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CRITERION INVESTMENT [5 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2016-02-26
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- investment criterion
1, record 1, English, investment%20criterion
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... normalized investment criteria ... are used for ranking alternative projects or for determining the admissibility of specific projects. 2, record 1, English, - investment%20criterion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Where the analyst has to choose among projects, their internal rates of return, benefit-cost ratios and net present values may therefore constitute conflicting criteria for investment. 3, record 1, English, - investment%20criterion
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
The plural of "investment criterion" is "investment criteria". 4, record 1, English, - investment%20criterion
Record 1, Key term(s)
- criterion for investment
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- critère du choix des investissements
1, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20du%20choix%20des%20investissements
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- critère d'investissement 2, record 1, French, crit%C3%A8re%20d%27investissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Ce sont des méthodes approximatives d'analyse et d'évaluation des projets d'investissement (méthode de la valeur comptable nette; méthode de la période de remboursement; méthode de la valeur nette actualisée; méthode du taux de rentabilité). Les méthodes d'évaluation les plus précises sont fondées sur le principe de l'actualisation (méthode de la valeur nette actualisée; méthode du taux de rentabilité). 1, record 1, French, - crit%C3%A8re%20du%20choix%20des%20investissements
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-07-16
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- direct investment
1, record 2, English, direct%20investment
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Investment in the shares of a company that puts the holder in a position of control and gives management responsibility. 2, record 2, English, - direct%20investment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Direct investment involves both the initial transaction between the two entities and all subsequent capital transactions between them and among affiliated enterprises, both incorporated and unincorporated... Ownership of 10 percent of the ordinary shares or voting stock is the criterion for determining the existence of a direct investment... 3, record 2, English, - direct%20investment
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
direct investment: term and definition reproduced from the CAPITAL Business Dictionary with the permission of LID Editorial Empresarial. 4, record 2, English, - direct%20investment
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- investissement direct
1, record 2, French, investissement%20direct
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- placement direct 2, record 2, French, placement%20direct
correct, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Investissement en actions d'une entreprise qui confère à son porteur une position de contrôle et de responsabilité dans la gestion. 3, record 2, French, - investissement%20direct
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Lorsque [le seuil d'au moins 10% des droits de vote ou de capital social] est atteint, l'ensemble des opérations financières entre les deux entreprises est alors enregistré en investissements directs. 4, record 2, French, - investissement%20direct
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
investissement direct : terme et définition extraits du CAPITAL Business Dictionary et reproduits avec l'autorisation de LID Editorial Empresarial. 5, record 2, French, - investissement%20direct
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
Record 2, Main entry term, Spanish
- inversión directa
1, record 2, Spanish, inversi%C3%B3n%20directa
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 2, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Inversión en acciones de una empresa que da a su tenedor una posición de control y de responsabilidad en la gestión. Se distinguen de las inversiones de cartera, que se hacen únicamente por criterios de rentabilidad, vía dividendos y plusvalías. 2, record 2, Spanish, - inversi%C3%B3n%20directa
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 OBS
inversión directa: término y definición extraídos del CAPITAL Business Dictionary con la autorización de LID Editorial Empresarial. 3, record 2, Spanish, - inversi%C3%B3n%20directa
Record 3 - internal organization data 2000-09-13
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Currency and Foreign Exchange
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- spread product
1, record 3, English, spread%20product
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
- credit product 2, record 3, English, credit%20product
correct
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Improved Performance Management Framework for Foreign Reserve Management: ... With a greater number and complexity of liabilities, as well as changing relationships between government securities and spread products. 3, record 3, English, - spread%20product
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 CONT
The development of a liquid corporate bond market in Europe has also been boosted by a number of secondary factors. For example, although average yields on European government bond have risen over the last few months, they still remain close to historically low levels... This has forced investors to look elsewhere for the returns to which they are accustomed. As a result, the pool of money available for investment in credit or spread product has been growing... In addition, European governments are borrowing less then before as the consequence of their having managed to stick to the strict budget deficit criterion... This has vacated space for the higher rated European companies to fill. 2, record 3, English, - spread%20product
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
The term spread product is a neologism. 3, record 3, English, - spread%20product
Record 3, Key term(s)
- credit-spread product
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Politique monétaire et marché des changes
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- titre autre qu'un titre gouvernemental
1, record 3, French, titre%20autre%20qu%27un%20titre%20gouvernemental
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- titre autre qu'un titre de l'État 1, record 3, French, titre%20autre%20qu%27un%20titre%20de%20l%27%C3%89tat
masculine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 OBS
Aussi, selon le contexte : titres d'autres émetteurs. (P.ex., «les titres gouvernementaux et les titres d'autres émetteurs» traduirait bien «government securities and spread products» dans le premier contexte anglais cité ci-dessus). 1, record 3, French, - titre%20autre%20qu%27un%20titre%20gouvernemental
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 2 OBS
Sur le marché obligataire, il s'agit des émissions autres que celles de l'État, donc d'obligations qui ne sont pas de première qualité, c.-à-d., les titres des gouvernements provinciaux (au Canada) et les titres de société. 1, record 3, French, - titre%20autre%20qu%27un%20titre%20gouvernemental
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1995-12-08
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Financial and Budgetary Management
- Economic Planning
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- net benefit-investment ratio
1, record 4, English, net%20benefit%2Dinvestment%20ratio
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
- N/K ratio 1, record 4, English, N%2FK%20ratio
correct
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
A discounted measure of project worth. The present worth of the net benefits divided by the present worth of the investment. A form of benefit-cost ratio. Calculated by taking the net benefits as the net present worth of the incremental net benefit (cash flow) stream in those years after the stream has turned positive, and the investment, as the present worth of the incremental net benefit (cash flow) stream in the early years of a project when it is negative. 1, record 4, English, - net%20benefit%2Dinvestment%20ratio
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
When using the net benefit-investment ratio, the selection criterion is to accept all projects with a net benefit-investment ratio of 1 or greater when discounted at a suitable discount rate, most often the opportunity cost of capital, in order of ratio value until all available investment funds are exhausted. May be used to rank independent projects. Generally cannot be used directly to choose among mutually exclusive alternatives. 1, record 4, English, - net%20benefit%2Dinvestment%20ratio
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Gestion budgétaire et financière
- Planification économique
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- rapport avantages nets - investissement
1, record 4, French, rapport%20avantages%20nets%20%2D%20investissement
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Gestión presupuestaria y financiera
- Planificación económica
Record 4, Main entry term, Spanish
- relación inversión-beneficio neto
1, record 4, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20inversi%C3%B3n%2Dbeneficio%20neto
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 4, Synonyms, Spanish
- relación N/K 1, record 4, Spanish, relaci%C3%B3n%20N%2FK
correct, feminine noun
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Esta es una medida actualizada del valor del proyecto. Es el valor actual de los beneficios netos divididos por el valor actual de la inversión. Es una forma de la relación beneficios-costos. Se calcula tomando los beneficios netos con el valor neto actual de la corriente de beneficios incrementales netos (flujo de fondos) en aquellos años después de que la corriente se ha vuelto positiva, y la inversión como el valor actual de la corriente de beneficios incrementales netos en los primeros años de un proyecto cuando es negativa. 1, record 4, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20inversi%C3%B3n%2Dbeneficio%20neto
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cuando se utiliza la relación inversión-beneficio neto, el criterio de selección es aceptar todos los proyectos con una relación inversión-beneficio neto de uno o mayor cuando se actualiza a una tasa de actualización adecuada, con mucha frecuencia el costo de oportunidad del capital, en orden de valor de relación hasta que quedan agotados todos los fondos disponibles de inversión. Puede utilizarse para clasificar proyectos independientes. En general, no se puede utilizar en forma directa para elegir entre opciones mutuamente excluyentes. 1, record 4, Spanish, - relaci%C3%B3n%20inversi%C3%B3n%2Dbeneficio%20neto
Record 5 - internal organization data 1991-04-03
Record 5, English
Record 5, Subject field(s)
- Operating Systems (Software)
Record 5, Main entry term, English
- AutoMan
1, record 5, English, AutoMan
correct, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, English
Record 5, Synonyms, English
Record 5, Textual support, English
Record number: 5, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The NIST Center for Computing and Applied Mathematics(CCAM), working under sponsorship of the AMRF, has developed AutoMan, a software package which allows investors to include non-financial and even non-quantitative criteria in their analysis.... AutoMan uses four steps to measure the impact of potential investments : define the decision model by identifying impact criteria; establish weights for the categories and for the criteria through pairwise comparisons; rate investment alternatives with respect to each criterion; and compute a weighted average rating for each investment alternative. 1, record 5, English, - AutoMan
Record 5, French
Record 5, Domaine(s)
- Systèmes d'exploitation (Logiciels)
Record 5, Main entry term, French
- AutoMan
1, record 5, French, AutoMan
correct, United States
Record 5, Abbreviations, French
Record 5, Synonyms, French
Record 5, Textual support, French
Record 5, Spanish
Record 5, Textual support, Spanish
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