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A tendency of managers of financial firms to take excessive risks, knowing that their business will be saved by the authorities.
An index made up of the common stock (share) prices of 500 large companies actively traded in the US stock markets.




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The tendency of some insured individuals or businesses to take excessive risks, that they would not have taken if they had not been insured.
The 500 companies whose stocks are included in the index.
 
 
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The risk that a party has not entered into a contract in good faith, or has provided misleading information.
 
For example, an insured may attempt to take unfair advantage of an insurer or other guarantor by suppressing information relevant to the assessment of a risk, or by not acting in accordance with the terms of a policy.
 
UK pensions legislation contains a number of clauses specifically designed to reduce the risk of moral hazard.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Agency risk]]
* [[Standard & Poor's ]]
* [[Anti-selection]]
*[[FTSE]]
* [[Pension Protection Fund]]
* [[Fortune 500]]
* [[Index numbers]]
* [[Tracker fund]]


[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Corporate_finance]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]

Latest revision as of 15:08, 17 August 2021

US.

1.

An index made up of the common stock (share) prices of 500 large companies actively traded in the US stock markets.


2.

The 500 companies whose stocks are included in the index.


See also