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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bearer mortgage note

Banking; Investment banking

Debt instrument, or note, made out to the bearer. Whoever holds the note at any given time is the creditor.

legalization

Banking; Investment banking

Also: authentication. To give legal validity to documents or signatures by having them verified by authorized officials. See also apostille.

offshoring

Banking; Investment banking

When companies move their operations outside of the country in order to save costs.

yield

Banking; Investment banking

The total income produced by a capital investment expressed in percent. In the case of bonds, the yield to maturity or yield to the earliest possible redemption date is usually taken, the total ...

undisclosed reserves

Banking; Investment banking

Also: hidden reserves. Reserves not shown in the balance sheet of a company; for example, if the market value of an asset is higher than its book value. Other forms: replacement reserves (maintenance ...

variance

Banking; Investment banking

Statistical measure of the risk exposure of an investment (share, bond etc) or portfolio. Variance is the amount by which individual earnings positions deviate from average earnings over a set ...