RepoRt on - BNP Paribas

tpi (Titre au Porteur
Identifiable)
Procedure allowing issuers to obtain information about the identity of holders of bearer shares
from euroclear.
trade centre specialised sales force set up by bnP Paribas to partner its corporate customers’ international
development. the trade centres offer importers and exporters a wide range of customised
services based on the “one-stop-shopping” principle.
treasury shares shares held by the issuer. treasury shares are stripped of voting and dividend rights and are not
taken into account in the calculation of earnings per share.
tsdi (Titre Subordonné
french acronym for perpetual subordinated notes.
à Durée Indéterminée)
tsR total shareholder return: corresponding to return on the capital invested by shareholders,
including dividends and unrealised gains on the shares.
ucits undertaking for collective investment in transferable securities. term covering unit trusts and
variable capital investment companies.
unep - fi the united nations environment Programme finance initiative is a worldwide partnership between
the uneP and private sector financial institutions.
voting right right of a shareholder to vote in person or by proxy at general meetings.
volatility the tendency of a financial market or a certain financial security to register big and abrupt
fluctuations in price levels.
Warrant certificate issued on a stand-alone basis or strippable from another security (share, bond) giving
the holder the right to acquire securities (share, bond). warrants issued by financial institutions
acting as market-maker give the holder the right to purchase (call warrant) or sell (put warrant)
various underlying (interest rate, index, currency, equities) at a fixed exercise price during a fixed
exercise period. although these warrants constitute options, they cannot be sold short.
Waste electrical and
electronic equipment
directive (Weee directive)
the european weee directive imposes the obligation to recycle waste from electrical and electronic
equipment in all eu member states. the directive imposes the responsibility for the disposal and
treatment of waste from electrical and electronic equipment as well as its associated costs,
on the manufacturers and importers of such equipment.
Work flow Process automation technology allowing the sequential transmission of digital documents and
files to the various people responsible for processing the data.
yield indicator of the return on an investment, expressed in percent. for shares, the yield corresponds
to the ratio between the last dividend paid and the last share price.
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