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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Stock Exchange Act

Banking; Investment banking

Swiss Federal Act on Stock Exchanges and Securities Trading (SESTA) of 24 March 1995. Regulates the establishment and operation of exchanges and commercial trade in securities. The law also contains ...

opération blanche

Banking; Investment banking

Purchase of new shares in a rights issue without investing additional funds; a shareholder sells exactly the number of subscription rights in a rights issue as are required to finance the purchase of ...

Tankan survey

Banking; Investment banking

Also referred to as the Tankan report. Comprehensive survey of Japanese companies conducted each quarter by the Bank of Japan and regarded as the benchmark for Japanese business sentiment.

Panda

Banking; Investment banking

Chinese gold coin of 1 ounce fine gold with a face value of CNY 100. Also minted with fine gold content of 1/2, 1/4, 1/10 and 1/20 ounce.

Paris Club

Banking; Investment banking

Also: Club of Paris (more rarely). International forum which convenes to negotiate rescheduling the debt of heavily indebted countries. The negotiations are held between the delegates of the various ...

ifo Business Climate Index

Banking; Investment banking

Also known as the ifo index. German leading indicator of economic trends published every month and derived from a survey of over 7,000 companies conducted by the ifo Institute for Economic Research. ...

Index Growth Linked Unit

Banking; Investment banking

Abbreviation: IGLU. Structured product consisting of a bond and a call option on the market index. IGLUs offer a synthetic diversified share portfolio which is also hedged against losses (minimum ...