Sentences with phrase «by diversification of»

Actuarial considerations aren't really relevant in the big picture, because all prudent banks attempt to guard their capital accounts by diversification of credit risk and, if necessary, true insurance for things like death of the debtor.

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Darren Woods, Exxon Mobil chairman and CEO, talks about the challenges of running a business once run by Rex Tillerson, and why diversification is an important component in the company's business strategy.

While it would have been impossible for the founders of United Stationers to foresee the digital revolution, by including the nature of the business in the name they were committing one of Watkins» seven deadly sins — restricting the opportunity for future diversification.

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

In a study on retirement readiness published in 2011 by the National Bureau of Economic Research, only half the respondents could correctly answer a question on diversification and risk, and only two - thirds appeared to understand compound interest.

Much of its recent growth has been fuelled by diversification.

The diversification afforded by e-commerce has provided customers with an array of significantly more affordable options.

As everyone knows by know, Apple's performance over the past decade is the perfect example of how important product diversification and the creation of new revenue streams is.

Diversification is nothing new, but any amount of discussion on the topic by financial nerds over the years is justified by its importance to investors.

Calgary's talk of diversification notwithstanding, «the downtown office market is predominantly occupied by companies tied directly to the energy sector,» says Arthur Lloyd, executive vice-president with Ivanhoe Cambridge.

There is hope, however, that decentralized applications spurred by crypto - assets will lead to a diversification of the financial landscape, a better balance between centralized and de-centralized service providers, and a financial ecosystem that is more efficient and potentially more robust in resisting threats.

The governing agreements of our investment funds contain only limited investment restrictions and only limited requirements as to diversification of fund investments, either by geographic region or asset type.

This data implies that the benefits of international investing and diversification come predominantly during periods of global expansion, and not during bear markets induced by recessions.

These components are weighted on an annual basis by BlackRock's Portfolio Strategy Team depending upon their forward - looking view of the market environment, which in turn gives clients broader diversification for more growth opportunities.

The supplier diversification is the result of a concerted effort by the company to contract with different factories.

By having this level of diversification, an investment in Brookfield has a low probability of being negatively effected by any single evenBy having this level of diversification, an investment in Brookfield has a low probability of being negatively effected by any single evenby any single event.

The report suggests that by investing with a selection of each type of manager, LPs can achieve diversification of strategy and opportunity across the credit cycle.

Judging by the downstream performance of Shell's chemicals unit and improved efficiency, its diversification is paying off.

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.

Diversification may not always protect against losses, but a balanced portfolio that includes these three types of investments may be more insulated from risk and less impacted by market gyrations.

Yet, despite the reality of PM Mining Stocks being the best performing asset class by far in the stock world this year, nearly every commercial bank and commercial brokerage fund manager completely avoids the asset class of Precious Metal mining stocks like it is kryptonite, and in fact, most of the time, refuses to even acknowledges the existence of this unique asset class, despite a supposed commitment to diversification.

By: Simone Liedtke 3rd May 2018 The benefits of Sibanye - Stillwater's commodity and geographical diversification during the last two years are clearly evident as the South African mining industry is negatively impacted on by a strong rand, the multicommodity miner said on ThursdaBy: Simone Liedtke 3rd May 2018 The benefits of Sibanye - Stillwater's commodity and geographical diversification during the last two years are clearly evident as the South African mining industry is negatively impacted on by a strong rand, the multicommodity miner said on Thursdaby a strong rand, the multicommodity miner said on Thursday.

«The academics have done a terrible disservice to intelligent investors by glorifying the idea of diversification.

Before any of you doth protest too much about this conclusion, let me explain the rationale for my inclusion of diversification strategy among the other much better known systemically fraudulent practices regularly engaged in by big commercial brokerage firms and banks.

Before I start today's article, I just want to clarify one statement from my article about diversification in which I discussed how most gold and silver mining stocks are still undervalued heavily by comparing the cumulative market cap of all gold stocks in the HUI Gold Bugs index to the market caps of well - known single stocks like Apple, Facebook and Amazon.

If one's counterargument to this fact is that this particular task is the job of a portfolio manager, then (1) why assign such misleading titles like «financial consultant / adviser» to their employees when salesman is a more appropriate title; and (2) why does nearly every portfolio manager employed by commercial investment firms stick to low - utility diversification strategies that consistently underperform non-managed, passive index funds year after year?

Unless investors broaden their horizons to consider regional diversification and the inclusion of alternative strategies, satisfactory portfolio returns may be hard to come by.

Diversification of Russia's banking sector following the country's accession to the World Trade Organization (WTO) last week will be constrained by raising global capital requirements.

by Before I start today's article, I just want to clarify one statement from my article about diversification in which I discussed how most gold and silver mining stocks are still undervalued heavily by comparing the cumulative market cap of all gold stocks in the HUI Gold Bugs index to the market caps of well - known -LSB-...]

My equity portfolio is aimed at global diversification, weighted by the national / regional allocation of capital:

The managers of both these funds like to cite a study by some terribly clever academics which shows that once you have about 25 to 30 holdings in a fund, there is a massive diminishing return in diversification if you add any more.

But the more prevalent view seemed to be that the diversification of risk made possible by financial innovation, and the relative strength of capital and liquidity levels, would stand the system in good stead.

However, based on our first - hand experience, admittedly anecdotal, the investment strategies of sovereign funds are conducted by managers oriented to the Western zeitgeist: They are designed to provide diversification away from commodities in the form of commonplace or exotic instruments that mimic «smart» hedge fund managers in the West.

Ola's diversification Operated by ANI Technologies Pvt. Ltd, Ola has been testing several initiatives to cover a wide spectrum of transportation services in India.

While it's true that your retirement plan may offer several distinct investment choices, you won't likely achieve the right level of risk and diversification by simply dividing your money across all of them.

You'll get some property exposure by investing in a global equity portfolio but a far greater degree of diversification by choosing a dedicated fund.

«Jobs» and «diversification» were key buzzwords used by NDP cabinet ministers this spring as they face an increase in unemployment and decrease in industry investment caused by the decline of the international price of oil.

Thereâ $ ™ s been bemusement this session by members of the opposition over Bill 1, the Promoting Job Creation and Diversification Act, which was introduced by Economic & Trade Minister Deron Bilous...

By adding alternative asset classes, we can enhance diversification by selecting exposure to factors that don't typically come from a traditional balanced portfolio of stocks and bondBy adding alternative asset classes, we can enhance diversification by selecting exposure to factors that don't typically come from a traditional balanced portfolio of stocks and bondby selecting exposure to factors that don't typically come from a traditional balanced portfolio of stocks and bonds.

Even though you're not super excited about the purchase, you add diversification to your portfolio by investing in utilities and will no doubt reap the benefits of years of compounding dividend growth if you stay with the company that long.

Diversification is important and by owning too much of one investment, you are adding unneeded risk to your portfolio.

Franklin Quotential's multi-asset portfolios provide investors with an institutional level of diversification by asset class, investment style and geography with little duplication at the security level.

Correlation risk: «The concept of diversification is the foundation of modern portfolio theory... The financial engineer... reduces the risk of a portfolio by combining anti-correlated assets... All modern portfolio theory does is transfer price risk into hidden short correlation risk... Many popular institutional investment strategies derive excess returns via implicit leveraged short correlation trades with hidden fragility... Correlation risk can be isolated and actively traded via options as source of excess returns.

By focusing on managers who are best - in - class in their respective fields of expertise, it adds an additional layer of diversification to the entire portfolio.

As suggested by a reader, we evaluate here stock market forecasts of John Buckingham, Chief Investment Officer of Al Frank Asset Management, who emphasizes careful stock selection, broad diversification and a long investing horizon.

Even at that level of diversification, our day - to - day returns can be affected by large moves in even a single holding, but those effects go both ways, and the strong average performance of our holdings, relative to the market, has been an important contributor to the returns of the Strategic Growth Fund since inception.

Indonesia's economy has been typically boosted by strong all - round investment and domestic consumption, large contributors to diversification, which have in turn insulated the country from slipping into the doldrums of the global financial system.

Interviewed by Robert Thompson of Listed Magazine regarding the diversification of boards of directors, April 1, 2016.

Now, as a global superpower can I afford these idiosyncracies, directed by the church leadership, not fully dealt with by Mr. Romney, interpret how he and his staff will correspond with global issues, and a diversification of ethnic people and leadership commendably.

«The most vulnerable children and women in hard - to - reach areas are often missed by existing interventions that can improve vitamin A status, including vitamin A supplementation, food fortification, dietary diversification, and promotion of optimal breast - feeding,» said Ms. Nancy Haselow, HKI vice president and regional director for Asia - Pacific, who has been designing, implementing, and testing vitamin A delivery programs for more than 20 years.