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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writer

Banking; Investment banking

Synonym for issuer of a covered warrant.

alpha

Banking; Investment banking

Ratio which expresses the so-called risk-adjusted performance of an investment fund. If the average return on a security or portfolio is larger than its expected return, the alpha is positive. If the ...

accessory obligation

Banking; Investment banking

Obligation which is incidental to another principal obligation, e.g. the obligation of a surety or lien. The accessory obligation is extinguished with the principal obligation. Opposite: ...

debt enforcement by realization of pledged assets

Banking; Investment banking

Debt enforcement proceedings which seek to sell the pledged assets or mortgages used to secure the debt. This procedure is subject to the existence of a pledge agreement.

capital adequacy ratio

Banking; Investment banking

Measure of a bank's capital expressed as a percentage of its risk-weighted credit exposures.

family company

Banking; Investment banking

Company which is wholly or predominantly owned by one family. If the family company is a limited company, it is known as a family limited company. In contrast to this, ownership of a public limited ...

liquid funds

Banking; Investment banking

Assets which can be used immediately to make payments (cash liquidity). According to Article 15 of the Implementing Ordinance for the Swiss Banking Law, liquid assets consist of cash and equivalent, ...