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investment bank [2 records]

Record 1 2013-08-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Stock Exchange
  • Investment
DEF

A firm that acts as agent for a person wishing to buy or sell securities and charges commission for the service.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Bourse
  • Investissements et placements
DEF

Maison spécialisée ayant l'exclusivité d'effectuer, pour le compte de tiers, des opérations boursières sur les valeurs mobilières inscrites ou non à la cote officielle.

OBS

La plupart des maisons de courtage de valeurs agissent à la fois à titre de courtier, c'est-à-dire pour le compte de tiers, et à titre de contrepartiste, c'est-à-dire pour leur propre compte, ce qui explique qu'on les désigne souvent [...] par l'expression «courtier en valeurs mobilières».

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Bolsa de valores
  • Inversiones
DEF

Sociedad organizada y registrada conforme a la Ley del Mercado de Valores, para realizar de manera habitual intermediación de valores.

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Record 2 2004-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Banking
  • Investment
  • Foreign Trade
DEF

Institution that accepts new issues of stocks from a corporation and attempts to sell them to the public at a profit. In the U.S., they have a separate legal status from commercial banks.

CONT

Merchant banks are of two kinds known as accepting houses and issuing houses. Present day activities of the merchant banks include acceptance, deposit banking, raising of capital, participation in consortia, underwriting, management of clients funds, advice to companies, management of mergers and take-over bids, dealings in foreign exchange, the issue and placing of shares and debentures, and marine and other insurance business.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Banque
  • Investissements et placements
  • Commerce extérieur

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Operaciones bancarias
  • Inversiones
  • Comercio exterior
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