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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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International Accounting Standards Board
Banking; Investment banking
Abbreviation: IASB. Independent, privately funded international organization based in London which is responsible for drawing up the International Accounting Standards. Website: www.iasb.org.
International Bank Account Number
Banking; Investment banking
Abbreviation: IBAN. Standard developed by the ISO and the ECBS for identifying banks and account numbers. Its main purpose is to simplify cross-border financial transactions and thereby rationalize ...
UN-EDIFACT
Banking; Investment banking
Acronym for United Nations/Electronic Data Interchange for Administration, Commerce and Transport, a set of regulations defined and continually adapted by the United Nations which is specifically ...
International Financial Reporting Standards
Banking; Investment banking
Abbreviation: IFRS. Accounting standards issued by the International Accounting Standards Board. The International Accounting Standards are now referred to as the IFRS, but the individual IAS ...
illiquid; not easily marketable
Banking; Investment banking
Also: not easily marketable. Refers to securities that are difficult to sell and value. Opposite: marketable.
International Payment Instruction
Banking; Investment banking
Abbreviation: IPI. Standardized payment slip for international payments.
US GAAP
Banking; Investment banking
Abbr. for United States Generally Accepted Accounting Principles.
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