id=1185&ginPtrCode=00000&PopupMode=false' title='Read full definition of prospectus'>more</a>
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Prospectus
A document containing financial and other information prior to certain capital raising exercises such as IPOs....more on Prospectus
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Prospectus
A school's prospectus is a brochure containing useful facts and figures, which the governing body must publish each year for parents and prospective parents. Ministers set minimum requirements for content, so that parents can easily make comparisons between different schools. Copies will be availabl...
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Prospectus
A brochure containing information about a university, particularly details about their degree programmes.
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Prospectus
Governing bodies of maintained schools must publish a school prospectus.
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Prospectus
When a company applies for a listing of its securities which are to be offered to the public in the UK, a prospectus is required in accordance with the UKLA`s Listing Rules, detailing information on the company, its accounts, directors and its securities.
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Prospectus
Pro·spec'tus noun [ Latin , a prospect, sight, view: confer French prospectus . See Prospect .] A summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of the scheme of an unpublished l...
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prospectus
a formal statement describing a proposed business or project
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Prospectus
• (n.) A summary, plan, or scheme of something proposed, affording a prospect of its nature; especially, an exposition of the scheme of an unpublished literary work.
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Prospectus
Formal written document to sell securities that describes the plan for a proposed business enterprise, or the facts concerning an existing one, that an investor needs to make an informed decision. Prospectuses are used by mutual funds to describe fund objectives, risks, and other essential informati...
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Prospectus
Legal document that describes an investment, used to sell securities; also called an Offering Memorandum. Discover What It`s Like to Live Easy With EquiTrend
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A registration statement filed with the SEC includes audited financial statements (balance sheet, income statement, and statement of cash flows) for the previous three years. A prospectus contains the same information and must be supplied to all parties to whom offers are made. There is a twenty-day...
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Prospectus
- Major part of the registration statement filed with the SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION (SEC) for PUBLIC OFFERINGS. A prospectus generally describes SECURITIES or partnership interests to be issued and sold.
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prospectus
A formal written offer to sell securities that sets forth the plan for a proposed business enterprise, or the facts concerning an existing one that an investor needs to make an informed decision.
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