Term used by the1995 Code to designate the party, usually a bank, hence, the term "advising bank" that notifies another party, that a credit has issued or has been amended Cf advising bank
The company that takes primary responsibility for managing a mutual fund The adviser receives an annual fee for this service, usually ranging between 0 50% and 1% of a fund's total assets
(preferred over advisor) affect (to have an effect on something else: The recession has affected enrollment figures, and the effect on college budgets has been noticeable ) all right (two words; never alright) alumna (a female graduate; plural, alumnae: She is an RIT alumna, and all the friends at her shower are also alumnae ) alumnus (a male graduate; plural, alumni: She is relieved that Chad is a high school alumnus and hopes that eventually he will be among the alumni of RIT ) Use alumni for mixed male and female grads artwork assistive associate in applied science (the AAS degree issued by RIT) assure (to ease someone's mind; also see insure; ensure) audio tape audiovisual awhile (awhile is never preceded by a preposition, but the two-word form a while is: stay awhile; stay for a while)
An organization that is hired by a mutual fund to manage the fund's portfolio and make day-to-day investment decisions regarding the purchase and sale of portfolio securities
An organization employed by a mutual fund to give professional advice on the fund's investments and asset management practices (also called an investment adviser)
A member of the University faculty or staff charged with the responsibility of interpreting academic requirements, developing course schedules, providing personal, academic, or career information, and monitoring adjustment to college and academic progress
An adviser is an expert whose job is to give advice to another person or to a group of people. In Washington, the President and his advisers spent the day in meetings. a careers adviser. someone whose job is to give advice because they know a lot about a subject, especially in business, law, or politics