mandates

20:22 Aug 9, 2009
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English language (monolingual) [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Finance (general) / annual report
English term or phrase: mandates
I appreciate if you tell me in plain English what does "mandates" mean below:
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Throughout second quarter, Investment Banking continued to build a very healthy pipeline of initial public offerings (IPOs) out of the region as a whole, but those mandates are likely to remain on hold for the remainder of the year unless a major shift in market sentiment takes place.
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Illustration with examples is highly appreciated.
Thank you
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4mandates
Ellen Kraus
4authorizations/orders
Yasutomo Kanazawa
3assignments
Rolf Keiser


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mandates


Explanation:
mandates in the sense of command, order, task and such like

Ellen Kraus
Austria
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Native speaker of: Native in GermanGerman
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authorizations/orders


Explanation:
I think mandates in this context means authorizations, since the authorizations would be on hold due to the above reason unless a major shift in market sentiment takes place.

Yasutomo Kanazawa
Japan
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assignments


Explanation:
these are specific assignments given by customers

Rolf Keiser
Switzerland
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Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in GermanGerman
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