A habendum clause is a section of a contract relating to the rights, interests, and other aspects of property transferred by one of the parties in land transactions.
When renting real estate, the hubendum clause concerns the rights and interests of the tenant.
In contracts for the sale of real estate, habendum clauses deal with the transfer of ownership, usually (but not always) without restrictions.
In oil and gas contracts, the habendum clause establishes a basic period during which the company owns mining rights to the land, but is not required to start exploration.
The 2,000 investor limit or rule is a key threshold for private businesses that are unwilling to disclose financial information for public consumption.
The 500 shareholder threshold was a rule set by the SEC that required companies to publicly disclose financial statements and other information if they reached 500 or more individual shareholders.
The Basel Accords are part of a series of three international banking regulatory meetings that established capital requirements and risk measurements for global banks.
Basel III is an international regulatory agreement that introduced a series of reforms aimed at improving regulation, supervision and risk management in the banking sector.
Black money includes all funds earned as a result of illegal activities, as well as other legitimate income that is not taken into account for tax purposes.
A boiler room is a scheme in which sellers use high-pressure selling tactics to persuade investors to buy securities, including speculative and fraudulent securities.