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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Assignee

Banking; Investment banking

The acquirer of title or interest transferred by an assignor.

Investment foundation

Banking; Investment banking

Tax-exempt foundation for the collective investment and management of the capital accumulated by Swiss company pension funds. As with investment funds, company pension funds may buy or sell so-called ...

Blue chip

Banking; Investment banking

Share of a company of prime borrower standing. Original meaning of word: fragment of a diamond.

Foreign exchange

Banking; Investment banking

Instruments used to make payments between countries, especially in the form of checks, bills of exchange, debits and credits, etc.

Flat

Banking; Investment banking

(1) a net interest rate, in other words one without further additions. (2) in the purchase or sale of fixed-income securities, trading without accrued interest (only applies to bonds in default).

Hotel financing

Banking; Investment banking

Financing especially adapted to the needs and practises of the hotel industry. For banking institutions, hotel financing is an important facet of the commercial lending business in tourist regions.

Credit line

Banking; Investment banking

Also: credit facility, borrowing limit, credit line. An amount up to which the bank will lend money to a particular customer. Customers can draw down any unutilized part of the credit line ...