abc agreement definition
Current Site Statistics. » 1  883 biographies. » 2  316 events. » 3  32,272 timeline entries. » 4  708 ships. » 5  311 aircraft models. » 6  177 vehicle models. » 7  312 weapon models. » 8  88 historical documents. » 9  108 facilities. » 10  387 book reviews. » 11  22,192 photos. » 12  264 maps. ABC Agreement. An agreement between a member of the New York Stock Exchange and the company for which the member works. The agreement contains three stipulations (referenced in the eponymous A-B-C). The first stipulation allows the member to transfer ownership of the seat to another employee of the company. Definition. An agreement between a brokerage firm and an employee detailing the rights of the firm when it purchases an NYSE membership for the employee. Trade barriers typically come in the form of tariffs and trade quotas. One such example is Japan's tariff on Australian beef, which under the new deal will be cut from 38.5 per cent to 19.5 per cent over 18 years. Advertisements for Bids 7. Clerk of the Works/Architect's Project Representative 8. Topographic Survey, Soil Borings, and Testing Services 9. Record Documents G. Preparing the O/A Agreement H. Processing the O/A Agreement I. Payment for Professional Services 1. URL to this page: http://www.investorwords.com/24/ABC_agreement.html. Copyright © 2015 by WebFinance, Inc. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Reproduction of all or part of this glossary, in any format, without the written consent of WebFinance, Inc. is prohibited. Agreements are notoriously difficult to negotiate, and often call for laws in two different jurisdictions to align. Investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) provisions give investors the ability to take governments to an international tribunal if they think there has been a breach in an FTA. Australia has ISDS provisions in four of its FTAs, and 21 of its investment protection and promotion agreements (IPPAs). It is believed to be known as an ABC agreement because the employee can: A) keep the seat if he/she leaves but must buy another seat for an individual named by the firm; B) sell the seat but return the proceeds to the firm; or C) transfer the seat to another employee of the firm. Australia has a total of seven FTAs in place, with New Zealand, the US, Chile, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, and the Association of South East Asian Nations (ASEAN). An FTA with South Korea was agreed to in December, but it is yet to come into force, while the FTA with Japan was just agreed to. Australia is currently negotiating seven FTAs, three that are bilateral-with China, India, and Indonesia-and four that are plurilateral. ABC-1 Conference. Starting in late Jan 1941, representatives of the American, British, and Canadian military discussed potential military coordination at Washington, DC, United States for the case that the United States enter the war.
An agreement between a member of the New York Stock Exchange and the company for which the member works.