- Industria: Financial services
- Number of terms: 25840
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- Company Profile:
UBS AG, a financial services firm, provides wealth management, asset management, and investment banking services to private, corporate, and institutional clients worldwide.
Balance-sheet-like record of all cross-border payments of a country during a given period. The balance of payments includes current transactions in respect of goods (foreign trade) and services (including income on investments) on the one hand, and capital transactions (direct and portfolio investments, etc.) on the other. Not a balance sheet in the strict accounting sense, it is instead more akin to a current account. See also current account balance.
Industry:Banking
Order given by the client to his bank to invest the funds in his account, in particular income from securities, capital repayments and incoming payments.
Industry:Banking
A statement of the assets and liabilities of a business at a given time. The assets side of the balance sheet provides information on the use of funds whereas the liabilities side details the procurement of funds (financing). In Switzerland, the preparation of balance sheets is governed by a detailed body of regulations.
Industry:Banking
Statistical measure of the change in the price of an option when the underlying moves one unit in price.
Industry:Banking
Bank deposits which are to be held for a specified period of time at a set rate of interest. In Switzerland the periods are generally between 1 and 12 months and the minimum amount usually CHF 100,000. On the balance sheet time deposits are shown as amounts due to customers (term).
Industry:Banking
Official register of companies which engage in a trade, manufacturing or another type of commercial business. In Switzerland, the rights and duties pertaining to entry in the commercial register are regulated by Articles 934 ff. of the Swiss Code of Obligations.
Industry:Banking
(1) Replacing an old, due or called bond issue by new bonds of the same company at different terms and conditions (debt restructuring or refinancing).
(2) Renewal of a bank-issued medium-term loan.
(3) Exchange of convertible bonds for shares.
(4) Forex: exchange of a credit balance or claim for one in a different currency.
(5) Synthetic forward purchase of an underlying by means of options. By purchasing a put and selling a call with the same exercise price, a falling market price is anticipated.
Industry:Banking
Liability towards shareholders and bondholders on the part of the authors and corporate bodies drafting a prospectus. Legislation in many countries embraces all losses caused by intentionally or negligently supplying inaccurate information or information which fails to meet the legal requirements.
Industry:Banking
(1) Also trade confirmation. Contract note issued by a securities, money or currency dealer in respect of a concluded transaction.
(2) Form for transmitting buy or purchase orders to the dealer.
Industry:Banking
