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A card contract intermediary, namely a company that concludes agreements on accepting cash cards from a card-issuing bank at points of sale (in retail outlets, gas stations, lodging houses, restaurants, car rental agencies, airlines, etc.). As a rule, this is a bank. – A person or business firm that buys shares of a company or […]

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fortgeschrittener Messansatz): A tool used by institutions to measure operational risk. This is ultimately based on the bank’s own estimates of capital backing and must be approved by the supervisory authority. – See counterparty credit risk, default, probability of default, backtesting, Herfindahl-Hirschman index, internal ratings-based approach, calibration, credit risk, rating, rating steps, risk measurement, risk […]

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Generally, a sum to be added to a given amount. – See premium, pagament, allowance, co-payment. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, Dipl.rer.pol. E-mail address: info@ekrah.com https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerhard_Ernst_Merk https://www.jung-stilling-gesellschaft.de/merk/ https://www.gerhardmerk.de/

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A loan (from a bank) to finance the acquisition of a company by the borrower. – See mergers and acquisitions, leveraged buy-out, private equity financing. Attention: The financial encyclopedia is protected by copyright and may only be used for private purposes without express consent! University Professor Dr. Gerhard Merk, Dipl.rer.pol., Dipl.rer.oec. Professor Dr. Eckehard Krah, […]

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Unless otherwise defined, the holdings of shares in the hands of economic agents in an area. – For the euro area, stock holdings are shown in the annex „Euro area statistics,“ section „Monetary developments, banks and investment funds,“ subheading „MFIs‘ holdings of securities, breakdown“ in the respective ECB Monthly Bulletin; in the subheading „Revaluation of […]

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stocks]): The process of a company buying back its own shares. This makes sense for the company if more equity is available than is needed for investments. The share buyback usually increases the value of the shares remaining on the stock exchange (this reduces the number of shares in existence and, potentially, increases unit share […]

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In the case of coins, the loss of weight through use in payment transactions, also called abrasion or removal of the surface of a solid material as a result of relative movement of other solid bodies in contact with it. – In the case of gold coins circulating in Europe in the past, abrasion was […]

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at the ECB, the date on which a trade (i.e. an agreement relating to a financial transaction between two counterparties) takes place. – This date may coincide with the settlement date for the transaction (same-day settlement) or precede the settlement date by a specified number of business days (the settlement date is referred to as […]

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In terms of the financial market, the ability of consumers to absorb offered products into their portfolios. If the supply of securities exceeds investor demand to a large extent, this is also referred to as a market glut. – Around 1990, the term was coined to describe the ability of an entity, and of a […]

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Earlier compensation payment to the retiring peasant sole heir (= Anerben: the one to whom the undivided inheritance [the farm] passes, usually the eldest son). In cases of dispute, the amount of the settlement was determined by the competent court of inheritance. – Abwich = here: to retreat, to go away, to clear the field; […]