These are: â¢ The 'record' date. This is the date after which new buyers of the shares will not qualify for the pending dividend payments. In other words if you sell a share just before or buy a share just after the record date, you won't be entitled to the dividend.
public policy. 1. the fundamental policy on which laws rest, especially policy not yet enunciated in specific rules. 2. Law. the principle that injury to the public good or public order constitutes a basis for setting aside, or denying effect to, acts or transactions. Origin of public policy.
Honesty is the best policy. 1  Prov. You should always tell the truth, even when it seems as if it would be useful to tell a lie. 2  something that you say which means that it is best to be honest With relationships, as with so many aspects of life, honesty is undoubtedly the best policy.