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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EBITDA

Banking; Investment banking

Also: earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization. Absolute earnings figure of a company consisting of net profit for the year plus tax, interest, depreciation and amortization.

Settlement Communication System

Banking; Investment banking

Synonym for SECOM system.

Equities

Banking; Investment banking

In terms of asset class: investments where the stock market is the main risk driver, i.e. exposure to corporate, region or sector risks. Includes listed stocks of energy / commodity & real estate ...

Shareholder Engagement

Banking; Investment banking

SRI approach where investors make use of their rights as owners to enter into a dialogue with boards or management of companies with the aim of influencing corporate behavior on environmental, ...

shareholder value; stockholder value

Banking; Investment banking

Endeavours by a company's management to steadily increase the value of the company for the shareholders. See also stakeholder value.

Sharpe ratio

Banking; Investment banking

Ratio that measures the risk-adjusted performance of a portfolio by dividing the excess return (over cash) by the standard deviation of the portfolio's return.