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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.
Industry: Banking
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Investment banking
deferred printing of securities
Banking; Investment banking
System of holding securities in safekeeping in non-certificate form, i.e. purchases and sales are merely recorded in customers' accounts. Security certificates are only printed at the express wish of ...
equity security
Banking; Investment banking
Security with an entitlement to share in profits, as against fixed-income securities with an entitlement to interest payments. Shares, participation and dividend-right certificates are equity ...
free float
Banking; Investment banking
The part of a company's shares which is not held as a long-term investment by the founder, management, etc. and can therefore be traded on a stock exchange at any time, making it available to the ...
inflation
Banking; Investment banking
Increase in the average level of prices with resulting decrease in purchasing power.
lead manager
Banking; Investment banking
Bank acting as the leader of an issuing or lending syndicate, managing the transaction. It is normally responsible for contact with the borrower, for the structure, organization and text of the loan ...
public offer
Banking; Investment banking
Under the Swiss Stock Exchange Act, buyers acquiring more than one-third of the voting rights of a listed company via a takeover are required to offer to buy the shares of all other shareholders at ...
