- 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.
Abbr.: SBA. Association established to represent the interests of the banking community in Switzerland. Based in Basel.
Industry:Banking
Also Dow Jones Industrial Index, Dow Jones Industrial Average. Share index of the New York Stock Exchange which has been regularly calculated since 1897 and which includes the top 30 US companies. Dow Jones & Company calculates this index along with a whole range of other indices.
Industry:Banking
SRI approach that excludes companies or sectors from investment universe based on environmental, social or governance criteria (e.g. companies involved in weapons, tobacco or with high negative environmental impacts), including also faith based investing consistent with principles and values of a particular religion.
Industry:Banking
Abbr.: SNB. Switzerland's central bank. Its three tasks as set down in the law are to ensure the supply and distribution of cash, to facilitate payment systems and to pursue credit and currency policies that serve the interests of the country as a whole. Website: www.snb.ch.
Industry:Banking
Equity sector incorporating shares of companies producing or distributing automobiles, luxury goods, watches, as well as service providers such as hotel and restaurant chains, consumer services, media, and wholesale trade. The respective MSCI Sector index acts as a benchmark for shares of companies belonging to this sector.
Industry:Banking
Method of sale by auction which consists of an initial public offer at a maximum price which is then gradually lowered until someone makes an offer at the current price and becomes the purchaser. See also auction, English auction.
Industry:Banking
Also known as Settlement Communication System (formerly: SEGA Communication System). The SECOM system is a technical platform for the settlement of national and international securities transactions. SECOM is one of the few systems in the world that offers real-time settlement. The SECOM system is linked to other systems, such as the SWX system (Swiss Exchange) and the SIC system (Swiss Interbank Clearing).
Industry:Banking
In terms of asset class: investments where the stock market is the main risk driver, i.e. exposure to corporate, region or sector risks. Includes listed stocks of energy / commodity & real estate companies.
Industry:Banking
