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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depositor protection

Banking; Investment banking

Safeguard for customer claims in the event of a bank filing for bankruptcy. According to Art. 37b of Switzerland's Banking Law, certain claims are privileged in bankruptcy up to an amount of CHF ...

money laundering

Banking; Investment banking

Infiltration of illegally acquired assets into the legal financial system. Generally, a distinction is made between three phases of laundering: (1) Feeding money of criminal origin into the financial ...

capital increase

Banking; Investment banking

Move by a corporation (joint stock company) to raise its capital stock (share capital) by issuing additional shares or participation certificates.

matcher

Banking; Investment banking

Component of the Swiss Exchange system which matches bids and offers in the order book to bring about trades.

par value price

Banking; Investment banking

Price of a security which is equal to its nominal or face value.

royalty

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Synonym for licence fee. (2) Remuneration for the assignment of land with exploitable raw materials (coal, oil, etc.) paid by the licensee to the owner of the land.

tel quel

Banking; Investment banking

French term for flat; without accrued interest. Expression used in the trading of fixed-interest securities to indicate that the price of the security includes current interest and any future ...