Lexicon
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Fitch Ratings
Fitch Ratings is an international ratings agency which is notable for its development of ratings for asset management companies. The ratings measure the quality and experience of a company, its human resources, its investment processes, its internal control environment, its investment administration resources and the quality of its technological resources.
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Fixed rate
Rate paid by a bond that issues a coupon determined in advance.
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French financial futures market
This is a regulated market organised around a clearing house; it is a centralised market enabling transparency of prices and equal treatment, on which forward contracts (bond contracts, EURIBOR contracts, CAC contracts, etc.) are traded as well as options contracts (options on euro notional futures contracts, options on EURIBOR futures). The market enables investment managers to protect themselves against variations in interest rates and prices on the stock exchange or to dynamise a portfolio by profiting from opportunities.
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FRI (Forum for Responsible Investment)
The Forum for Responsible Investment was set up by fund management professionals, specialists in social and environmental analysis, consultants, trade unionists, universities, members of religious orders and members of the community in order to promote the concept and the practice of responsible investment in France. They have a common concern: to ensure that more people make their investments with social cohesion and sustainable development in mind. The FIR is part of Eurosif.
