- Industry: 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.
Also: stock, equity. A form of security representing a portion of the nominal capital of a company and giving the owner the right to vote at General Meetings and to elect directors as well as the right to information and to exercise control. Shares further entitle the holder to a portion of the company's profits and to a proportional share of any capital increase or liquidation proceeds.
Industry:Banking
Also: underlying. Instrument on which an option or futures contract is based. The main underlying assets are currencies, bonds, equities and equity indices as well as precious metals. See also financial future.
Industry:Banking
The service fee charged by a stockbroker to a client for executing purchase or sale orders for securities, commodities, etc. Brokerage fee scales are usually degressive, i.e. the percentage rate for large-volume orders is less than for small orders.
Industry:Banking
The price paid in the first (or opening) transaction for a given security on a given day. Opposite: closing price.
Industry:Banking
(1) The cashless transfer of payments.
(2) Transfer by endorsement of an order instrument (e.g. bill of exchange).
Industry:Banking
Abbr.: SME. Company with up to 250 employees. In Switzerland, more than 99% of companies under private law are SMEs.
Industry:Banking
A freeze on the repayment of debt or the extension of the lending period. Moratoriums are often declared by governments, typically in favour of developing countries. See also Paris Club, debt rescheduling, debt rescheduling agreement.
Industry:Banking
Also: lien in rem. Restricted right to hold and retain property until a claim is satisfied. If the claim is not met, the creditor is entitled to realize the property securing the lien and to satisfy his claim out of the resulting proceeds.
Industry:Banking
Also: appraised value. Value of a real estate property based on an appraisal carried out by experts.
Industry:Banking
Also: tom next. Foreign exchange and money market trades executed tomorrow for delivery on the next business day.
Industry:Banking
