Sentences with phrase «as substantial capital investments»

The Finance Department says businesses will have until Dec. 31, 2018, to adjust to the changes, which include new qualification rules for family members — such as substantial capital investments as well as minimums for age and the number of hours worked.

Investors include leading university endowments, financial institutions, funds of funds and family offices, as well as a substantial capital investment from Shore's partners.

Not exact matches

This positive cycle allows them to justify large capital investments in their facilities and provide substantial returns for their shareholders, as share prices for these global companies are at all - time highs.

As Chairman of the private equity firm Stone Point Capital, Mr. Friedman brings substantial experience in the financial services and investment management industries to our Board.

Eashwar Krishnan, portfolio manager, Tybourne Capital, said, «We view CarDekho as a direct comparable to Autohome in China (another Tybourne investment), and as the leader in the space, we expect CarDekho to capture a substantial portion of the auto classifieds market in India.»

Avoid doing things that cause unnecessary taxation, such as frequently trading investments and incurring substantial short - term capital gains tax, which have higher rates than longer - term investments.

His 14 years in investment banking allowed him to develop substantial experience in domestic and cross-border M&A as well as capital raising across a variety of industries.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

The Spending Review and capital investment plans together are insufficient to tackle our real economic challenges following the banking crisis and the alarming collapse in living standards — which may yet take a further substantial hit, not least as the economy stagnates and when details of the welfare spending cap emerge.

This capital allows the companies to make substantial investments in R&D — such as Edison's multiyear curriculum design project, which took place largely before the company operated a single school.

You must carefully examine the balance sheet of an S - Corporation to determine if there have been any substantial capital contributions to the company (otherwise known as investments in the company — which could be considered marital property) by one of the parties to a divorce.

The Australian Government make a substantial contribution to an Establishment Investment Fund for the National Representative Body — At the same time as providing recurrent funding, an Establishment Fund should be established and invested for ten years in order to provide a capital base for the National Representative Body.

At an organizational level, modelling work undertaken as part of the UK Foresight study on Mental Capital and Well - being suggests that substantial economic benefits that could arise from investment in stress and well - being audits, better integration of occupational and primary health - care systems and an extension in flexible working hours arrangements (Foresight Mental Capital and Wellbeing Project, 2008).