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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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Investment banking

coffee cup effect

Banking; Investment banking

Phenomenon whereby investors switch from a large to a small currency area, which has a greater impact on the small currency area than on the large one.

central mortgage bond institution loans

Banking; Investment banking

Long-term loans granted by the central mortgage bond institutions to their member banks to refinance credits secured by mortgage collateral.

pillar 3a

Banking; Investment banking

Component of Switzerland's three-pillar pension system. While contributions to pillar 1 (state pension) and minimum provisions under pillar 2 (occupational pensions) are required by law (compulsory ...

repayment

Banking; Investment banking

Also: redemption. Repayment of a debt.

bill of exchange

Banking; Investment banking

Payment order written by one person (the drawer) directing another person (the drawee) to pay a certain amount of money at a specified future date to a third party. It designates a named beneficiary ...

prime rate

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Synonym for key interest rate. (2) The rate of interest charged by US/Canadian banks for first-class or prime short-dated commercial paper.

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