Human rights

Human rights

Fundamental and universal rights and freedoms to which all human beings are entitled. They consist of civil, political, economic, social and cultural rights that States are obliged to fully respect according to common standards ratified by national and international legislation.

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wilshire indexes

Financial services; General Finance

Widely followed performance measurement indexes measuring performance of all U.S.-headquartered equity securities with readily available price data, created by Wilshire ...

windfall profit

Financial services; General Finance

A sudden unexpected profit uncontrolled by the profiting party.

window

Financial services; General Finance

A brokerage firm's cashier department, where delivery of securities and settlement of transactions take place.

window contract

Financial services; General Finance

A guaranteed investment contract purchased with deposits over some future designated time period (the "window"), usually between 3 and 12 months. All deposits made are guaranteed ...

window dressing

Financial services; General Finance

Trading activity near the end of a quarter or fiscal year that is designed to improve the appearance of a portfolio to be presented to clients or shareholders. For example, a ...