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PORTFOLIO DURATION [4 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2017-02-06
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- yield curve arbitrage
1, record 1, English, yield%20curve%20arbitrage
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
[An investment strategy that involves] taking a position based on a view of expected changes in the shape of the yield curve independent from the general interest rate view as it is expressed by the average duration at which the portfolio is positioned. 2, record 1, English, - yield%20curve%20arbitrage
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
yield curve arbitrage: term extracted from the “Glossaire de l’économie” and reproduced with permission of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development. 3, record 1, English, - yield%20curve%20arbitrage
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- arbitrage sur les courbes de rendement
1, record 1, French, arbitrage%20sur%20les%20courbes%20de%20rendement
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- arbitrage sur les courbes de taux 2, record 1, French, arbitrage%20sur%20les%20courbes%20de%20taux
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] les opérations d’arbitrage sur les courbes de rendement [...] ont dégagé de bons rendements et des profits de plus de 20 M$. 3, record 1, French, - arbitrage%20sur%20les%20courbes%20de%20rendement
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
arbitrage sur les courbes de rendement; arbitrage sur les courbes de taux : termes extraits du «Glossaire de l’économie» et reproduits avec l’autorisation de l’Organisation de coopération et de développement économiques. 4, record 1, French, - arbitrage%20sur%20les%20courbes%20de%20rendement
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- arbitraje conforme a la curva de rendimiento
1, record 1, Spanish, arbitraje%20conforme%20a%20la%20curva%20de%20rendimiento
masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2000-07-06
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- duration of portfolio
1, record 2, English, duration%20of%20portfolio
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
- portfolio duration 2, record 2, English, portfolio%20duration
correct
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The duration gap, the difference between the duration of portfolio assets and liabilities, summarizes for management the extent to which asset and liability cash flows are matched on average through time. 1, record 2, English, - duration%20of%20portfolio
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- duration du portefeuille
1, record 2, French, duration%20du%20portefeuille
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 CONT
La duration du portefeuille détermine sa sensibilité aux mouvements des taux sur le marché. Plus longues sont les durées, plus importante est l'influence d'une baisse ou d'une hausse des taux. 1, record 2, French, - duration%20du%20portefeuille
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1998-04-07
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Investment
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- New Investment Authority 1, record 3, English, New%20Investment%20Authority
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Authority approved by the World Bank Board of Directors on December 2, 1986, authorizing investment in financial futures and options for U. S. dollars and pound sterling. It also authorized extension of the five-year and three-month maximum maturity limit in securities eligible for the portfolio, investment in eligible securities of all maturities and controlling the risk implicit in these by substituting the five-year three-month maturity limit on individual securities with the establishment of an average duration range of not less than three months and not more than four years for the U. S. dollar and non-dollar portfolios. 1, record 3, English, - New%20Investment%20Authority
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- nouveau pouvoir de placement
1, record 3, French, nouveau%20pouvoir%20de%20placement
masculine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Inversiones
Record 3, Main entry term, Spanish
- nuevas facultades para efectuar inversiones
1, record 3, Spanish, nuevas%20facultades%20para%20efectuar%20inversiones
feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 3, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
Record 4 - internal organization data 1987-09-03
Record 4, English
Record 4, Subject field(s)
- Investment
- Taxation
Record 4, Main entry term, English
- immunization strategy
1, record 4, English, immunization%20strategy
correct
Record 4, Abbreviations, English
Record 4, Synonyms, English
Record 4, Textual support, English
Record number: 4, Textual support number: 1 CONT
The relationship between an immunization strategy, a maxmin strategy, and a duration strategy in a market in which investment income is subject to tax and investors are in more than one tax bracket is reexamined. The exact assumptions necessary for the duration strategy and the maxmin strategy to be equivalent in a world with taxes are clarified. In a world with taxes, the immunization strategy requires the portfolio to satisfy a constraint concerning the bond to be included besides the duration restriction. 1, record 4, English, - immunization%20strategy
Record 4, French
Record 4, Domaine(s)
- Investissements et placements
- Fiscalité
Record 4, Main entry term, French
- stratégie d'immunisation
1, record 4, French, strat%C3%A9gie%20d%27immunisation
proposal, feminine noun
Record 4, Abbreviations, French
Record 4, Synonyms, French
Record 4, Textual support, French
Record 4, Spanish
Record 4, Textual support, Spanish
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