A non-physical asset, such as a security, certificate, or bank balance. opposite of non-financial asset.
Any asset that can be securitised, ie. represented by a written certificate (eg. a share certificate or bond) that establishes a claim on the issuing person or organisation.
An asset whose value arises not from its physical embodiment (as would a building or a piece of land or capital equipment) but from a contractual relationship: stocks, bonds, bank deposits, currency, etc.
Non-physical asset that represents a financial right for its holder. Typical financial assets are: money, securities and bank deposits.
An asset that can be securitised (represented by a written certificate establishing a claim on the issuer) eg a share, bond etc.
Type of asset that originates in issuer entities, through which they request money from investors for their financing. It represents a legal right on a gross profit.
Any asset that can be securitized, for example, represented by a written certificate (ie. a share certificate or bond) that establishes a claim on the issuing person or organization.
Cash, evidence of an ownership interest in an entity, or a contract that conveys to a second entity a contractual right (a) to receive cash or another financial instrument from a first entity or (b) to exchange other financial instruments on potentially favorable terms with the first entity (FASB Statement No. 107, Disclosures about Fair Value of Financial Instruments, paragraph 3(b).
Any asset that takes the form of a written certificate such as a bond or share and establishes a claim on the issuer.
An asset that derives value because of a contractual claim. Stocks, bonds, bank deposits, and the like are all examples of financial assets.