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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.

Contributors in Investment banking

Investment banking

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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