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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Koala

Banking; Investment banking

Australian platinum coin containing one ounce of platinum with a face value of AUD 100. Koala coins containing 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10 of an ounce of platinum are also minted.

Thematic approach

Banking; Investment banking

SRI approach (subset of positive screening) that focuses on issues related to the transition to sustainable development (e.g. water, demographics) and a low carbon economy (e.g. renewable energy). To ...

European option

Banking; Investment banking

Option which can only be exercised on the last day of trading, i.e. on maturity. See also: American-style option.

convention; agreement

Banking; Investment banking

Written undertaking, for example on competition between banks or the repayment of savings deposits or account balances in the event of involuntary liquidation of a bank.

Treasury bond

Banking; Investment banking

Medium- to long-term debt instruments issued by the US Treasury in the form of a bond, with maturities mostly longer than 10 years. See also treasury bill.

European Currency Unit

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: ECU. Former currency unit equal to the sum of the values of the currencies of the previous 12 EU member states whose currencies made up the ECU currency basket: the value of an ECU was ...