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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

Microfinance

Banking; Investment banking

SRI approach (subset of community investing) that provides financial services (small loans, but also savings and insurance) to entrepreneurs – mainly women in developing countries – who fall below ...

Credit Linked Note

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: CLN. Security with an embedded credit default swap allowing the issuer to transfer a specific credit risk to credit investors.

MSCI World Index

Banking; Investment banking

Short form: MSCI World. A global equity index for the world's developed equity markets. The MSCI World Index is compiled by Morgan Stanley, a major financial service provider. MSCI is short for ...

Materials

Banking; Investment banking

Equity sector incorporating shares of companies producing chemicals, metals (including mining), building materials, textiles, or paper and cardboard. The respective MSCI Sector index acts as a ...

Deutscher Aktienindex

Banking; Investment banking

Abbr.: DAX. Stock index, which measures the performance of the 30 largest German companies in terms of order book turnover and market capitalization.

Napoleon coin

Banking; Investment banking

French 20-franc gold piece bearing the picture of Napoleon I or III.

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