Investment banking

Investment banking

Of or relating to the business of underwriting, or acting as the client's agent, in the issuance of securities in order to assist an individual, commercial enterprise, corporation or government instution ro raise capital.

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Joint property

Banking; Investment banking

Undivided ownership of a property by a community of persons. They can only dispose of the property by unanimous decision because each has a right to the undivided property and not to quotas or ...

Mid cap

Banking; Investment banking

Medium-sized company, which ranks between a large cap and a small cap in terms of market capitalization and trading volumes.

Passive management

Banking; Investment banking

Portfolio management strategy where the manager tracks a benchmark index while making as few transactions as possible in order to minimise transaction costs.

Material-value clause

Banking; Investment banking

Clause in a bond loan agreement linking the amount of the nominal claim to a material substance or assets or to changes in the price of real (material) values. Depending on the type of link, a ...

Monetary union

Banking; Investment banking

Group of countries that have a single currency and a common central bank, e.g. the European Monetary Union. See also currency zone.

Fill-or-kill order

Banking; Investment banking

Stock exchange order that is executed immediately, i.e. matched with all orders within a specific limit. When a fill-or-kill order is issued on the Swiss stock exchange, the order must be executed ...

Surety credit

Banking; Investment banking

Also: guarantee credit. A bank grants credit, thereby assuming liability for a bill guarantee up to a given amount (guarantee limit). See also contract bond, bill guarantee.