摘要:A mutual fund that can invest in companies located anywhere outside of its investors' country of residence.

Also referred to as a "foreign fund".

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摘要:A visual representation of the principal investment characteristics of foreign stocks and foreign stock funds. The international equity style box is a valuable tool for investors to use to determine t[阅读全文]

摘要:The strategy of selecting globally-based investment instruments as part of an investment portfolio. International investing includes such investment vehicles as mutual funds, American Depository Recei[阅读全文]

摘要:A United Nations-sponsored commission that seeks to create a forum for countries to come together and set international trade law standards. The United Nations Commission on International Trade Law (U[阅读全文]

摘要:Select groups of capital which are monitored with regards to their international movement. Treasury international capital is used as an economic indicator that tracks the flow of Treasury and agency s[阅读全文]

摘要:A market-capitalization-weighted index maintained by Morgan Stanley Capital International (MSCI) and designed to provide a broad measure of stock performance throughout the world, with the exception o[阅读全文]

摘要:A leading provider of equity, fixed-income and hedge fund indexes. MSCI has been providing global equity indexes for more than 30 years. In 2003, it launched a new family of U.S. equity indexes.
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摘要:A professional designation provided by the International Research Association (IRA) designed for investment professionals throughout the world. The Licensed International Financial Analyst (LIFA) desi[阅读全文]

摘要:An association created by the private negotiated derivatives market that represents participating parties. This association helps to improve the private negotiated derivatives market by identifying an[阅读全文]

摘要:A self-regulatory organization and trade association originally located in Zürich, Switzerland, that encourages systematic and compliant trading in the international securities market. It also pr[阅读全文]

摘要:A code that uniquely identifies a specific securities issue. The organization that allocates ISINs in any particular country is the country's respective National Numbering Agency (NNA).

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摘要:A global cooperative of securities regulatory agencies that aims to establish and maintain worldwide standards for efficient, orderly and fair markets. The stated goals of the IOSCO are to:

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摘要:A United Nations agency that strives to serve as a uniting force between governments, businesses and workers to “promote decent work throughout the world.” The organization was founded on [阅读全文]

摘要:A set of international accounting standards stating how particular types of transactions and other events should be reported in financial statements. IFRS are issued by the International Accounting St[阅读全文]

摘要:In financing arrangements involving the World Bank, a bidding process that requires the borrower to procure resources funded by its loan according to a number of specified conditions. ICB requires Wor[阅读全文]

摘要:An international clearing house for futures markets around the world. Based in London, the ICCH maintains and organizes the daily duties of clearing futures contracts and guarantees the due fulfillmen[阅读全文]

摘要:A facility that accepts deposits and offers loans to foreign customers and businesses.

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摘要:A standard numbering system developed to identify bank accounts from around the world. It was originally developed by banks in Europe to simplify transactions involving bank accounts from other countr[阅读全文]

摘要:An organization comprised of scholars and specialists from various areas of financial concern.

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摘要:An older set of standards stating how particular types of transactions and other events should be reflected in financial statements. In the past, international accounting standards (IAS) were issued b[阅读全文]