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Bestände relevanter Positionen

English translation: portfolios of relavant positions

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German term or phrase:Bestände relevanter Positionen
English translation:portfolios of relavant positions
Entered by: Kathryn McFarland

22:14 Mar 7, 2007
German to English translations [PRO]
Bus/Financial - Accounting / Financial report
German term or phrase: Bestände relevanter Positionen
Die Unterscheidung in lang- und kurzfristige Bestände relevanter Positionen wird in den jeweiligen Anhangsabschnitten dargestellt.
Kathryn McFarland
portfolios of relavant positions
Explanation:
More context would help. What kind of company is this and what is the income account under discussion?

Bestände are quite often porfolios, be they of securities positions, loan receivables or what not. If the text is discussion securities, then positions is correct.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-08 01:09:29 GMT)
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OK - with the new context

I wouldn't even use Bestände (balances) in the translation

The differentiation of the relevant short- and long-term accounts (Positionen) is presented/explained in the respective sections in the Notes to the financial statements.

Bestände here are the balances, Positionen are the accounts
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Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 09:39
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Thanks - you have saved me again!
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3 +2portfolios of relavant positions
Ted Wozniak


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portfolios of relavant positions


Explanation:
More context would help. What kind of company is this and what is the income account under discussion?

Bestände are quite often porfolios, be they of securities positions, loan receivables or what not. If the text is discussion securities, then positions is correct.

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Note added at 2 hrs (2007-03-08 01:09:29 GMT)
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OK - with the new context

I wouldn't even use Bestände (balances) in the translation

The differentiation of the relevant short- and long-term accounts (Positionen) is presented/explained in the respective sections in the Notes to the financial statements.

Bestände here are the balances, Positionen are the accounts

Ted Wozniak
United States
Local time: 09:39
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PRO pts in category: 762
Grading comment
Thanks - you have saved me again!
Notes to answerer
Asker: It is an insurance company.


Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Steffen Walter: A guessing game, really - Bestände could also be inventories.
39 mins
agree  RobinB: Except that this is surely the "current/non-current" distinction.
9 hrs
  -> old habits die hard Robin - I have to force myself to use current/non-current instead of the short/long-term phrasing I learned so long ago.
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