Glossary entry

German term or phrase:

offene Reserven

English translation:

disclosed reserves

Added to glossary by Kim Metzger
Aug 17, 2009 14:38
14 yrs ago
German term

offene Reserven

German to English Bus/Financial Finance (general)
Stille Reserven are hidden reserves or hidden assets, but what are 'offene Reserven'?

Den Unternehmen fehlt es an Alternativen zur Bankenfinanzierung. Gerade in Deutschland ist die Eigenkapitalausstattung – hauptsächlich steuerlich motiviert – oft eher gering. Jedoch haben zahllose Unternehmen noch substanzielle offene oder stille Reserven sowie ausgezeichnete Marktpositionen, hohe Innovationskraft und sehr internationale Ausrichtung. Zudem sind die Eignerfamilien in Krisensituationen oft bereit, mit ihrem Privatvermögen ins Risiko zu gehen.

Hidden reserves

Assets or wealth of a company that cannot easily be detected from reading its balance sheet, such as undervalued assets or overstated expense provisions that might never be needed. Traditionally the term has been used with reference to banks that were allowed by regulatory authorities to understate the book value of certain assets by an undisclosed amount and hence to understate the amount of their reserves.

http://www.anz.com/edna/dictionary.asp?action=content&conten...
Proposed translations (English)
3 +1 disclosed reserves
4 free reserves
3 open reserves
References
HTH
UBS Dictionary of Banking

Proposed translations

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disclosed reserves

I've posted a reference separately.
Peer comment(s):

agree lisa23 : yes
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Thank you, lisa23
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4 KudoZ points awarded for this answer. Comment: "Thanks Audrey and everyone else. I also liked Alison's 'declared' reserves."
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free reserves

"offene Reserven" are free available, they are not hidden in the balance sheet
Example sentence:

For the purchase of treasury shares the Annual General Meeting authorized the Board of Directors to convert up to CHF 1,080,000,000 into free reserves.

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open reserves

what elsae? "open reserves" are evident, declared and unconcealed to the general public (e.g. in a balance sheet)
Note from asker:
Hi Goldcoaster. What else? How about the <u>term of art</u> used by English speaking financial experts? Search engines like Google can be helpful in determining who uses terms and how they are used by native speakers in various contexts. I searched under "open reserves" but found nothing to confirm that the term is in standard usage among native speaking financial experts. If you can prove me wrong, I’d be happy to be enlightened.
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Reference comments

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Reference:

HTH

offene Reserven {pl}
visible reserves
disclosed reserves
http://www.dict.cc/german-english/offene Reserven.html
Note from asker:
Sounds good, Audrey. Why not post it as an answer?
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Reference:

UBS Dictionary of Banking

disclosed reserves / offene Reserven / réserves ouvertes / riserve palesi
Also: published reserves, declared reserves. Reserves openly reported in a company's balance sheet. Opposite: undisclosed reserves.

undisclosed reserves / stille Reserven / réserves latentes / riserve occulte
Also: hidden reserves. Reserves not shown in the balance sheet of a company; for example, if the market value of an asset is higher than its book value. Other forms: replacement reserves (maintenance of real-asset values and equity capital) and other undisclosed reserves. In Switzerland, any dissolution of undisclosed reserves which has a significant impact on the company's results must be declared in the annual financial statements. Undisclosed reserves enhance a company's creditworthiness. Opposite: disclosed reserves. See also reserves.
http://www.ubs.com/1/e/about/bterms/content_d.html
Note from asker:
Thanks Alison. Looks good.
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