Tag: Glossary Guide

A negotiable (transferable) instrument or deposit in book entry form evidenced by a receipt or similar acknowledgement issued by a bank, which provides on its face that the amount of such deposit is payable to bearer or any specified person (e.g., deposit notes, bank notes). Negotiable certificates of deposit are not considered securities on the… Continue reading NEGOTIABLE CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT

Institutions owned by foreign central governments that are classified as banks in their respective countries. Nationalized banks are classified as foreign private commercial banks. However, a nationalized bank is classified as a foreign official institution when it performs the functions of a central bank.

Debt securities issued by state and local governments.

Manager of a pool of money such as a, but not limited to, mutual fund, pension fund, insurance fund, bank-pooled fund or hedge funds.

Debt security with no contractual maturity or with an original maturity of more than one year.

No contractual maturity or an original maturity of more than one year. Long-term securities are securities without a stated maturity date (such as equities) or with an original term-to-maturity greater than one year.

An arrangement whereby one party (the loan servicer) agrees to collect payments from borrowers on behalf of the holder(s) of the loan. The loan servicer may be the originator of the loans, or may be another institution. The loan servicer/administrative agent should report the outstanding loans to U.S. resident borrowers owed to foreign residents on… Continue reading LOAN SERVICING ARRANGEMENTS, LOAN SERVICER

A loan is generally an extension of credit resulting from direct negotiations between a lender and a borrower. The loan may have originated through direct negotiations with the borrower or it may have been originated by another lender that directly negotiated with a borrower. Loans may take the form of promissory notes, acknowledgements of advance,… Continue reading LOAN

The determination of whether a partner and a limited partnership are in a direct investment relationship is based on who controls the partnership; it is NOT based on the percentage of ownership in the partnership’s equity. In most cases, the general partner is presumed to control a limited partnership and therefore, to be in a… Continue reading LIMITED PARTNERSHIPS AND DIRECT INVESTMENT

Legal entity that has the power to issue and distribute a security. Issuers include corporations, municipalities, foreign and domestic governments and their agencies, and investment trusts.