unit 5 part II

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listed company
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a company which has any of its securities listed on any recognised stock exchange
to drive a hard bargain
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to demand a lot or refuse to give much when making an agreement with someone
to put someone on the spot
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to cause someone difficulty or make them embarrased by forcing them to make a difficult decision
to throw the baby out with the bath water
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to lose the good parts when you get rid of the bad parts of sth
to fight a losing battle
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to try hard to do sth when there is no chance of success
to be in the firing line
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to be in the leading or most vulnerable position in an activity
to put a spanner in the works
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to cause problems and prevent sth from happening as planned
audit committee
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a committee of an organisation's board of directors which is responsible for oversight of the financial reporting process
compensation committee
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a committee that determines all executive compesation packages, including salary and any other forms of compensation
nomination committee
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a committee that evaluates a firm's board of directors and examines the skills and characteristics required of board candidates
stock option
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a benefit in the form of an option given by a company to an employee to buy shares in the company at a discount or at a stated fixed price
short change
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insufficient money given as change; to treat unfairly or dishonestly especially by giving less than is deserved or expected
demagoguery
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political activity or practices that seek support by appealing to the desires and prejudices of ordinary people rather than by using rational argument
shareholder capitalism
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an economic system in which the dominant corporate form is legally independent companies that can pool capital from many shareholders with limited liability, complemented by an open stock market to trade these shares freely
shareholder value
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the part of its capitalization which is equity as opposed to long-term debt
shareholder activism
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a form of activism in which shareholders use equity stakes in a corporation to put pressure on its management
motion
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a suggestion that is made formally at a meeting and then decided on by voting
misgovernance
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the mismanagement of a company at the highest level
corporate governance
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the balance of control between the stakeholders, managers and directors of an organization
equity stake
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when a company or organization owns shares in a company
financial reporting
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the financial information that companies give about their activites and the ways that they prepare and show it
private equity
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investments in companies whose shares are not traded on a public stock exchange
poison pill
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sth in company's financial or legal structure that is meant to make it difficult for another company to buy it in a takeover
greenmail
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when a company buys back its stock from a company that is trying to take it over, often for a very high price, to try to prevent a takeover
share swap
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a change in the ownership of shares from one person or organisation to another, or the arrangements for doing this
rogue trader
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someone who works for a financial institution and makes unauthorized and reckless transactions on the financial market
stakeholder
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someone who has invested money into sth or who has some important connection with it, and therefore is affected by its success or failure
severance deal
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an amount of money, and other advantages such as advice on finding a new job, that are offered to an employee when a company tells them to leave, these deals are often offered when companies are restructuring
FSA
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Financial Services Authority; an organisation that in 1997 took control of regulation of the British financial services industry from the nine separate organisations which previously had been responsible for banking, insurance etc.

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