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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Single-premium insurance

Banking; Investment banking

One-off premium payment instead of regular premium payments. Single-premium insurance is a kind of savings product.

Money laundering law

Banking; Investment banking

Law introduced in Switzerland in 1998 to supplement the pertinent provisions of the penal code and the Agreement on the Swiss banks' code of conduct with regard to the exercise of due diligence. ...

Capital export

Banking; Investment banking

Flows of capital from one country to another, mainly in the form of credit, direct investments and portfolio investments. In the case of remunerative capital exports, the exporting company acquires ...

Maximum-sum mortgage

Banking; Investment banking

Mortgage where the underlying real estate property provides collateral in an amount not exceeding the sum entered in the Land Register (in contrast to a security interest).

Parity

Banking; Investment banking

Exchange rate between two currencies. Dollar parity, for instance, is the price of a currency expressed in dollars. See also gold parity, purchasing power parity, parity price.

Risk-free return

Banking; Investment banking

Return on an investment in first-class money market paper, which due to its short term to maturity is subject to virtually no price fluctuations and is therefore regarded as being risk-free, e.g. ...

Swap

Banking; Investment banking

In general: financial term for a combined or simultaneous buying and selling operation. (1) Swaps between central banks: transactions that are frequently carried out in connexion with the IMF or the ...