Sentences with phrase «against their investment fund»

Securities regulators in Canada should reconsider their proposed ban against investment funds in Canada raising capital through one of the equity crowdfunding exemptions.

In the 21st Congressional District in upstate New York, outside groups came to the rescue of former Bush administration aide Elise Stefanik, in her primary battle against investment fund manager Matt Doheny.

Arguing for and securing a TRO for Mr. Painter to enter and inspect a defendant's offices, unannounced and without prior notice, so that client could retrieve its records in a $ 70 million embezzlement case against an investment fund advisor.

Not exact matches

Sohn is one of the most anticipated hedge fund events of the year, where managers volunteer their time and best investment ideas to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer.

Speaking at the Sohn Investment Conference in New York, the closely - watched DoubleLine Capital LP chief executive officer recommended a trade of shorting, or betting against, Facebook while betting on gains in an exchange - traded fund that tracks oil and gas explorers and producers who could benefit from rising inflation.

Wiseman cautioned that the CPPIB — despite its large size in Canadian terms — competes against much bigger investors in the global market such as private equity funds, sovereign wealth funds and other public pension plans that are also on the hunt for similar types of investments.

The start - up founder had, it seems, conceived of his postings as a way to help other company founders understand what a funding round looks like from the inside, and the effect was that the investment firms began bidding against one another.

Sohn is the most widely anticipated hedge - fund event of the year, where managers volunteer their time and best investment ideas to raise money in the fight against childhood cancer.

In August, the investment firm Richard Bernstein Advisors compared the performance of the average investor — based on the monthly flows of money in and out of mutual funds — against a variety of stock indexes, commodities and other asset classes over a 20 - year period ending Dec. 31, 2013.

Gibney also explained how the fund's investment in Facebook stacked up against its principle of backing entrepreneurs doing valuable work.

Wilmot runs through a bunch of investment strategies that might see renewed interest in light of these financial conditions, ranging from equity funds that offer some sort of hedge against volatility to big - data - driven quant funds.

Christina Rexrode and Joann S. Lublin at The Wall Street Journal previously reported that Trillium Asset Management had voted against the proposal and that Korea Investment Corp., South Korea's sovereign - wealth fund, planned to vote against it.

(Bloomberg)-- An investment fund that's seeking a payout from the Cuban government on more than $ 1.3 billion in defaulted debt and back interest has hired the lawyer who won a settlement for hedge funds in a long - running legal battle against Argentina.

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On March 26th The Funders Club received a no - action letter from the Securities and Exchange Commission stating that it will not recommend enforcement action against the year - old private equity investment platform, making it the first government sanctioned online VC.

Real estate funds, including real estate investment trusts (REITs), can also play a role in diversifying your portfolio and providing some protection against the risk of inflation.

And they are to relinquish public spending to private contractors, and not to interfere with the international flow of investment funds, not even to impede capital flight by domestic elites or speculation against their national currencies.

Relative to actively managed mutual funds, some actively managed ETFs offer potential tax advantages.3 However, we caution investors against making long - term investment decisions based solely on any potential tax benefits.

The term «hedge fund» comes from the idea of hedging against the risk of losing money, or using investment strategies that can make money in any economic environment.

These paybacks have pushed up the yen's exchange rate by 12 % against the dollar so far during 2010, prompting Bank of Japan governor Masaaki Shirakawa to announce on Tuesday, October 5, that Japan had «no choice» but to «spend 5 trillion yen ($ 60 billion) to buy government bonds, corporate IOUs, real - estate investment trust funds and exchange - traded funds — the latter two a departure from past practice.»

As ProPublica detailed in 2010, Magnetar worked with investment banks to build CDOs that the hedge fund also bet against.

At present, only Chinese shares traded in Hong Kong are part of the index, and $ 1.7 trillion in investment funds are benchmarked against the index.

We are currently advancing this approach on behalf of a multitude of foreign and domestic public and private pension funds, limited partnerships, and investment trusts in securities fraud actions against BP plc relating to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in 2010.

From an investment standpoint, it's hard to argue against this moniker — the Launchers & Landers subsector ended the year with the most investment, representing 72 % of capital allocation, and outpaced the Satellite sector as the most - funded segment within the Entrepreneurial Space Industry.

Close Now — in some cases, on the market, dependent upon the timing and your broker, if you see an asset falling, you can drop, remove, or reverse your «call» to be against what you had previously, and attempt to redeem any lost or remaining funds of investment.

If your goal is to help protect against stock market downturns: Consider investment - grade, intermediate - term bond funds (also known as core bond funds) or ETFs.

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On January 17, 2012, Judge Carol E. Jackson of the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Missouri granted the SEC's request for emergency injunctive relief (including an asset freeze and appointment of a receiver) against Burton Douglas Morriss as well as several investment management companies and private equity funds operated by Morriss in response to the SEC's complaint alleging that Morriss misappropriated more than $ 9 million in investor assets from 2005 through 2011.

If the fund generates a positive performance in its base currency, the currency translation into the local currency of the investor may nevertheless lead to a negative result, if the base currency has lost against the local currency during the investment period.

As the Federal Reserve eyes a tighter monetary policy with higher rates ahead, exchange traded fund investors do not have to rely solely on tradition investment options to hedge against rising rate risks.

Smelling blood, other investment funds may also bet against those shares to make a profit.

However, it is important to weigh the advantages and disadvantages of owning an annuity against other investment options for retirement, such as mutual funds.

Figures reveal Robert Parker's declining influence on Bordeaux wine pricing: Such is Parker's present effect on the Bordeaux market that The Wine Investment Fund uses his scores as one of three pillars by which it measures the relative value of one wine against another...

Six years later Abdul - Jabbar filed a lawsuit against Collins to recover $ 59 million in damages from allegedly mishandled income tax returns, «improvident» investments and the transfer of «funds from [Abdul - Jabbar's] accounts to the accounts of other players represented byCollins.»

New York City announced it filed a multibillion dollar lawsuit against five top oil companies, citing their «contributions to global warming,» as it said it would divest fossil fuel investments from its $ 189 billion public pension funds over the next five years.

A state Supreme Court justice Tuesday upheld a felony - coercion charge against Giridhar Sekhar, of FA Technology Ventures, who allegedly sought to force a top aide to state Comptroller Tom DiNapoli to place a $ 25 million pension - fund investment with his firm.

ALBANY — Sean Eldridge is a self - funder, a good Democrat on the issues, has the blessing of party bosses for his run for Congress against Chris Gibson, can talk about creating jobs with an investment fund and, again, as the husband of Facebook co-founder Chris Hughes, has more than enough money to self - fund an aggressive campaign.

While Cuomo has received some praise for being willing to increase state investments in changes to protect residents against extreme weather, Hawkins says those funds will be wasted if the state fails to take action to halt climate change.

Pre-Campaign Community Service / Activism: Worked extensively with Family of Woodstock, Rip Van Winkle Council of Boy Scouts of America, establishing Ulster County Habitat for Humanity, Ralph Darmstadt Homeless Shelter, Ulster County Board of Health and Ulster County Human Rights Commission, Caring Hands Soup Kitchen Board Member, Midtown Rising Board Member, Teacher at Woodbourne Prison, part of Rising Hope Program Platform At a Glance Economy: Supports farming subsidies, job creation through infrastructure investments in rural broadband and sustainable technology, in favor of strong unions Healthcare: Medicare for All Women's Rights: Pro-choice, supports fully funding Planned Parenthood, birth control to be paid for employer, supports equal pay for equal work Racial Justice: Will work to prevent discrimination of all kind Immigration: Supports comprehensive immigration reform that includes path to citizenship for undocumented immigrants Foreign Policy: Supports increased pressure on North Korea but not military intervention Environment: Supports measures to stall climate change and create green jobs LGBTQ: Supports anti-discrimination of all people Gun Control: Will not take NRA money, supports common sense gun control and against Faso's vote to allow the mentally disabled to obtain firearms

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli said he is reviewing pension fund investments to guard against BDS affiliations that could harm Israeli - based businesses the fund has bought into.

With less than two months remaining in his tenure as attorney general, Governor - elect Andrew Cuomo has filed two lawsuits against President Obama's former car czar, Steve Rattner, alleging he paid kickbacks in order to obtain $ 150 million in investments in his private equity firm, Quadrangle Group, from the state pension fund.

Stand - up comedian Randy Credico, who helped bring about reform of the state's Rockefeller Drug Laws, is now setting his sights on the New York state comptroller's office, where he is protesting against state pension fund investments in the private prison industry.

Following this 5 - year period, the mix of operations, instrumentation, and grants funding should be subject to the recommended competitive review to ensure that additional investments in the facility are balanced against requests for new facilities and for new instrumentation and grants for other facilities.

The Quality Education Investment Act was the direct result of a funding lawsuit filed by the California Teachers Association lawsuit against then - California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.

Some of these criticisms have been highlighted in political backlash against the Common Core State Standards, for example.11 Additionally, some critics argue that investments that significantly alter public institutions can create sustainability issues if funders» priorities shift and private support is withdrawn.

We work collaboratively with pension plans to think about the big questions: how to deliver reliable, consistent income options; how to close a personal funding gap or protect against excessive investment risk; how to generate greater certainty for members around the type of retirement they can expect.

For any investment portfolio, JFT Strategies Fund (JFS.UN) is bullet proof against the stock market volatility.

They have $ 500 per month of additional funds to apply to the mortgage, and have put the «rainy day funds» of $ 50,000 in liquid investments against the mortgage to reduce their principal.

The positions the bloggers and commentary took against reinvesting dividends centered on whether the stock price would be good at the time of the reinvestment; and it mentioned strategies like pulling the dividends out and either putting them into a high - yield savings account or accumulating them until such time there was enough to make a new investment into some other stock or stock fund.

When you pay interest on a loan used to fund a legitimate investment or business activity, that interest becomes an expense that you can deduct against related income.