share
Security that embodies a share in the capital of a stock corporation. It guarantees the owner membership rights (voting and election rights at the general assembly) and property rights (right to a share in profits, participation quota in capital increases or in the liquidation result).
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Capital assets
The permanent use of a company’s assets such as land, machines, furniture, tools, but also certain intangible assets (patents, processes, licenses) and permanent holdings.
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Asset Management
Business area in which the banks actively look after all the assets of private and institutional customers themselves. This also includes the range of investment funds. Opposite: investment advice.
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The best
Employment statistics carried out quarterly since 1925 by random sample in 66 Swiss companies (see Employment and Employment Statistics).
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IOC
Anglo-Saxon abbreviations for chief executive officer, chief financial officer, chief investment officer and chief operating officer, who together make up the management team.
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Due Diligence
Detailed examination and comprehensive evaluation of a potential takeover candidate by those interested in taking over as a basis for the acquisition decision.
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Equity
That part of the total capital that belongs to the shareholders and that is paid out to them in the event of a business cessation. From the shareholders’ point of view, the most important task of a company is to generate a risk-adjusted return on its equity (cf.
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Finma
Integrated financial market supervision in Switzerland. The supervisory authority has united the Federal Banking Commission (SFBC), the Federal Office for Private Insurance (FOPI) and the anti-money laundering control body since 2009. Finma uses various measures to enforce its mandate, including rulings (e.g. authorization to start business activity), recommendations (remedying minor deviations from the law) and circulars (specifying the law).
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Hedge Funds
Investment vehicles that are usually domiciled in offshore financial centers without strict supervision, such as in the Bahamas or the Cayman Islands. This allows them to work with outside capital (see leverage) and derivatives. This allows you to bet on both rising and falling security prices. The hedge fund manager has typically placed a large part of his private assets in the fund and is primarily compensated through a performance fee.
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Private Equity
Investing in unlisted companies with the aim of increasing their value so that they can exit at a lucrative rate. Belongs to the alternative investments.
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risk
In financial market theory, the risk of an investment is measured in terms of fluctuations in returns. Theoretically, risk and return are directly related: the higher the risk taken, the greater the return on the investment in question should be in the long term (see risk management).
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Venture capital
Special financing of newly founded companies with correspondingly large capital requirements. In the absence of collateral, conventional financing is usually not possible. The capital is often provided by venture capital funds.
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SST
New formula introduced by Finma in 2011 to determine the regulatory risk capital required (see solvency margin).
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Government bond
Bond issued by a state to cover its financing needs at home or abroad. The yields on government bonds serve as a benchmark for other issuers in the same country. In contrast to other countries, Switzerland does not issue Confederation bonds abroad.
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