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.

Industry: Banking

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Roh-, Hilfs- und Betriebsstoffe

Banking; Investment banking

Sektorbezeichnung für Aktien von Unternehmen, die Chemikalien, Metalle (einschliesslich Bergbau), Baustoffe, Textilien oder Papier und Pappe herstellen. Der entsprechende MSCI-Sektorindex fungiert ...

Return on Assets

Banking; Investment banking

Profitability ratio of the profit over a given period against the average assets of the company. Abbr. ROA.

Conf future

Banking; Investment banking

Standardised futures contract on a Swiss government bond with a maturity of between 8 and 13 years and a coupon of 6 percent. See also financial future.

Mergers & acquisitions

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: M&A. The M&A package of services that commercial and investment banks offer companies acquiring major shareholdings or entire companies. Usually embraces consultancy, identifying suitable ...

Rho

Banking; Investment banking

A measure of an option's sensitivity to changes in interest rates (or changes in dividend payments), i.e. the extent to which the option's value changes as a result of a shift in interest rates on ...

Credit Default Swap

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: CDS. Credit derivative under the terms of which one counterparty pledges to take on the other's future loan losses in exchange for the payment of a premium.

Microfinance

Banking; Investment banking

SRI approach (subset of community investing) that provides financial services (small loans, but also savings and insurance) to entrepreneurs – mainly women in developing countries – who fall below ...