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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

fund management company

Banking; Investment banking

Independent company which manages investment funds for the account of investors and in its own name. The fund management company decides which investments to acquire and sell, in the same way as it ...

index-linked bond issue

Banking; Investment banking

Bond issue which links the amount to be repaid for principal and interest to the changes in a specific index. A price index clause can protect bondholders to a large extent against the consequences ...

price/cash flow ratio

Banking; Investment banking

Ratio of the share price to the cash flow of a company. The price of the share is divided by the cash flow per share. See also: price/earnings ratio.

bond

Banking; Investment banking

Unsecured general debt obligation in the form of a security usually with a fixed interest rate or no interest (zero-coupon bond). With few exceptions (such as perpetual bonds), these instruments have ...

reference index

Banking; Investment banking

Synonym for benchmark.

stakeholder value

Banking; Investment banking

Value of a company to someone who has a real or psychological «stake» in it (e.g. employees, customers, suppliers). See also shareholder value.

signature card

Banking; Investment banking

The document deposited at the bank which bears the signature of the account or deposit holder, together with those of the authorized agents. It also defines powers of signature.

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