Structured investment vehicles (or SIVs) are typically created by investment banks and can be a way to raise capital without having to record an associated obligation to repay it.

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1.  Simian immunodeficiency virus; 2.  swine influenza virus

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Species of the genus Lentivirus, subgenus Primate Immunodeficiency Viruses (Immunodeficiency Viruses, Primate), that induces Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome in Monkeys and Apes (SAIDS). The genetic [..]

Simian immunodeficiency viruses are retroviruses found in primates. Researchers have hypothesized that SIVs led to the transmission of HIV (human immunodeficiency virus) in humans. Evidence suggests t [..]

Two pairs of short, thick-walled pegs or sensilla basiconica to each side of and above SII and SIII.

An HIV-like virus that infects and causes and AIDS-like disease in some species of monkeys.

From Old Norse Sif, which meant "bride, kinswoman". In Norse mythology she was the wife of Thor. After the trickster Loki cut off her golden hair, an angry Thor forced him to create a replacement.

structured investment vehicle

A pool of investment assets that attempts to profit from credit spreads between short-term debt and long-term structured finance products such as asset-backed securities (ABS). Funding for SIVs comes [..]

From Old Norse Sif, which meant "bride, kinswoman". In Norse mythology she was the wife of Thor. After the trickster Loki cut off her golden hair, an angry Thor forced him to create [..]