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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Krugerrand

Banking; Investment banking

South African gold coin, containing exactly one ounce or 31.1035 grammes of pure gold. Small Krugerrand coins have fine weights of 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10 of an ounce.

UBS AG

Banking; Investment banking

One of Switzerland's big banks, created in 1998 from the merger of Union Bank of Switzerland (also UBS) and Swiss Bank Corporation (SBC).It is now a global financial services company with ...

Bund

Banking; Investment banking

German government bond with a maturity of up to 30 years. The 10-year Bund serves as the benchmark for the German and other European bond markets.

Swiss consumer price index

Banking; Investment banking

An index that measures price performance in Switzerland, showing the extent to which the cost of living has become more or less expensive as a result of price changes but not of changes in consumer ...

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr. for personal identification number, and also referred to ungrammatically as PIN number or PIN code. Personal alphanumeric code for the electronic identification of a customer using an account ...

BVG

Banking; Investment banking

Swiss Federal Law on Occupational Retirement, Survivors' and Disability Pension Plans (in force since 1 January 1985). Legal framework comprising minimum standards for "second pillar" social security ...

Current account balance; balance of payments on current account

Banking; Investment banking

Part of the balance of payments showing all accounts receivable and payable by a country over a given period as a result of foreign trade in goods and services, transfer payments, and wages and ...