Course Syllabus---Translating Financial & Securities Documents (E-J)

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Course Syllabus

Course Name

Translating Financial & Securities Documents (E-J) (Course No:52025)

Category

Expert Competence

Year Taken

First or Second Year

Offered Major/ Type of Course

Major 2 / Elective

Number of Credit

Number of Classes

Professor

Yoshihide Kono
Email address : yoshihide.k@babel.edu

Course Description

Practice translation using annual reports for stockholders (who are the CEOs of U.S. securities companies), briefing and opinion session on banking business to 20 U.S. bank CEOs, and public announcements for U.S. banks and securities companies.

Course Policy

Attendance : Enter the course with password.
Netiquette : Refer to the Netiquette Policy in the Student Handbook.
Student with special needs : Refer to the Students with Disabilities and Accommodation Policy in the Student Handbook.
Academic Honesty : Refer to the Student integrity and Academic Honesty Policy in the Student Handbook.
Honor Code : Refer to the Honor Code Policy in the Student Handbook.

Course Objective (Goal)

Obtain knowledge of finance and securities business and acquire skills to translate documents thereof by using reports to investors, briefing of U.S. bank CEOs, and public announcement for U.S. banks and securities companies.

Learning Outcome

Ttranslate precisely, comprehensively, and with polished language English written public announcements and investors reports in the financial and securities business in the U.S. into Japanese. Translate at a speed of 250 words per hour (source language).

Course Progression

Read through each chapter carefully.
Listen to the audio lessons
Submit assignment

Deliverable (Course Text etc.)

Course pack (16 chapters)
*Authored originally by the Professor for this course. Copyrighted by Babel University Professional School of Translation.
* Revised in November 2012

Course Outline

Lecture 1	Annual Report to Stock Holders, U.S. Security Company CEOs I Goldman Sachs Welcome to the Stock Holders Changes in Our Customer Demands
Lecture 2	Annual Report to Stock Holders, U.S. Security Company CEOs II Redetermination of Our Mission Financing Group Integration of Credit and Stock Conventional Transactions and Online Transactions Investment Foundation Alternative Assets Customer and Culture
Lecture 3	Annual Report to Stock Holders, U.S. Security Company CEOs III Opportunities for Growth Tradition of Service
Lecture 4	U.S. Bank Crisis Management I Author Introduction Preface
Lecture 5	U.S. Bank Crisis Management II Serious Problems and CEOs Numerous Problems Greatest Problem Management Issues Crisis of Savings and Loan Association Inequality of Competition Crisis of Banking Business
Lecture 6	U.S. Bank Crisis Management III Main Issues Reserve for the Bank's Future Crisis of Bank Regulation Role of the Government, Restrictive Acceptance Non-Operating Parliament
Lecture 7	U.S. Bank Crisis Management IV Problems in the Industry and Regulation by the Government Savings and Loan Association Limit of Deposit Insurance Too Big to Bankrupt Are Banks Prepared? Banks that are Prepared Take Action Not Later but Now
Lecture 8	U.S. Bank Crisis Management V Problem with Bank Funds New Funding Guidelines Risk of Competition Improving Service Offering Services Available
Lecture 9	U.S. Bank Crisis Management VI On the Basis of Common Understanding Lack of Lobbying Activities New Competitor -- Competition from Foreign Banks Do We Have Too Many Banks? Crisis of Loans Leveraged Buyout
Lecture 10	U.S. Bank Crisis Management VII Good Business Potential Risk and Issues Other Loan Issues Lender Liability Off Balance Sheet Work Future of Banks
Lecture 11	Press Release on U.S. Financial Institutions I 1. JP Morgan Chase 2007 Fourth Half Year Business Report I (Jan 16, 2008) JP Morgan Chase as a whole Investment Banking Department
Lecture 12	Press Release on U.S. Financial Institutions II 2. JP Morgan Chase 2007 Fourth Half Year Business Report II (Jan 16, 2008) Personal Financial Service Department Card Service Department
Lecture 13	Press Release on U.S. Financial Institutions III 3. JP Morgan Chase 2007 Fourth Half Year Business Report III (Jan 16, 2008) Commercial Banking Department Financing Bills and Securities Service Department Asset Management Department Headquarters Department
Lecture 14	Press Release on U.S. Financial Institutions IV 4. Citi Group Announcement on capital Increase due to Collaboration with Abu Dhabi Investment Authority (Nov 26, 2007) 5. Citi Group Announcement for New CEO and Chairman (Dec 11, 2007)
Lecture 15	Press Release on U.S. Financial Institutions V 6. Citi Group Announcement on Achievement of Equity Ratio Goals (Jan 22, 2008) 7. Citi Group Announcement on Completion of Exchange of Stock with Nikko Cordial Securities (Jan 29, 2008) 8. Bank of America Announcement on Acquisition of Countrywide (Jan 11, 2008)
Lecture 16	Press Release on U.S. Financial Institutions VI 9. JP Morgan Chase Announcement on Acquisition of Bear Stearns (Mar 16, 2008) 10. JP Morgan Chase Announcement on Revisions to Merger Agreement with Bear Stearns (Mar 24, 2008) 11. Merrill Lynch Announcement on Capital Increase due to Collaboration with Mizuho Corporate Bank etc (Jan 15, 2008)

Grade Evaluation and Course Requirement

1. Assignments (All assignments must be submitted)
2. Final Exam (Minimum Course Requirement: B or above)

Grade Score

A 85 - 100

B 70 - 84

C 60 - 69

D 50 - 59

F 49 and under

Submission papers will be returned with the evaluation sheet, which states evaluation marking and comments as well as corrections with rubrics.