dubious financial practices
Look at other dictionaries:
Alternative financial services in the United States — refers to a particular type of financial service, namely sub prime lending (that is lending to people with relatively poor credit) by non bank financial institutions. This branch of the financial services industry is more extensive in the United… … Wikipedia
Badfinger — s classic lineup (L R): Pete Ham, Mike Gibbins, Tom Evans, Joey Molland Background information Also known as The Iveys Origin … Wikipedia
Norman Coates — Lieutenant Colonel Norman Coates M.C. (27 April 1890 – 21 March 1966) was a British army officer, School Head Master, and briefly a Conservative politician. First employed as a trainee accountant, he was given a commission when he enlisted in the … Wikipedia
Peter Hain — Infobox Minister honorific prefix = The Right Honourable name = Peter Hain honorific suffix = MP office = Secretary of State for Work and Pensions term start = 28 June 2007 term end = 24 January 2008 primeminister =Gordon Brown predecessor = John … Wikipedia
United States — a republic in the N Western Hemisphere comprising 48 conterminous states, the District of Columbia, and Alaska in North America, and Hawaii in the N Pacific. 267,954,767; conterminous United States, 3,022,387 sq. mi. (7,827,982 sq. km); with… … Universalium
United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America — Infobox Union name= UE country= United States affiliation= Independent, ICEM, PSI members= 35,000 full name= United Electrical, Radio and Machine Workers of America native name= founded= 1936 current= head= dissolved date= dissolved state= merged … Wikipedia
David Einhorn (hedge fund manager) — David Einhorn Born November 20, 1968 (1968 11 20) (age 43) Residence Westchester County, New York, United States Alma mater Cornell University … Wikipedia
Henry H. Rogers — Henry Huttleston Rogers (January 29 1840 ndash; May 19 1909) was a United States capitalist, businessman, industrialist, financier, and philanthropist. [cite news |first= |last= |authorlink= |coauthors= |title=Henry H. Rogers Dies Today. |url=… … Wikipedia
Midland Railway — This article is about the historical British railway company. For other uses see Midland Railway (disambiguation) Midland Railway Midland Railway coat of arms at Derby Station. The wyvern that surmounts it had been used by the Leicester and… … Wikipedia
World of Monkey Island — The Monkey Island series takes place in a fictional world supposedly located deep within the Caribbean Sea and set roughly during the Golden Age of Piracy, some time in the late 17th century. The current article describes in game elements present … Wikipedia
Charity shop — A charity shop in the UK. A charity shop, thrift shop, thrift store, hospice shop (U.S., Canada), resale shop (when not meaning consignment shop [U.S.]) or op shop (Australia/N.Z.) (from opportunity shop … Wikipedia