1

Banks in the global economy

Economic role
Central Banks
Types of banks

Organisation/business lines

Mastering key banking, business and legal idioms

Giving presentations

2

Capital Markets overview

Equities
Fixed Income
Derivatives

The "Sub-Prime" crisis

Passives for describing banking, legal and judicial process

Managing meetings

3

Company Law

Company Formation
Limited liability
Shareholders and Boards

Corporate governance

Should/shall and may for "feeling the way" with clients, colleagues and partners

Managing conference calls

4

Company Law

Fundamental company changes
Acquisitions
Spin-offs

Shareholder rights

Building legal and banking collocations

Telephone strategies

5

Contracts

Covenants
Swap confirmations
Revolving credit agreements

Legal fees

First second and third conditionals: exploring and analysing negotiating options and outcomes

Negotiating

6

Contract remedies

Contract clauses
Types of breach
Liquidated damages

Abusive litigation

"Must know" multiword verbs for legal, banking and finance (1)

Resolving conflict

7

Real property law

Parties referred to
Lease and tenancy agreements

Market practices

"Must know" multiword verbs for legal, banking and finance (2)

Problem solving

8

Negotiable instruments

Promissory notes
Certificates of deposit

Bank finance

The future : speculating about possible and probable events and outcomes

Making suggestions

9

Secured transactions

Security interests
Security agreements
Liens and mortgages

Intellectual property

Gerunds : reporting on events, people, processes and perceptions

Requesting information

10

Asset Based Securities

Securitisation
CDOs

Role of the Rating Agencies
Monolines

Headlines: understanding and interpreting "at a glance" the reporting language of key events

Brainstorming