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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Split

Banking; Investment banking

Also: share split, stock split. Division of a share into several shares with smaller par values (e.g. division of a CHF 500 share into five CHF 100 shares) without altering the sum of the total share ...

Non-systematic risk

Banking; Investment banking

Risk exposure dependent on factors which influence an individual security only, e.g. corporate results. Opposite: systematic risk.

Compound interest

Banking; Investment banking

Interest which is accrued on previous interest that has become due and been added to the principal amount.

Constant annual principal and interest repayment

Banking; Investment banking

The annual payment made by a borrower, consisting of an amortisation of principal and an interest component. This payment remains unchanged throughout the entire repayment period. As the debt is ...