Sentences with phrase «as strategic assets»

Instead, he has employed bluster and incivility as strategic assets.

In light of the market upheavals, it may be time for law firms to seriously consider the advantages of evening law students as strategic assets in the «new normal.»

The Company's failed programs hardly qualify as strategic assets; in fact, the market has clearly assigned them a negative enterprise value (approximately - $ 1.40 / share, which offsets $ 2.40 / share in cash to yield the current $ 1.00 / share for the stock).

But if one considers the companies labelled as strategic assets, this is not the case.

In the absence of any official statement, pundits contemplated a range of theories on the Potash rejection — that Ottawa regarded potash (a crucial fertilizer ingredient) as a strategic asset, that it had adopted a sudden aversion to foreign intrusion on major natural resource companies, or perhaps simply that Harper's Tories sought to improve their chances in the then - upcoming federal election.

«We're slow in adopting it and we're not taking it as a strategic asset enough.

Once buying and selling begins, Ether Capital will make investments nearly all of its accessible monetary sources into Ether (ETH) as a strategic asset.

Google and Amazon are orienting their entire businesses around AI as a strategic asset that delivers new products, features and capabilities.

The value of data and analytics is recognized and quickly added as a strategic asset set to benefit the larger portfolio.

The Pantone Color Institute is a consulting service within Pantone that forecasts global colour trends and advises companies on colour in brand identity and product development, for the application and integration of colour as a strategic asset.

If you're planning on acquiring a company as a strategic asset, I generally recommend keeping the team as an autonomous unit.

The percentage that each asset class is weighted over the long term is known as the strategic asset allocation.

The Manager views such liquidity as a strategic asset and may invest a significant portion of cash and liquid assets in other more risky securities at any time, particularly under situations where markets are weak or a particular industry's securities decline sharply.

«The issue at hand was that the then - federal government viewed the oilsands as a strategic asset of Canada and wanted to impose limitations on the ability of foreign acquirers,» says Kennedy.

Because IP is now seen as a strategic asset, companies of all stripes are at risk of patent infringement lawsuits from competitors and patent trolls.

A senior executive must understand and champion the concept of information Governance, and of Information as a strategic asset.

ARMA International is a not - for - profit professional association and the authority on governing information as a strategic asset.

Google and Amazon are orienting their entire businesses around AI as a strategic asset that delivers new products, features and capabilities.

Another reason was that institutional investors were starting to see Bitcoin not as a bubble, but as a strategic asset for the future.

However, CIO.com reports that the role of Chief Data Officer is transitioning into one focused on how to best organize and use data as a strategic asset.

Not exact matches

«The acquisition of the Weather Channel is strategic, as we begin our process of investing billions of dollars over the next five years to acquire some of the best media assets around the world.»

These included such bullet points as «Recent organizational realignment has strengthened focus on sales and revenue generation,» and «Well positioned in our markets, strong portfolio of strategic assets and committed to achieving revenue growth.»

Several regional grocers fit the traditional profile of an attractive target, but Shoppers Drug Mart stood out as a uniquely strategic asset in a less familiar but complementary space.

But the company that shows up next quarter could be a very different one: Layoffs of more than 1,700 people will be well underway, offices will be closed and assets sold, and Yahoo could be in discussions with «qualified strategic entities» such as Verizon about a sale of some or all of its core properties.

«High - tech, high - growth innovative start - ups create value fast, efficiently and effectively, and can be a strategic asset for a country like Greece at this time,» says Glezos, whose company has joined the small but growing ranks of promising Greek start - ups such as Gipht.me and Metavallon.

The potential for China to acquire cutting - edge European technology or convert critical infrastructure investments into strategic assets — including the potential for dual - use of assets such as ports — might also pose long - term challenges to U.S. interests, especially as U.S. - China competition intensifies.

From 2010 through the approvals of Kyprolis ® and Stivarga ® and its acquisition by Amgen in October 2013, he was Vice President, Corporate Development and Strategy at Onyx Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ONXX), where he served as Head of Strategy and Strategic Asset Management, and Head of Transactions.

The Carlyle Group («Carlyle») is one of the world's largest global alternative asset management firms that originates, structures and acts as lead equity investor in management - led buyouts, strategic minority equity investments, equity private placements, consolidations and buildups, growth capital financings, real estate opportunities, bank loans, high - yield debt, distressed assets, mezzanine debt and other investment opportunities.

As I typically do, I clipped off a modest portion of our precious metals position in the Strategic Total Return Fund on strength last week, essentially bringing it back toward 20 % of assets after the appreciation in those shares.

In the second quarter of fiscal 2017, the company performed an interim impairment assessment on the intangible assets of the Bolthouse Farms carrot and carrot ingredients reporting unit and the Garden Fresh Gourmet reporting unit as operating performance was well below expectations and a new leadership team of the Campbell Fresh division initiated a strategic review which led to a revised outlook for future sales, earnings, and cash flow.

When market conditions favor wider diversification in the view of Hussman Strategic Advisors, Inc., the Fund's investment manager, the Fund may invest up to 30 % of its net assets in securities outside of the U.S. fixed - income market, such as utility and other energy - related stocks, precious metals and mining stocks, shares of real estate investment trusts («REITs»), shares of exchange - traded funds («ETFs») and other similar instruments, and foreign government debt securities, including debt issued by governments of emerging market countries.

BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry, and the company's previously disclosed review of strategic alternatives.

Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.

The Strategic Total Return Fund moved the bulk of its assets from short - term Treasury securities to Treasury inflation protected securities as real yields on these securities surged well over 3 %.

Any strategic move by the world's largest asset manager is closely watched as a potential bellwether for the industry, and Goldman noted that there is indeed a trend afoot.

Featuring former UBS and SAP Group CIO Oliver Bussmann as a Strategic Advisor, the Ethereum - based project will enable a new paradigm of shared ownership of unique assets with both meaning and...

Copper output fell 10.5 % year - on - year to 85 - million, reflecting the company's strategic divestment of noncore assets as it continues to repair the balance sheet and stream line its production portfolio.

As of October 24, 2016, the firm's line - up includes more than 55 mutual funds in a variety of styles and asset classes, and five strategic beta ETFs.

The firm's line - up includes more than 55 mutual funds in a variety of styles and asset classes, as well as seven strategic beta ETFs and three active ETFs.

As Caltex Australia's strategic review on the structure of its assets gets to the pointy end, analysts were quick to run the numbers on one potential outcome.

Founded to help small businesses within the retail, restaurant, hospitality, and real estate industries successfully grow and expand their ideas and concepts, Streetsense Capital provides intellectual and financial capital, strategic consulting, and asset management, as well as access to the unparalleled expertise of Streetsense's multidisciplinary design and strategy team.

With its combined operational expertise, development acumen and asset management capabilities, Ensemble has fostered strategic and fruitful partnerships with boutique hotel operators as well as with global brands including Hilton, Marriott and Hyatt.

Second, to maintain strategic flexibility in response to a changing security environment — which could easily reduce the need for nuclear weapons as well as increase it — by retaining the capacity to expand or contract our nuclear assets in future.

«Consequently, any individual or group of persons who engage in any act of sabotage to the nation's strategic assets will face the full weight of the law as the military and other security agencies will ensure total protection of such facilities wherever they are in line with our constitutional mandate.

The study also should marry the two areas Cuomo identified as his most challenging — the environment and terrorism — by evaluating whether the Lloyd aquifer, our deepest and most pure source of water, should be considered a strategic asset that must be reserved as much as possible for emergency use, for example, in the event New York City's water supply is disrupted.

The new wrinkle is the administration's heavy reliance on what is called mandatory spending, which would fund a specific program using revenue generated by the sale of a government asset, such as oil in the strategic petroleum reserve, or a particular tax or license fee.

The proposal includes significant «mandatory spending, which would fund a specific program using revenue generated by the sale of a government asset, such as oil in the strategic petroleum reserve, or a particular tax or license fee,» Mervis continued.

The Aerospace Corporation traces its roots to the beginning of the space age, when landing on the moon was a distant but exciting possibility, and mastery of space was seen as a huge strategic asset in the conflict with the Soviet Union.

«The Match Group gains very sizable key strategic assets and very effectively cements its position as market leader.»

«Anybody experienced in running an organization as complicated as a school can see pretty quickly that the experience of the faculty and staff and administrators and principals all working together is a huge asset in improving a school,» said John Simmons, the president of the Chicago - based Strategic Learning Initiatives, which has turned around schools in that city while largely retaining their staffs.