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''Central banking.''
Merchant banks traditionally specialised in trade related finance (hence their former description as 'accepting houses'), underwriting of new issues and provision of corporate advice.


The Eurosystem comprises:
The term 'investment banks' - which orginated in relation to similar banks in the US - is now more generally used for these banks. 
*The European Central Bank and
 
*The national central banks of all Euro zone member states.
These banks provide a wide range of services in the money, capital and securities markets.




== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Central bank]]
* [[Investment bank]]
* [[ESCB]]
*[[Non ring fenced bank]]
* [[Euro]]
*[[Ring fenced bank]]
* [[Euro zone]]
* [[Universal bank]]
* [[European Central Bank]]
* [[European Union]]

Revision as of 17:36, 16 May 2017

Merchant banks traditionally specialised in trade related finance (hence their former description as 'accepting houses'), underwriting of new issues and provision of corporate advice.

The term 'investment banks' - which orginated in relation to similar banks in the US - is now more generally used for these banks.

These banks provide a wide range of services in the money, capital and securities markets.


See also