- 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.
Abbreviation: SPBA. Swiss Private Bankers Association, based in Geneva. Website: www.swissprivatebankers.com.
Industry:Banking
Equity sector incorporating shares of companies producing, transporting and/or distributing electricity, gas or water to end users. The respective MSCI Sector index acts as a benchmark for shares of companies belonging to this sector.
Industry:Banking
Abbreviation: ICC. Private, politically independent organization formed to improve trade and business relations between nations. Based in Paris, it brings together national chambers of commerce and large professional associations. See also ERA.
Industry:Banking
Credit card that can be used worldwide. A VISA card also offers additional services such as cash withdrawals, hotel reservations and making phone calls without cash. Website: http://www.visaeurope.com
Industry:Banking
Abbreviation: IMF. The most important international organization for monetary policy cooperation. The IMF, like the World Bank, was established in 1944 in Bretton Woods and is headquartered in Washington, D.C. Its aims are to monitor and stabilize the international financial system to prevent crises such as the crash of 1929. Switzerland joined in May 1992. Website: www.imf.org.
Industry: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 grams. As in the case of other gold coins, the trading price is determined by supply and demand. The Vreneli is no longer accepted as legal tender in Switzerland.
Industry: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 sometimes attributed to the realization of tax losses which can be offset against profits accruing during the year.
Industry: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.
Industry:Banking
Also: spot market. The here-and-now market for immediate delivery and payment. Opposite: futures market.
Industry:Banking
