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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outright operation

Banking; Investment banking

Forward purchase or sale of foreign exchange which is not offset by a corresponding spot transaction.

risk management

Banking; Investment banking

(1) Management tool designed to broadly and systematically identify, quantify and manage banking-related risk exposure. (2) Service package provided by banks to commercial clients to help them limit ...

swissmint

Banking; Investment banking

Official mint of the Swiss Confederation. Website: www.swissmint.ch.

volatility

Banking; Investment banking

Measure of the fluctuations in the price, or rate of return, of a security within a specific period. Usually expressed as an annualized standard deviation.

absolute return

Banking; Investment banking

1) The return generated by an asset over a period of time. Absolute return differs from relative return because it does not compare performance with other measures (such as a benchmark). 2) ...

cash dividend

Banking; Investment banking

See dividend.

order of priority

Banking; Investment banking

The order of claim established by senior and junior mortgages to the underlying real estate serving as collateral for the mortgage. The mortgages are entered in the Land Register in the order of ...