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BANK HOLDING COMPANY [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2011-09-27
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- upstream
1, record 1, English, upstream
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Loan or transfer of funds, for example, earnings or capital, from a subsidiary to its parent company, a term widely used in banking to denote the internal movements of funds within a bank holding company. Corporate dividends in a multibank holding company are paid out of funds transferred to the holding company by its operating banks. 2, record 1, English, - upstream
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- en amont
1, record 1, French, en%20amont
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Mouvement d'une activité ou d'une opération financière se déroulant du bas vers le haut. Il peut s'agir de la relation hiérarchique impliquant des filiales et la société mère, les prêts et emprunts effectués entre ces dernières, etc. Les intérêts en amont d'une entreprise sont ses participations dans la société mère. La Loi sur les banques interdit ce type de participation. 2, record 1, French, - en%20amont
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2010-06-09
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Marketing
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- cross-marketing
1, record 2, English, cross%2Dmarketing
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Cross-marketing is the ability to sell to the customers of one affiliate the products of the holding company or other affiliates. Many retail bank products are being packaged with price incentives to encourage customers to consolidate their banking relationships. Future opportunities to cross-market additional securities and insurance products could be stalled as a result of misunderstandings by policymakers. 1, record 2, English, - cross%2Dmarketing
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Commercialisation
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- marketing croisé
1, record 2, French, marketing%20crois%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- marketing jumelé 1, record 2, French, marketing%20jumel%C3%A9
proposal, masculine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 2004-01-26
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Financial Institutions
- Foreign Trade
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- bank holding company
1, record 3, English, bank%20holding%20company
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
- BHC 2, record 3, English, BHC
correct
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Institutions financières
- Commerce extérieur
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- société de portefeuille bancaire
1, record 3, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20portefeuille%20bancaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
- société de holding bancaire 2, record 3, French, soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20holding%20bancaire
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Société de portefeuille détenant des participations importantes dans un ou plusieurs établissements bancaires et ayant souvent parallèlement des filiales dans des domaines non bancaires. Contrairement aux États-Unis, qui autorisent ces sociétés et en confient la réglementation à la Réserve fédérale, le Canada ne permet pas la formation de sociétés de portefeuille bancaires. 3, record 3, French, - soci%C3%A9t%C3%A9%20de%20portefeuille%20bancaire
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Instituciones financieras
- Comercio exterior
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- compañía tenedora bancaria
1, record 3, Spanish, compa%C3%B1%C3%ADa%20tenedora%20bancaria
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 2001-01-11
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Banking
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- group banking
1, record 4, English, group%20banking
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Form of "holding company" in which a management group has control of several existing banks. Each bank in the group has its own board of directors, but the holding company coordinates the activities of all banks in the group, and owns a majority of capital stock in member banks. 1, record 4, English, - group%20banking
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Banque
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- consortium de banques
1, record 4, French, consortium%20de%20banques
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
- syndicat de banques 2, record 4, French, syndicat%20de%20banques
correct, masculine noun
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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