London Clearing Banks

London Clearing Banks
London Clearing Banks
 
['lʌndən 'klɪərɪȖ 'bæȖks], Londoner Banken, die an einem speziellen Clearingverfahren (Verrechnungsverfahren) zur Aufrechnung insbesondere der bei ihnen eingereichten Schecks - die in Großbritannien als Zahlungsmittel seit dem 19. Jahrhundert besondere Bedeutung erlangten - teilnehmen. Die größten London Clearing Banks sind die Big Four. Die London Clearing Banks, deren geschäftlicher Schwerpunkt früher im kurzfristigen Einlagen- und Kreditgeschäft sowie in der Abwicklung des bargeldlosen Zahlungsverkehrs lag, entwickeln sich zunehmend zu Universalbanken.

Universal-Lexikon. 2012.

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