摘要: An international organization formed in 1945 to increase political and economic cooperation among member countries. The organization works on economic and social development programs, improving human [阅读全文:]
摘要: A United Nations-sponsored commission that seeks to create a forum for countries to come together and set international trade law standards. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (U[阅读全文:]
摘要: A corporate structure that permits a company to be incorporated and flow all profits and losses to shareholders. An unlimited liability corporation (ULC) shelters shareholders from liability in most c[阅读全文:]
摘要: A type of unified managed account that will allow not only for the investing of any form of security by an individual investor, but also will allow any member of the immediate family the same investin[阅读全文:]
摘要: A code of conduct that governs consumer credit transactions. The Uniform Consumer Credit Code (UCCC) provides guidelines for the purchase and use of all types of credit products. It is intended to pro[阅读全文:]
摘要: An act that allows minors to own property such as securities. The IRS allows persons to give so many thousands of dollars to another person without any tax consequences. If this recipient person is a [阅读全文:]
摘要: A set of rules developed by the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and adopted in 1992. URDG provides a framework for harmonizing international trading practices and establishes agreed-upon rules[阅读全文:]
摘要: An extension of the Uniform Gifts to Minors Act that allows items other than cash or securities to be considered gifts.
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摘要: A type of insurance vehicle in which the policyholder purchases units at their net asset values and also makes contributions toward another investment vehicle. Unit linked insurance plans allow for th[阅读全文:]
摘要: An unincorporated mutual fund structure that allows funds to hold assets and pass profits through to the individual owners, rather than reinvesting them back into the fund. The investment fund is set [阅读全文:]