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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Vreneli

Banking; Investment banking

Swiss 20-franc gold coin featuring the head of a woman. A Swiss 10-franc gold coin is known as a 1/2 Vreneli. The 20-franc pieces have a fine gold content of 5.806 grams and a gross weight of 6.45 ...

January effect

Banking; Investment banking

Capital market anomaly which often results in shares, especially those of small companies, outperforming in January compared with the rest of the year. One of the strongest seasonal trends, it is ...

Wall Street

Banking; Investment banking

In stock market jargon, synonymous with the New York Stock Exchange and the financial centre of New York. Wall Street is the street that runs through New York's financial district.

cash market; spot market

Banking; Investment banking

Also: spot market. The here-and-now market for immediate delivery and payment. Opposite: futures market.

exchange office; bureau de change

Banking; Investment banking

Also: bureau de change. Banking department/teller area that handles currency exchange and related business (such as coin dealing, traveller's cheques and letters of credit).

Kiwi bond

Banking; Investment banking

NZD-denominated bond issues placed by foreign borrowers.

World Bank

Banking; Investment banking

Name commonly used for the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development. Like the International Monetary Fund, it was established in 1944 at Bretton Woods (USA) and has its headquarters in ...