bon père de famille

English translation: Conservative investment management

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French term or phrase:	bon père de famille
English translation:	Conservative investment management
Entered by:	Maya Jurt

07:50 Nov 26, 2001

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French term or phrase: bon père de famille

This is used to describe a balanced investment mandate.

Context:

Ce mandat est celui qui pourrait être qualifié de " bon père de famille ". Les objectifs de performance et de préservation du capital sont équilibré.

Joanne Watt KudoZ activity Questions: 160 (none open) (6 closed without grading) Answers: 40
Local time: 07:17

Conservative investment management

Explanation:
This question was already asked and I still would propose conservative instment management.
Those arethe two standard term Swiss bankers use.
See below:
Term
gérer un bien en bon père de famille
Translation
to properly administer an estate/ conservative investment management

g¨¦rer un bien en bon p¨¨re de famille

management

Asker: pete
Oct 31

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Answerer: Juliaabc
Oct 31

Answer: to properly administer an estate

Explanation:
Often the word prudent/prudence (depending on context) is used to translate "en bon père de famille", but I would suggest the above as an alternative, and have found it at several sites, two of which I have listed below.
Good luck.

References:
www.spencerlawfirm.com/FAQs.htm
www.lhaplaw.com/estateadmin.htm

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[by Nikki Scott-Despaigne] Oct 31 confidence:
manage an asset like a reasonable man

The "reasonable man" appears throughout the English system. He is the standard by which many acts are measured.

Anything which is done "en bon père de famille" means that it is done reasonably. Whilst more journalistic than the expression I have given, it boils down to the same thing and may work in your context, particularly if legal.

[by Henri] Oct 31 confidence:
to administer an estate with due diligence

gérer un bien = to administer an estate

en bon père de famille = with due diligence

References:

own glossary

[by Juliaabc] Oct 31
confidence:

to properly administer an estate

Often the word prudent/prudence (depending on context) is used to translate "en bon père de famille", but I would suggest the above as an alternative, and have found it at several sites, two of which I have listed below.
Good luck.

References:

www.spencerlawfirm.com/FAQs.htm
www.lhaplaw.com/estateadmin.htm

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[by Maya Jurt] Nov 5
confidence:

conservative investment management

Or conservative management of fortune, property, estate.

In Switzerland, the Private Bankers know this term well. They give their clients a choice between aggressive placements (with risks), diversified
investments (a basket of high-risk, low-risk and conservative investments) and
management of funds "bon père de famille": low return, but pretty safe for maintaining the funds at their level.

It implies a very conservative placements of funds availabe.

Selected response from:

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 08:17

Grading comment

Many thanks. I had it down as the 'wise old man' of the mandates but this sounds much better.

Joanne.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer

Summary of answers provided

5 +2

prudent man

Marian Greenfield

fatherly

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.

prudent manager

cheungmo

blue chip

Alison Webb

Conservative investment management

Maya Jurt

Answers

7 mins confidence:

fatherly

Explanation:
This mandate could be considered fatherly.

of, relating to, or befitting a father <fatherly responsibilities>
2 : resembling a father (as in affection or care) <a fatherly old man>

Lise Boismenu, B.Sc.
Canada
Local time: 02:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: French

27 mins confidence:

peer agreement (net): +2

prudent man

Explanation:
This is a criteria commonly used in investing.
It's the same idea in Spanish: buen padre de familia.

20 years of experience as a financial translator

Marian Greenfield
Local time: 02:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

English
PRO pts in category: 52

54 mins confidence:

prudent manager

Explanation:
The concept of the "bon père de famille" comes from civil law and does not have an exact equivalent in English. The old traditional roles are the key to understanding the concept: fathers provide a roof over a child's head, discipline and security; mothers provide love, food, and turn a house into a home.

The closest I can come up with is "prudent manager".

cheungmo

1 hr confidence:

blue chip

Explanation:
I've seen this expression used as a synonym for blue chip investments - ones for people who like a low level of risk.

Alison Webb
France
Local time: 08:17
Works in field
Native speaker of:

English

1 hr confidence:

Conservative investment management

Maya Jurt
Switzerland
Local time: 08:17
Specializes in field
Native speaker of:

German,

French
PRO pts in category: 12

Grading comment

Many thanks. I had it down as the 'wise old man' of the mandates but this sounds much better.

Joanne.

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