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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value-at-risk

Banking; Investment banking

Abbreviation: VaR. Risk statistic that expresses the potential loss if a certain scenario occurs. In the case of banks, the value-at-risk is calculated daily.

twin deficit

Banking; Investment banking

Simultaneous budget and current account deficits.

Eurocurrency

Banking; Investment banking

Currency employed for balances and liabilities on the Euromarket. Examples of eurocurrencies are: Eurodollar, euro, euro-GBP, euro-CHF.

SIS SegaIntersettle AG

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: SIS. Company formed from the merger of SEGA (Swiss Securities Clearing Corporation) and Intersettle (Swiss Corporation for International Securities Settlements). SIS's tasks include the ...

due diligence agreement

Banking; Investment banking

The Agreement on the Swiss banks' code of conduct with regard to the exercise of due diligence (CDB) is a multilateral agreement between the Swiss Bankers Association (SBA) and banks domiciled in ...

umbrella fund

Banking; Investment banking

Fund construction comprising several subfunds. Since the subfunds together form a single legal entity (umbrella), it is only necessary to submit the umbrella fund for authorization. Once the umbrella ...

subscription

Banking; Investment banking

In subscribing a specific number of securities, the subscriber undertakes to take up the said securities according to the conditions set down in the prospectus if they receive a definitive ...