- Industria: Financial services
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UBS AG, a financial services firm, provides wealth management, asset management, and investment banking services to private, corporate, and institutional clients worldwide.
Committee of banking supervisory authorities that coordinates banking supervision in the individual member countries. The Basel Committee on Banking Supervision was founded in 1974 by the governors of the central banks of the Group of Ten. It is made up of high-ranking representatives of the banking supervisory authorities and central banks of a range of European and non-European countries. The committee generally convenes at the Bank for International Settlements in Basel, where it has its permanent secretariat. The guidelines on the Capital Accord (Basel I and Basel II) were drawn up by the Basel Committee on Banking Supervision. The committee does not, however, have any legislative powers.
Industry:Banking
SRI approach (subset of positive screening) where the leading companies with regard to environmental, social or governance criteria from each individual sector or industry group are identified and included in the portfolio.
Industry:Banking
Platinum coin minted on the Isle of Man. Usual size contains 1 ounce of platinum, but coins containing 1/10 ounce are also produced.
Industry:Banking
Model developed by F. Black and M. Scholes in 1973 for calculating the price of European options on shares and indices.
Industry:Banking
Model developed by Fischer Black and Myron Scholes in 1973 for calculating the price of European options on shares and indices or warrants. The model of Black and Scholes is one of three valuation models for calculating the fair value of an option or warrant. The fair value calculation includes the price of the underlying, the strike price, the residual term to maturity, the dividend, the interest rate and the volatility.
Industry:Banking
Australian gold coin with a face value of AUD 100 containing 1 ounce of fine gold. Nugget coins with 1/2, 1/4 and 1/10 ounce of fine gold are also minted.
Industry:Banking
Acronym of Bill of Lading Electronic Registry Organization. Joint venture founded in 1988 with the aim of creating a neutral and secure electronic business-to-business platform for the Internet-based transfer of trading documents in international dealing activities. Website: www.bolero.net. See also Bolero bill of lading, bill of lading.
Industry:Banking
Abbr.: OR. The Swiss Code of obligations is the fifth part of the Swiss Civil Code (ZGB). It contains provisions on debts, claims, contracts, securities and forms of company.
Industry:Banking
Abbr.: BBL. Electronic version of traditional bill of lading. The Bolero bill of lading offers the same functions as the paper-based sea waybill in electronic form. The BBL can be created, transferred, altered and finally destroyed again. It ensures that only the authorised company or person is able to initiate transactions related to the title registry and obtain a lading, for instance. See also Bolero.
Industry:Banking
Also: open custody account. Safekeeping account for the depositing and administration of valuables (especially securities). Opposite: sealed safekeeping account.
Industry:Banking
