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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Recession

Banking; Investment banking

The stage in the economic cycle at which activity declines, characterised by a drop in real terms in the national product.

Denomination

Banking; Investment banking

Breakdown of bond issues or capital stock into parts.

Basel I

Banking; Investment banking

Set of guidelines issued by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision in 1988 covering capital adequacy and risk management by banks. See also Basel II, Basel Committee on Banking Supervision.

Basel II

Banking; Investment banking

Revised version of the guidelines drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision covering risk management, the powers of the supervisory bodies to monitor risk management and the extended ...

Consumer Staples

Banking; Investment banking

Equity sector incorporating shares of companies producing or retailing consumer goods such as food, household appliances and personal care. The respective MSCI Sector index acts as a benchmark for ...

Basel Committee on Banking Supervision

Banking; Investment banking

Committee of banking supervisory authorities that coordinates banking supervision in the individual member countries. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision was founded in 1974 by the governors ...

Best-in-claas approach

Banking; Investment banking

SRI approach (subset of positive screening) where the leading companies with regard to environmental, social or governance criteria from each individual sector or industry group are identified and ...