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World's Biggest Public Companies — The World s Biggest Public Companies as of 2007 are:# Citigroup # Bank of America # HSBC Holdings # General Electric # JPMorgan Chase # American Intl Group # ExxonMobil # Royal Dutch Shell # UBS # ING GroupThe Forbes Global 2000 uses four metrics …   Wikipedia

public company — index utility (public service) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 public company …   Law dictionary

Companies House — is the United Kingdom Registrar of Companies and is an Executive Agency of the United Kingdom Government Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS). All forms of companies (as permitted by the United Kingdom Companies Act) are… …   Wikipedia

Companies' Remuneration Reports Bill — is a proposed United Kingdom Act of Parliament, which aims to amend the Companies Act 2006. It was moved from the House of Lords by Lord Gavron. A short piece of legislation, it proposes to add a new section 430A to the Companies Act 2006. The… …   Wikipedia

Companies House — Companies Registration Office The office of the Registrar of Companies, formerly in London but now in Cardiff. It contains a register of all UK private and public companies, their directors, shareholders, and balance sheets. All this information… …   Accounting dictionary

Companies House — Companies Registration Office The office of the Registrar of Companies, formerly in London but now in Cardiff. It contains a register of all UK private and public companies, their directors, shareholders, and balance sheets. All this information… …   Big dictionary of business and management

Public property — Public shore marker, San Francisco Bay, Burlingame, California This article is about public ownership. For information on public companies, see Public company. Public property is property, which is dedicated to the use of the public. It is a… …   Wikipedia

Public Company Accounting Oversight Board — (PCAOB) USA A private, non profit corporation that oversees the auditors of public companies. The Sarbanes Oxley Act of 2002 (SOX) established the PCAOB to set auditing standards, register and inspect accounting firms, and enforce compliance with …   Law dictionary

public company — public companies N COUNT A public company is a company whose shares can be bought by the general public …   English dictionary

Public company — A public company usually refers to a company that is permitted to offer its registered securities (stock, bonds, etc.) for sale to the general public, typically through a stock exchange, but also may include companies whose stock is traded over… …   Wikipedia