COMBINED RATIO
Profitability measure of an insurance firm indicating its performance in its day-to-day operations. A ratio above 100% signals a company pays out more money in claims than it receives from premiums, while a ratio below 100% denotes it makes underwriting profit. The ratio is made up of the claims ratio and the expense. The claims ratio is a percentage of revenue from premiums. The expense ratio is operating costs expressed as a percentage of revenue from premiums.
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Target Return
Pricing model used in valuing a business based on what an investor expects from any capital invested in the firm. It is computed by adding the amou ...
Remainder Man
An individual who receives the remaining principal in a trust account after all required payments have been made, such as those to the beneficiary ...
Average Collected Balance
The total average of the collected funds in a bank account in a month. The balance is calculated by adding the collected balance and dividing it by ...
Bankable Funds
Forms of payment that are accepted at financial institutions. Retailers and other organizations that directly accept payments from customers typica ...
Prudent-Person Rule
A legal maxim that restricts the discretion in a client's account to investments that a prudent person seeking reasonable income and preservati ...
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| 04:00 | Expected Annual Inflation 2y from now | 4 quarter | |
| 07:00 | Economy Watchers Survey | Oct | |
| 10:30 | New Yuan Loans | Oct | |
| 01:30 | Westpac Consumer Sentiment | Nov | |
| 01:50 | M2 Money Supply + CD | Oct | |
| 02:30 | NAB Business Confidence | Oct | |
| 08:00 | Prelim Machine Tool Orders | Oct | |
| 09:00 | CPI | Oct | |
| 09:00 | Harmonized CPI | Oct |
