Correspondent bank

Bank that accepts deposits of, and performs services for, another bank (called a respondent bank); in most cases, the two banks are in different cities.

correspondent bank

Transportation; Shipping

A bank that, in its own country, handles the business of a foreign bank.

bank

Printing & publishing; Publishing

A lightweight writing paper. See paper.

dirty floating

Banking; Investment banking

Currency policy which in principle recognizes the free movement of exchange rates but where interventions are nonetheless made with some frequency in an attempt to influence the ...

economic viability

Banking; Investment banking

Credit system mainly used in property financing and defined as the burden on the borrower's income (expressed as a percentage) that the cost of a property will incur.

summary bill enforcement procedure

Banking; Investment banking

Especially rapid summary bankruptcy proceedings brought against bill and cheque debtors whose names are entered in the commercial register.

share index

Banking; Investment banking

Indicator showing changes in the average prices of shares or groups of shares on the stock market. In Switzerland the most commonly used equity price indices are the Swiss ...

benchmark

Banking; Investment banking

Reference parameter (e.g. a share index or an index portfolio) used to compare the performance of a portfolio. A benchmark that is an index is also called a reference index.