Variable Interest Entity - VIE — An entity (investee) in which the investor has obtained less than a majority owned interest, according to the United States Financial Accounting Standards Board. A variable interest entity (VIE) is subject to consolidation if certain conditions… … Investment dictionary
Entity–attribute–value model — (EAV) is a data model to describe entities where the number of attributes (properties, parameters) that can be used to describe them is potentially vast, but the number that will actually apply to a given entity is relatively modest. In… … Wikipedia
Entity-attribute-value model — (EAV), also known as object attribute value model and open schema is a data model that is used in circumstances where the number of attributes (properties, parameters) that can be used to describe a thing (an entity or object ) is potentially… … Wikipedia
Special purpose entity — A special purpose entity (SPE) (sometimes, especially in Europe, special purpose vehicle or simply SPV) is a body corporate (usually a limited company of some type or, sometimes, a limited partnership) created to fulfill narrow, specific or… … Wikipedia
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FIN 46 — FIN 46, revised and replaced in its entirety by FIN 46R, is a statement for the purposes of United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles published by the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) which requires a reporting… … Wikipedia
Vie (disambiguation) — VIE may refer to:*Vance Integral Edition, the complete works of author Jack Vance. *Variable Interest Entity *Vienna International Airport as coded according to the IATA standard. *Vietnamese language as coded according to ISO 639 2 standard… … Wikipedia
off-balance sheet arrangement — USA Defined in Rule 303 of Regulation S K as any transaction, agreement or other contractual arrangement to which an entity that is not consolidated with the company is a party, under which the company has one of the following: • Any obligation… … Law dictionary
Subprime crisis background information — This article provides background information helpful to understanding the subprime mortgage crisis. It discusses subprime lending, foreclosures, risk types, and mechanisms through which various entities involved are affected by the crisis.A plain … Wikipedia
List of FASB Interpretations — FASB Interpretations are published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB). They extend or explain existing standards (primarily published in Statements of Financial Accounting Standards). Interpretations are a part of the U.S.… … Wikipedia
