Sentences with phrase «as equity have»

Deals structured as equity have a different set of characteristics.

As equities have ground ever higher over the past year, very large short - volatility positions have been building in the markets — largely in volatility - targeting strategies employed by institutional investors and leveraged exchange - traded products geared toward individuals.

Risk adjusted returns would favor municipal bonds as equities have done it the hard way with a standard deviation (a measure of volatility) of over 2.6 % while munis have seen a standard deviation of under 1 %.

Not exact matches

Although the name has changed, it's still the same industry once denoted as «leveraged buyouts» — that is, the business of buying companies with a thin slice of nonpublic equity and mountains of debt, in which fund managers grab richly generous (to themselves) fees.

So buyers adopt and rely upon shorthand references such as your brand equity and the length of time you've been around and equate these aspects of your reputation with quality and stability.

«However, I would like it on the record — as an expert who has thought about these issues nearly every working hour over the last four years — that I'm convinced that without the SPV and 12g fixes, retail investors will be heavily disadvantaged as compared to accredited investors and equity crowdfunding will ultimately be seen as a failure.

As we explained to the reporter before he published the piece, it is misrepresentation to classify equity Mayer previously vested in over four years at the company as a «payout» from an acquisition.&raquAs we explained to the reporter before he published the piece, it is misrepresentation to classify equity Mayer previously vested in over four years at the company as a «payout» from an acquisition.&raquas a «payout» from an acquisition.»

This kind of debt has equity - like properties, so it should be treated as a hybrid investment and not simply as another bond, he explains.

It's unrealistic to expect that an unsophisticated investor picking startup projects on the Internet will fare any better, and downright misleading to suggest that equity crowd funding allows the masses to participate in the next Google or Facebook, as proponents have done, Isenberg argues.

Stengel is joined on stage by Doug Ellenoff, a corporate and securities attorney with a specialty in business transactions and corporate financing who has been actively involved in working with federal government agencies as the rules are being rewritten, and Pelli Wang (on the right end of the couch), the venture director at SeedInvest, a leading equity crowdfunding platform and early - stage VC fund.

The Securities and Exchange Commission has ultimate authority in setting up the rules regarding equity - based crowdfunding, but the SoMoLend case should be a very clear reminder that state securities» entities may be potent as a regulatory force.

The problem, according to the plan's critics, is that financial entities such as private - equity, venture capital and hedge funds are all partnerships whose wealthy partners would see substantial tax savings on large portions of their income unless congressional tax writers find a way to exclude them.

«If you're Lemonade, for example, and you need an insurance license in every state, you have to give us equity to get that for you, but we also won't take you on as a client unless we get investment rights,» Tusk says.

He isn't that concerned with capturing a lot of market share out of the gate, he says, but has loftier ambitions to reduce the cost of capital, foster new companies and ultimately increase the equities pool in Canada as a whole.

One, it's the same as raising capital, but you don't have to give away equity or decision - making control.

This is the preferred blockchain of IBM, which has been marshaling clients to try the tech across industries as varied as private equity, banking, government, and healthcare.

Being «self - financed,» as Shannon puts it, the company has no need to explain itself to bankers or private equity partners before opening new stores.

As for «peak earnings,» Michael Wilson, chief U.S. equity strategist and CIO of Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, said in a note to clients on Sunday that» [W] e think the market is digesting the fact that the tax cut last year has created a lower quality increase in US earnings growth that almost guarantees a peak rate of change by 3Q.»

Before, you had to be «accredited» to receive equity, as opposed to products or gifts à la Kickstarter or Indiegogo, in return for an investment.

Equity futures extended losses just before 7 a.m. ET as Trump tweeted for Russia to «Get ready» because missiles would «be coming, nice and new and «smart!»»

As of mid-2013, the crown corporation is unprofitable and has $ 1 billion in debt, a pension plan underfunded by $ 6 billion and negative net equity of nearly $ 3 billion.

Dan has spent the better part of the last 20 years as a proprietary equity & options trader at hedge funds (SAC, Exis & Cheyne Capital) and within the equity derivatives group of Merrill Lynch.

«I'm not going to be dismissive of the risks, but I think markets have priced them in and if anything as we look at the fundamentals of stock markets around the world, the fundamentals of European equities right now are I think significantly better than they are for the United States,» said the managing partner of Triogem Asset Management and global investing expert on CNBC's «Fast Money.»

The high - yield market has underperformed equities this year, often seen as a sign of trouble for stocks.

JAB's strategy has not involved massive management restructuring and taking on leverage, as is sometimes the case with private equity buyouts.

On Wall Street, equities traded higher as traders hoped that concerns around Donald Trump's presidency may have been exaggerated.

Once that has happened, Lunar as the major equity holder will begin paying its development partners in stock, thereby controlling their own destiny, not just relying on clients.

Comments: «We recommend increasing China exposure, as China - centric US equities have lagged and are cheap vs. US - centric equities»

But the question now is whether private equity's Trump problem is as big as its Romney problem ever would have been.

The dollar, measured against a basket of currencies, has now given up more than half of the gains it notched up this month when investors rushed into the greenback as equity markets suffered a violent sell - off.

As manager of the Mawer International Equity Fund, David Ragan has a mandate to shop for equities outside North America.

«Sarah's taking advantage of a unique confluence of events, building the relationships that start - ups today need to grow as fast as they can,» says Kevin Armitage, senior vice-president at FAC / Equities, the investment - banking division of First Albany Corp., which has worked with Gerdes during the past few years.

Although her equity pool currently stands at $ 4.8 million, she confides that she doesn't receive equity payment nearly as often as she'd like.

While the BCG report has the rosy title of Capitalizing on the New Golden Age in Private Equity, it says the industry faces some serious growing pains as more and more investors keep throwing money at the industry as alternatives (such as hedge funds) have sucked wind.

Just as most investors have to buy a REIT listed on a stock market to get exposure to expensive real estate assets, so too must they buy a publicly listed private equity company to get access to private businesses.

«On the other hand, I wouldn't mind offering equity as a reward for taking risk out of the business by bringing in three or four more customers and diversifying the customer base.

«You've got to pick your winners — it's not a slam dunk as a full sector call,» says Kate Moore, BlackRock's chief equity strategist.

As of end - September, Toshiba had shareholders» equity of 363 billion yen, or just 7.5 percent of assets, which could fall close to zero if the company is forced to log significant losses.

That is because banks, private - equity firms and institutional investors have continued to pour money into the sector even as oil companies slashed billions of dollars in spending from their budgets and laid off more than 100,000 workers.

As coverage of European and American financial woes have the masses running from equities, he says, «long - term investors who are billionaires tell me they are having an easier time today than ever before in their lifetimes because nobody is a long - term investor anymore.»

Private equity firms have recognized for a while now that they can't just expect management teams to conduct business as usual at the current price environments to deliver the types of returns that people expect.

I do think, as you put it before, that the equity market does rely on us having somewhat lower rates and the Fed normalizing policy fairly gradually.

CouponCabin's round was led by Baltimore investment fund JMI Equity, which has also invested in online firms such as DoubleClick, Adknowledge, Business.com and DoubleVerify.

Make sure you understand what is required from you to get involved, as many programs have a fee or an equity - share agreement.

BAML also highlights a weak US dollar as boosting the profitability of multinational corporations, many of which have large weightings in major equity indexes.

«In equities, as I touched on before, we've been onboarding clients, continuing to invest in execution services and infrastructure.»

If I didn't have an equity stake, would I take it as seriously?

In the past year and a half alone Vestmark has raised $ 37 million in equity investments as it has continued to update and expand its software.

«So if you finance a house by equity, it's as if you have money invested in the house.

The details of the capital requirements under Basel III are complicated, but generally speaking, deposit - taking institutions such as Canada's banks will have to maintain tangible common equity, which includes things like cash, equal to 4.5 % of their assets plus an additional buffer of 2.5 %, for a total of 7 %.