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The number of days per year, used to calculate interest or discount for a given period, based on a nominal annual rate.  
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The number of days in a conventional year may differ from the number of days in the calendar year, depending on the currency and market.  
A formal legal agreement to take, or not to take, certain actions.




Examples of different numbers of days per conventional year include:
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* 360, for example in the [[ACT/360]] convention
* 365, for example in the [[ACT/365 fixed]] convention
* 366 or 365, for example in the [[ACT/365]] convention


In loan documentation, a promise given by the borrower to take, or not to take, specified actions relevant to the borrower's creditworthiness. 
For example, a ''financial covenant'' to maintain a minimum ratio of net worth to debt.
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In relation to pension funds, the credit strength of the sponsoring employer and its commitment to the pension fund.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Day count conventions]]
* [[Accounting exposure]]
* [[ACT/360]]
* [[Asset cover]]
* [[ACT/365 fixed]]
* [[Breach of covenant]]
* [[ACT/365]]
* [[Clause]]
* [[Discount]]
* [[Compliance]]
* [[Interest]]
* [[Condition]]
* [[Periodic]]
* [[Contingent covenant]]
* [[Nominal annual rate]]
* [[Covenant trigger]]
* [[Covenant-lite]]
* [[Credit risk]]
* [[Event of default]]
* [[Financial covenant]]
* [[Generally accepted accounting principles]]
* [[Grace period]]
* [[Headroom]]
* [[Incurrence covenant]]
* [[Interest cover]]
* [[Loan agreement]]
* [[Maintenance covenant]]
* [[Net worth]]
* [[Non-financial covenant]]
* [[Representations]]
* [[Restrictive covenant]]
* [[Term]]
* [[Trigger event]]
* [[Waiver]]
* [[Warranty]]
 
 
==Other links==
[http://www.treasurers.org/node/8842 Treasury Essentials: Covenants, The Treasurer, March 2013]
 
[[Category:Long_term_funding]]
[[Category:Manage_risks]]
[[Category:Risk_frameworks]]
[[Category:Treasury_operations_infrastructure]]

Revision as of 19:58, 11 May 2020

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A formal legal agreement to take, or not to take, certain actions.


2.

In loan documentation, a promise given by the borrower to take, or not to take, specified actions relevant to the borrower's creditworthiness.

For example, a financial covenant to maintain a minimum ratio of net worth to debt.


3.

In relation to pension funds, the credit strength of the sponsoring employer and its commitment to the pension fund.


See also


Other links

Treasury Essentials: Covenants, The Treasurer, March 2013