Independent Investment Banker means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
Investment Banker means, with respect to an issue of Bonds, an underwriter, placement agent or structuring agent who is under contract with the Corporation and whose primary purpose is to either:
Independent Investment Bank means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers that the Issuer appoints to act as the Independent Investment Bank from time to time.
Qualified investment has the meaning set forth in Section 313.021(1) of the TEXAS TAX CODE, as interpreted by the Comptroller’s Rules.
Qualified Investments means any and all securities, obligations or accounts in which municipalities may invest their funds under applicable Maine law.
Investment Bank means each of those reputable internationally recognised investment banks, selected from time to time as First Choice Investment Banks or as a Third Investment Bank in terms of Section 1.4 or Section 1.5 of the Subscription Agreement (as the case may be), whose Mandate Letters remain effective.
Qualified Investors means investors who are professional clients (client professionnel/professionele cliënt) or eligible counterparty (contrepartie éligible/in aanmerking komende tegenpartij) as defined in the Belgian Prospectus Law of 16 June 2006 (as amended from time to time). The Qualified Investors may bear a lower Entry Fee (as defined under item 77 of Part A) depending on (i) the evolution of the credit quality of the Issuer (credit spread), (ii) the evolution of interest rates, (iii) the success (or lack of success) of the placement of the Notes, and (iv) the amount of Notes purchased by an investor, each as determined by each relevant distributor (including BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV) in its sole discretion. Conditions to which the offer is subject: The Offer of the Notes is conditional on its issue.
Qualified Investor means an investor who has been certified by the commissioner under subdivision 3.
Specified Investments means (a) direct obligations of the United States of America or obligations fully guaranteed by the United States of America; (b) commercial paper rated A-1/P-1 by S&P and Moody's, respectively or, if such ratings are unavailable, rated by any nationally recognized rating organization in the United States equal to the highest rating assigned by such rating organization; (c) investments in negotiable certificates of deposit, time deposits, banker's acceptances, commercial paper or other direct obligations of, or obligations guaranteed by, commercial banks organized under the laws of the United States or of any political subdivision thereof (or any U.S. branch of a foreign bank) with issuer ratings of at least B/C by Thomson Bankwatch, having maturities no later than 90 days following the date of such investment; (d) overnight federal funds transactions with members of the Federal Reserve System arranged by federal funds brokers; or (e) overnight repurchase agreements with respect to the securities described in clause (a) above entered into with an office of a bank or trust company which is located in the United States of America or any bank or trust company which is organized under the laws of the United States or any state thereof and has capital, surplus and undivided profits aggregating at least $500 million. SSB. State Street Bank and Trust Company of Connecticut, National Association, a national banking association or any successor Owner Trustee in its individual capacity.
Approved Investment means any type of security, instrument, participation or interest in property, as set forth on Schedule I hereto (which may be amended from time to time by execution of a revised Schedule I, I-A or I-B) in which Cash Collateral may be invested or reinvested by Bank in accordance with Paragraph 2 of Article IV hereof.
Mortgage banker means a person who does one or more of the following:
Qualified Independent Underwriter means a “qualified independent underwriter” within the meaning of FINRA Rule 5121.
Quotation Agent means one of the Reference Treasury Dealers appointed by the Company.
Quoted Investment means any Investment which is quoted or listed or in respect of which permission to deal is effective on any Recognised Stock Exchange.
Approved Investor means any institution which has made a Takeout Commitment and has been approved by Buyer and not subsequently disapproved by Buyer.
investment dealer means a person or company registered in the category of investment dealer;
Quoted Investments has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(b)(ii)(A).
Unquoted Investment means any Investment which is not quoted, listed or dealt in on any Recognised Stock Exchange.
Eligible Investment means any investment that at the time of its acquisition is one or more of the following:
Unquoted Investments has the meaning set forth in Section 5.12(b)(ii)(B).
Qualified Financial Institution means, at any time, a financial institution organized under the laws of any jurisdiction in the United States of America or Europe that at such time has outstanding debt obligations with a stated maturity of one year or less from the date of issue and rated A-1 or higher by Standard & Poor’s, a division of The McGraw Hill Companies, Inc., Ratings Group (or any successor) or P-1 or higher by Moody’s Investors Service, Inc. (or any successor) or, in either case, such other comparable rating, if any, then used by such rating agency.
Comparable Treasury Issue means the United States Treasury security or securities selected by an Independent Investment Banker as having an actual or interpolated maturity comparable to the remaining term of the Notes to be redeemed that would be utilized, at the time of selection and in accordance with customary financial practice, in pricing new issues of corporate debt securities of a comparable maturity to the remaining term of such Notes.
Replacement Bank shall have the meaning provided in Section 1.13.
Regulated investment company has the meaning set forth in Section 851 of the Code.
regulated investment companies (as defined in Section 851 of the Code), all as from time to time in effect (collectively, the "Policies"), and with all applicable provisions of law, including without limitation all applicable provisions of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (the "1940 Act") and the rules and regulations thereunder. Subject to the foregoing, the Sub-Adviser is authorized, in its discretion and without prior consultation with the Manager, to buy, sell, lend and otherwise trade in any stocks, bonds and other securities and investment instruments on behalf of the Series, without regard to the length of time the securities have been held and the resulting rate of portfolio turnover or any tax considerations; and the majority or the whole of the Series may be invested in such proportions of stocks, bonds, other securities or investment instruments, or cash, as the Sub-Adviser shall determine.