bankers
They manage deposits
Bankers is the plural of banker—people who work in banking, especially in senior positions at financial institutions.
The term often carries connotations of wealth and privilege: The bankers got bailed out while homeowners lost everything.
In British slang, bankers rhymes with and substitutes for wankers, expressing contempt: Those bankers ruined the economy.
One who examines systematically
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- auditorFinancial records examiner
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
- economistScarcity and allocation scholar
consultant · teller · treasurer · accountant · trader · clerk · cashier · vault
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
- executiveSenior organizational leader
management · restructuring · buyout · takeover · IPO · CEO · CFO · headquarters
Borrowed money arrangements
- mortgageSecured home loan
- creditRecognition or payment deferral
- debtMoney owed another
- interestAttention, stake, or fee
collateral · refinancing · default · foreclosure · amortization · principal · overdraft · subprime
Agent bound by loyalty
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
- reputationCollective opinion of someone
discretion · confidentiality · ethics · transparency · accountability · prudence · stewardship · safekeeping
Collected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
- bondsTies that unite
trading · commodities · futures · derivatives · arbitrage · speculation
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- plutocracyRule by the rich
elite · pinstripe · Lamborghini · mansion · yacht · lavish · opulence · privilege
Sustained price level increase
- recessionProlonged economic decline
- liquidityConvertibility to cash
- stimulusWhat prompts a reaction
- regulationOfficial rules governing conduct
analyst
One who examines systematically
- complianceAdhering to requirements
- auditorFinancial records examiner
- brokerTransaction intermediary for hire
economist · consultant · teller · treasurer · accountant · trader · clerk · cashier · vault · fiduciary
mergers
Corporate consolidations
- acquisitionsThings newly gained
- boardroomCorporate decision venue
- shareholdersOwners of company stock
executive · management · restructuring · buyout · takeover · IPO · CEO · CFO · headquarters · conglomerate
loans
Borrowed money arrangements
interest · collateral · refinancing · default · foreclosure · amortization · principal · overdraft · subprime · underwriting
fiduciary
Agent bound by loyalty
- confidenceSelf-assurance or trust
- credibilityQuality inspiring trust
- integrityMoral soundness and consistency
reputation · discretion · confidentiality · ethics · transparency · accountability · prudence · stewardship · safekeeping · custody
portfolio
Collected works or assets
- securitiesTradeable financial assets
- equitiesOwnership stakes in corporations
- stocksOwnership stakes or inventory
bonds · trading · commodities · futures · derivatives · arbitrage · speculation
affluence
Abundance of money
- prosperityGood fortune, success
- bonusReward beyond expectation
- compensationPayment for services rendered
plutocracy · elite · pinstripe · Lamborghini · mansion · yacht · lavish · opulence · privilege · bailout
inflation
Sustained price level increase
- Americanspresidents, senators, governors, generals, authors
- notable peoplepoliticians, artists, leaders, writers, scientists
- finance prosfinancial analysts, stockbrokers, stock brokers, traders, brokers
- financiersfinancier, investor, capitalist, backer, bankroller
- Kaiser EraKaiser Wilhelm II, Wilhelm II, Crown Prince, Bismarck, Otto von Bismarck
- business contactsclient, colleagues, colleague, contact, coworker
bankersborrowers
Those receiving loans
debtors · mortgagees · depositors · mortgagors · defaulters
bankersmanual laborers
Workers using physical effort
factory workers · farmers · miners · construction workers · tradespeople
- banked onTrusted to happen
- investment bankerAdviser on corporate transactions
- banker's hoursShort, easy work hours
- central bankerHead of monetary policy
- personal bankerAssigned financial services representative
- bankers' hoursMinimal working time