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REVERSIONARY ANNUITY

An annuity that acts as a life insurance policy. Benefits are paid to athe annuitant when the insured dies.

RISK ASSET

1. A bank asset that is affected by credit quality, repricing, interest rate changes etc. 2. Equity capital and assetsof a firm in trouble.

RISK FACTOR

A characteristic that is measurable that can affect the value of assets.

RISK POSITION

The extent of any exposure to a risk expressed in terms of money.

RISKLESS SOCIETY

A fictional environment developed by Gerard Debreu and Dr. Kenneth Arrow where all risks of investment are mitigated by an insurance policy.

ROLE OVERLOAD

The lack of reasonableness or balance in the extent of expectations from the job or person doing the job.

ROOM ONLY RATE

The rate for accommodation that only includes the room and no foods.

ROUNDTABLE

The seating arrangement or a discussion where all people are peers.

RULE OF THUMB

An observation or formula that has been accepted based on practical knowledge and experience and not a scientific law.

RUSSIAN SERVICE

A form of waiter service faster and less expensive than French service . The food is finished off with garnishes etc in the kitchen and brought to the table by one waiter.

SALAD OIL SCANDAL

In 1963, Allied Crude Vegetable Oil committed $175 million loan fraud when it used water filled cargo as part of its inventory to fool inspectors.

SALESPERSON

The individual who sells services and goods to another person. Their success is based on volume and sales.

SANITIZER

an anti miocrobial agent that kills or renders inactive 99.9% of all known bacteria, viruses and fungi that are present on a surface. Based on toxic chemicals. See disnfectant and sterilant.

SCALE PROBLEM

A situation in financial management where the internal rate of return (IRR) method may lead to an investor choosing a higher IRR that may give him a lower return than a project

SCHEME

A broad outline of how an objective can be acheived. It is not a formal plan and will not show every detail.

SCOPE OF BARGAINING

Issues that are included in a collective bargaining situation. Classified as mandatory, permissive or prohibited.

SEARCH ENGINE

A program for computers that uses keywords and phrases to search for documents and web pages using the keywords and phrases.

SEC FILING

A statement of financial position nmust be made with the SEC by a company that is ytrading on the public markets.

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