BNET Business Dictionary
Business Definition for: Investment Bank
- a bank that specializes in providing funds to corporate borrowers for start-up or expansion
- a bank that does not accept deposits but provides services to those who offer securities to investors, and to those investors.
- U.K. term Merchant Bank
- See also Commercial Bank
Additional Resources
- Kuwaiti investment bank in default
- Global Investment House, the biggest investment bank in Kuwait, said Thursday it had defaulted on most of its debt. It was the first of several expected casualties among Kuwaiti financial companies because of the global credit crunch, just months after the government rescued one of the country's biggest banks. The news is...
- News items 2009-08-07
- RBS Cuts Losses, Investment Bank Slumps
- By Clara Ferreira-Marques and Steve SlaterLONDON (Reuters UK) - Losses at part-nationalised Royal Bank of Scotland more than halved in the third quarter with a sharp reduction in bad debt writeoffs, despite a slump in profits at its beleaguered investment bank."I have repeatedly said this is a marathon, not a...
- News items 2009-11-06
- Iceland's Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank hf acquires Finnish investment bank eQ Corporation
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-22 May 2007-Iceland's Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank hf acquires Finnish investment bank eQ CorporationC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Icelandic investment bank Straumur-Burdaras Investment Bank hf said on Tuesday (22 May) that it has agreed to acquire a 62% majority stake in the Finnish investment bank eQ Corporation. ...
- Research articles 2007-05-22
- CHINA INVESTMENT BANK BIGGEST AGENCY OF ODS PROJECTS
- AsiaInfo Services 01-06-1998 China Investment Bank Biggest Agency of ODS Projects CHINA, January 6, AsiaInfo Services, Inc -- China investment Bank recently acquired two agency businesses of World Bank ODS projects with gross sum of US$ 13 mi ...
- Research articles 1998-01-06
- BAHRAIN: BAHRAIN ISLAMIC INVESTMENT BANK ACQUIRES STAKE IN BAHRAIN ISLAMIC BANK.(Brief Article)
- According to Akhbar Al-Khaleej newspaper, member of the board of directors of the Bahrain Islamic Investment Bank, Sheikh Ahmed Al-Janahi, who also serves as the Bank's chief operations officer, announced that the Bank recently acquired 19% of the shares of the Bahrain Islamic Bank. The Bahrain...
- Research articles 2000-02-29
- MOODY'S ASSIGNS FIRST TIME RATINGS TO FIRST INVESTMENT BANK AD
- Moody's Investors Service has assigned firsttime ratings to First Investment Bank AD of B2/NP stable outlook forlong- and short-term foreign currency bank deposits respectively, and D-stable outlook for Bank Financial Strength. First Investment Bank'sMoody's Investors Service has assigned firsttime ratings to First Investment Bank AD of B2/NP stable outlook forlong-...
- Research articles 2003-03-18
- Woori Finance plans to choose purchaser of Investment Bank.
- Jan 30, 2003 (The Asian Wall Street Journal - ABIX via COMTEX) The South Korean government-owned holding company, Woori Finance Holdings, is selling Woori Investment Bank. A buyer will be selected in early February 2003. Several groups have expressed their interest, including US investment...
- Research articles 2003-01-30
- Investment Bank Robertson Stephens Expands In Israel.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
- The American investment bank Robertson Stephens Inc. ended its sixth annual growth and technology conference in Israel with an announcement that it is expanding its staff in Israel by 50 percent. The American investment bank is a leader in providing The American investment bank Robertson...
- Research articles 2000-12-01
- Warburg's woes. (S.G. Warburg investment bank stops trading all but UK and US government bonds)
- HOW important is it for an investment bank with global pretensions to be active in bond markets? Not very, judging by the announcement on January 9th by S.G. Warburg, a British investment bank, that it would stop making bond prices to clients except inHOW important is it...
- Research articles 1995-01-14
- GOLDMAN SACHS ALLOWED TO SET UP JV INVESTMENT BANK
- AsiaInfo Services 12-06-2004 Goldman Sachs Allowed to Set Up JV Investment Bank BEIJING, Dec 06, 2004 SinoCast via COMTEX -- Goldman Sachs, a world's leading investment bank, announced on November 2, 2004 that itsapplication for setting up a AsiaInfo...
- Research articles 2004-12-06
- Only 4% expected to withdraw if peace fails. (US investment bank)
- Leading US investment bank, Oppenheimer & Co. recently held a discussion with several other major US investment houses regarding the effect of the Middle East peace process on the level of foreign investment in Israel. The panel included Oppenhe Leading US investment bank, Oppenheimer &...
- Research articles 1997-05-31
- MOODY'S CHANGES FIRST INVESTMENT BANK'S BFSR OUTLOOK TO POSITIVE
- Moody's Investors Service has changed to positive from stable the outlook on the D bank financial strength rating BFSR of First Investment Bank FIB. As a result, the outlook on the bank's: i Ba1/Not-Prime short- and long-term global local currency (Moody's Investors Service has changed to positive from stable the...
- Research articles 2007-11-04
- BULGARIA: MOODY'S ASSIGNS FIRST TIME RATINGS TO FIRST INVESTMENT BANK AD.(Brief Article)
- Moody's Investors Service has assigned first time ratings to First Investment Bank AD of B2/NP stable outlook for long- and short-term foreign currency bank deposits respectively, and D- stable outlook for Bank Financial Strength. First Invest Moody's Investors Service has assigned first ...
- Research articles 2003-03-18
- BULGARIA: MOODY'S CHANGES FIRST INVESTMENT BANK'S BFSR OUTLOOK TO POSITIVE.
- Moody's Investors Service has changed to positive from stable the outlook on the D bank financial strength rating BFSR of First Investment Bank FIB. As a result, the outlook on the bank's: i Ba1/Not-Prime short- and long-term global local curre Moody's Investors Service has changed to...
- Research articles 2007-11-04
- European Investment Bank and World Bank agree to develop the "Pan-European Carbon Fund".
- M2 PRESSWIRE-17 December 2004-WORLD BANK: European Investment Bank and World Bank agree to develop the "Pan-European Carbon Fund"C1994-2004 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:12172004 Luxembourg and Washington - The European Investment Bank EIB and the World Bank signed Thursday a Memorandum of Understanding...
- Research articles 2004-12-17
- Swedbank acquires Russian investment bank ZAO OKO Capital Vostok from Finland's OKO Bank
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-21 December 2007-Swedbank acquires Russian investment bank ZAO OKO Capital Vostok from Finland's OKO BankC1994-2007 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com Swedish bank group Swedbank announced on Friday (21 December) that it has agreed to acquire the Russian investment bank ZAO OKO Capital Vostok from Finland's OKO Bank. ...
- Research articles 2007-12-21
- EDB Business Partner ASA delivers lending system to Nordic Investment Bank
- NORDIC BUSINESS REPORT-1 October 2003-EDB Business Partner ASA delivers lending system to Nordic Investment BankC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD http://www.m2.com The Norwegian IT group EDB Business Partner ASA said on Wednesday (1 October) that it had received a seven-year contract for a core lending system from Nordic Investment Bank. ...
- Research articles 2003-10-01
- Norris Communications enters consulting agreement with investment bank
- SAN DIEGO--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 18, 1996--Norris Communications Inc. (NASDAQ:NCII), Wednesday announced that it has signed a three-year consulting agreement with Klein Investment Group L.P. to serve as its investment bank.Bob Root, chief executive officer and president of Norris Communications stated: "With Klein Investment Group as our investment bank, we hope...
- Research articles 1996-09-18
- The Little Investment Bank That Could
- The Find: In this difficult economic climate, how did brand new investment bank Moelis & Co. grow into a successful 150 person firm over the last 15 months? In this podcast, founder Kenneth D. Moelis explains how he did it. The Source: Knowledge@Wharton from the Wharton Business...
- Blog posts 2008-11-21
- RUSSIA: RATINGS OF TRUST INVESTMENT BANK.(Moody's Investors Services assigns an E+ rating to Russia's TRUST Investment Bank)(Brief Article)
- Moody's Investors Service has assigned a financial strength rating FSR of E+ to Russia's TRUST Investment Bank Trust and ratings of B1/NP for long and short term foreign currency deposits. All ratings carry a stable outlook. The B1/NP foreign Moody's Investors Service...
- Research articles 2003-10-21
