Corporate finance
One of the three areas of the discipline of finance. It deals with the operation of the firm (both the investment decision and the financing decision) from that firm's point of view. |
Similar financial terms
Corporate sectorSecurities issued by U.S. corporations and non-U.S. corporations in the United States. Includes bonds, MTNs, structured notes and commercial paper. The corporate sector is divided into investment grade and non-investment grade sectors by rating agencies such as Moody’s and S&P.
Corporate acquisition
The acquisition of one firm by anther firm.
Corporate bonds
Debt obligations issued by corporations.
Corporate charter
A legal document creating a corporation.
Corporate financial management
The application of financial principals within a corporation to create and maintain value through decision making and proper resource management.
Corporate financial planning
Financial planning conducted by a firm that encompasses preparation of both long- and short-term financial plans.
Corporate processing float
The time that elapses between receipt of payment from a customer and the depositing of the customer's check in the firm's bank account; the time required to process customer payments.
Corporate tax view
The argument that double (corporate and individual) taxation of equity returns makes debt a cheaper financing method.
Corporate taxable equivalent
Rate of return required on a par bond to produce the same after-tax yield to maturity that the premium or discount bond quoted would.
Corporate Social Responsibility
CSR stands for corporate social responsibility. Some companies defines corporate social responsibility as open and transparent business practices based on ethical values and respect for its stakeholders.
Offshore finance subsidiary
A wholly owned affiliate incorporated overseas, usually in a tax haven country, whose function is to issue securities abroad for use in either the parent's domestic or its foreign business.
