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Poor relief
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2023/07/21 by
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Earlier form of welfare aid as assistance for subsistence (living). This involved payments by the parish or political community to persons who could not (or could no longer) support themselves out of their own resources (almsmen; poverty-stricken persons, almsmen and almswomen). – Cash payment to feed the poor. In Europe, various methods were used to […]
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Arranging
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2023/07/21 by
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Bundled services provided by a bank that acts as arranger and also performs other, more comprehensive activities for this customer. Depending on the contractual agreement, these range from the management of the cash flow – i.e. all outgoing and incoming payments and thus overall responsibility for the company’s financial management – to advice on legal […]
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Asset-backed securities-collateralized debt obligation, ABS-CDO (also said in German and usually in the abbreviation)
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2023/07/21 by
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Asset-backed securities that themselves invest in parts of other asset-backed bonds. Such nested securitized securities have been repeatedly rebuked by regulators for the sheer distance between the investor and the underlying risks. Because of the difficulties in managing the risk of such securities, and also in view of the fact that rating agencies gave ABS […]
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Aestimator (estimator)
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2023/07/21 by
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In older financial language, a person – who appraises the value of assets, an appraiser, or – an expert who calculates the cost of a project (one who is competent of predicting the probable costs of a project); a precalculator. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private […]
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Attentism (wait-and-see position)
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2023/07/21 by
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In the financial market, a period during which demanders – investors, borrowers, speculators – hold back on orders for the time being. Their expectations are directed toward more favorable market conditions, such as a better state of the international financial markets, as was occasionally the case during the subprime crisis; or also toward possible interest […]
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Guild fee (wedding coins)
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2023/07/21 by
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In former times, the regular payment of the members of a guild into the guild treasury. – Coins that were occasionally given to the couple – i.e. the bride and groom – by the wedding guests, also called bride’s table money, wedding money, wedding guilders and similar. – See „Annehmungsgeld“, „Fahnengeld“, „Hielichgeld“, „Hochzeitstischsteuer“, „Innungsgeld“, „Pfeffergeld“, […]
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Regulatory practices
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2023/07/21 by
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Unless otherwise defined, this refers to on-site inspections by the supervisory authority, either – on the initiative of the institution: the institution requests an inspection from the supervisory authority because circumstances within the institution require it, – on the initiative of the supervisory authority: the supervisory authority is prompted to carry out an inspection because […]
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Proration
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2023/07/21 by
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Unless otherwise defined in financial terminology, to allocate costs, fees, premiums, etc. between buyer and seller on the basis of proportional distribution; in general, to divide a sum of money proportionately. – See Banking Supervision, European, Fees. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express […]
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Purchasing credit, instal[l]ment credit
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2023/07/21 by
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Unless otherwise defined, this refers to an earmarked loan for the purchase of durable consumer goods (such as kitchens, household appliances, consumer electronics, cars) granted by a bank to a private household. – See Abstattungskredit, Barkredit, Blankokredit, Dispositionskredit, Königsberger System, Konsumentenkredit, Kontokorrentkredit, Personalkredit, Privatkredit, Installment, Overdraft, Vorlage. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright […]
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Share redemption
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2023/07/21 by
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In Germany, capital management companies are generally required to redeem issued share certificates at the market price. However, a company may suspend redemption for a maximum of two years if bank balances (cash at bank) and other liquidity are insufficient to pay the redemption price and ensure proper ongoing management („red alert“). For the first […]