The informal definition of wilderness refers to a practice established by the SEC that requires an industry-wide audit whenever critical issues are found in one or two companies in that industry.
Wildcatting is a term used in the oil industry when companies drill test wells for oil in unexplored or undeveloped areas.
The trick came after the passage of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, which provided greater transparency for investors.
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 Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was passed in 1990 to prevent discrimination against people with disabilities in the workplace and in employment.
Autarky refers to a state of self-sufficiency and is commonly used to describe countries or economies that seek to reduce their dependence on international trade.
The Basel Accords are part of a series of three international banking regulatory meetings that established capital requirements and risk measurements for global banks.
A Build-Operate-Transfer (BOT) contract is a model used to finance large projects, usually infrastructure projects, developed through a public-private partnership.