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.
AP U.S. Government Notes. Chapter 18: Making Economic and Regulatory Policy. Public policy â A specific course of action taken by government to achieve a public goal. Policy agenda â The informal list of issues that Congress and the president consider most important for action. Distributive policy â A type of policy that provides benefits to all Americans.