Sentences with phrase «by financial ties»

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By building a portfolio that ties back to your Family Index Number — the average annual return needed to make sure you reach your financial goals — your advisor is able to create a customized yet repeatable process.

Other pain points included drug pricing and how approving more generics may affect costs (Gottlieb parried that question by noting the FDA doesn't have the authority to negotiate prices or consider pricing when approving a drug) and his alleged softness on opioid drug makers due the aforementioned financial ties and pro-industry ideology (the nominee noted that he considers opioid addiction and overdoses a public health crisis «on the order of Ebola and Zika»).

Back in 2010 it paid $ 550 million to settle charges brought by the Securities and Exchange Commission that it mislead investors into buying a so - called synthetic collateralized debt obligation named Abacus, which was made up of a bundle of financial instruments tied to subprime mortgage bonds, many of which plummeted in value shortly after the deal was sold.

As incidents involving data breaches by hackers litter the evening news, technophiles and technophobes alike have become more concerned about the security of their data, especially that tied to credit cards and other financial information.

Private student loans offered by financial institutions not tied to the federal government do not currently qualify for student loan forgiveness under any federal program.

The new survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation found that 36 percent of firms with more than 200 workers, and 18 percent of firms over all, use financial incentives tied to health objectives like weight loss and smoking cessation.

Why go to all the trouble of tying up one's own capital to produce and market goods and services when you can leapfrog the process by making money in purely financial ways?

There are specialized 7 (a) program options for exporting companies, those in underserved communities, those with military ties (such as a veteran business owner or businesses owned by the spouse of an active service member), and those with cyclical or seasonal businesses that need help with short - term financial needs.

In 2012, she dismissed a suit brought by Bank of America against troubled developer Kent Swig who had lost a fortune in the financial crisis, after Swig defaulted on $ 17.6 million in loans tied to his Upper East Side apartment.

But according to the 2010 Global Financial Centers Index (GFCI), published by Z / Yen, Dubai tied for 24th place with Isle of Man out of a total of 75 centers, representing a slide of three points in its ranking from the 2009 GFCI.

The prevailing terms of trade, monetary policy, and certain conditions tied to bilateral and multilateral aid, which are all perpetuated by the non-democratic decision - making processes of international economic, financial and trade institutions, also frustrate the full realization of the right to development9.

To try to tackle Indulgences was to start to tamper with the whole ecclesiastical economic structure, held together by financial, political and psychological ties.

Reviews of the health effects of sugar sweetened beverages that are performed by authors with financial ties to food companies are five times more likely to conclude that there is no association of sugar consumption with weight gain compared to those with other sponsors (relative risk: 5.0, 95 % CI: 1.3 — 19.3)[42].

Reviews of the health effects of sugar sweetened beverages performed by authors with financial ties to the sugar industry are five times more likely to conclude there is no association of sugar consumption with weight gain [42].

Our financial situation is fine so we need to grab the bull by the horns and tie Sanchez down.

So before you try to sell the ridiculous notion that our manager's hands are tied by financial constraints or that we were burned by the ineptitude of the Financial Fair Play pie - in - the - sky mandate, or that we are just a humble, family - oriented club that is resigned to counting our pennies and cutting corners to make ends meet, I implore you to take your blinkers off just for a brief moment and honestly examine the harsh realities currently facing financial constraints or that we were burned by the ineptitude of the Financial Fair Play pie - in - the - sky mandate, or that we are just a humble, family - oriented club that is resigned to counting our pennies and cutting corners to make ends meet, I implore you to take your blinkers off just for a brief moment and honestly examine the harsh realities currently facing Financial Fair Play pie - in - the - sky mandate, or that we are just a humble, family - oriented club that is resigned to counting our pennies and cutting corners to make ends meet, I implore you to take your blinkers off just for a brief moment and honestly examine the harsh realities currently facing our club.

Djukic, with his hands tied at boardroom level and hindered by enforced player sales and a whole host of other factors arguably beyond his control, has failed to restore former glories to Los Che, so, as the club's owners search for a way to control the financial mess, it will be down to another fire - fighting manager to sort out the problems that are existent on the pitch.

The other option is that his hands have been tied by the financial restrictions placed on him from above.

While the study never takes a position on whether that particular «food fear» is legitimate (and, by the way, I'm totally agnostic on the HFCS vs. sugar question), Wansink's own statements in the media would certainly be reassuring to anyone worried about HFCS — and that alone is troubling given the CRA's financial ties to the study.

Early in the debate, when pressed by the Vermont senator on her ties to Wall Street, Mrs Clinton noted that Mr Obama had taken donations from the financial industry and still passed comprehensive reform.

Rivera 74, had his 70 - year sentence commuted by outgoing President Barack Obama in January after serving nearly 36 years in prison following his conviction of conspiracy and sedition charges for his ties to the Puerto Rican nationalist group, FALN, which was responsible for more than 100 bombings in the 1970s and 80s — including the 1982 blast at NYPD headquarters that left an officer maimed and a 1975 attacked that killed four at Fraunces Tavern in the Financial District.

The Clinton Global Initiative, which arranges donations to help solve the world's problems, set up a financial commitment that benefited a for - profit company part - owned by people with ties to the Clintons, including a current and a former Democratic official and a close friend of former President Bill Clinton.

Calls on the Commission, by the end of 2013, to submit a legislative proposal establishing an effective and comprehensive European whistleblower protection programme in the public and in the private sector to protect those who detect inefficient management and irregularities and report cases of national and cross-border corruption relating to EU financial interests and to protect witnesses, informers, and those who cooperate with the courts, and in particular witnesses testifying against mafia - type and other criminal organisations, with a view to resolving the difficult conditions under which they have to live (from risks of retaliation to the breakdown of family ties or from being uprooted from their home territory to social and professional exclusion); calls also on the Member States to put in place appropriate and effective protection for whistleblowers.

Nevertheless, Nissen found himself under attack, often by people with explicit financial ties to the drug industry.

At the dinner, Parker also received the organization's highest honor for lay individuals, the Oliver R. Grace Award for Distinguished Service in Advancing Cancer Research, for his outspoken endorsement of cancer immunotherapy and substantial financial support of the Cancer Immunology Translational Research Dream Team that is jointly funded by CRI and Stand Up To Cancer, an organization to which Parker has strong ties.

Triggered by our letter, Representative Raúl M. Grijalva of Arizona called for a congressional hearing on Goklany's financial ties to Heartland.

Anybody that tells you otherwise has either been brainwashed by all of the propaganda and super-hyped up ads that the supplement companies have spread throughout every magazine on the planet, or they have financial ties to selling supplements in some way themselves.

Produced by a former federal felon with close mob ties, «Gotti» — according to sources — must meet financial deadlines this week or it won't be happening.

That's not because these families are preferable, of course, but simply because in the past, converted private school parents, unlike some of their wage - earning counterparts who are often tied to inflexible or long working hours, have had the free time and financial resources to fight hard for their own kids — and, by extension, for every student.

Layoffs (i.e. staff reduction), on the other hand, are regulated by the HSTA (teachers union) contract and are not tied to performance, but rather the school's academic and financial plans.

Should the board choose to stand by its charter division staff, the schools would simply appeal to the State Board of Education in Sacramento or the politically appointed Los Angeles County Office of Education, where only last year Magnolia received reversals after the previous LAUSD board rejected three renewals over financial improprieties arising from the chain's ties to an alleged immigration fraud ring run by Turkish cleric Fethullah Gulen.

Adjustable rate mortgages include all types of mortgages that tie the ongoing interest rate to a moving index published by the US Treasury or other financial institution.

You don't want to jeopardize your financial health by tying up all of your money if you aren't protected from unexpected expenses.

I was advised by a non-US investment attorney that since I have no financial ties to the US and no intention of living there again, that I remain «lost» to the US tax services.

Private student loans offered by financial institutions not tied to the federal government do not currently qualify for student loan forgiveness under any federal program.

This mountain of debt in the U.S. financial system - tied to short - term interest rates - is ultimately and perhaps somewhat inadvertently backed by the U.S. government.

Some tie their grim predictions in with predictions of terrorism and social breakdown, the spread of new viruses, or projections of doom based on the financial troubles of Europe, belt - tightening by China's government or the latest pronouncements of the U.S. Federal Reserve Board.

By using this popular index and the financial products tied to it, you can measure your portfolio's relative performance, invest in the equity market, hedge against risk, and even lever up your exposure.

By and large, the mortgage agent has tie ups with different financial institutions and so you will surely get a variety of products to choose from.

Legislation passed by Congress and signed by President Obama last year tied federal student loan interest rates to financial markets, which had the effect of lowering rates for the school year starting in 2013.

Debt relief firm that claimed ties to US government sued by CFPB — The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau sued two companies both known as FDAA for an allegedly illegal debt relief scheme targeting credit card debtors... (See Fake debt relief firm sued by CFPB)

Timed with the latest meeting of the commission, in Slovenia, the nonprofit Environmental Investigation Agency has issued «Slayed in Iceland,» a fresh critique of Iceland's whaling operation, which is all done by one business, Hvalur, with strong financial and operational ties to HB Grandi, a large Icelandic international seafood company.

A panel set up by the NIH's Center for the Evaluation of Risks to Human Reproduction — responsible for a preliminary BPA report released earlier this year that was drafted by a consulting firm with financial ties to the chemical industry — will convene next week to decide whether to declare the chemical a human reproductive toxin.

... A new report by the environmental data company CDP has found that at least 29 companies, some with close ties to Republicans, including ExxonMobil, Walmart and American Electric Power, are incorporating a price on carbon into their long - term financial plans...

Of those not employed by the Commission, over 70 percent of the panel have financial ties to the fracking industry.

[19], [20] Huffington Post notes that the exposure of Horner's financial ties to coal companies is significant because he is a regular guest on Fox News Channel, which identifies him by his affiliation with CEI or E&E Legal but not by his connection to the coal industry.

One environmental and energy lobbyist with close ties to the White House said the administration had been inhibited by a number of factors, including vacancies in many top policy jobs, an intense early focus on the financial and economic crises, and an unwillingness to alienate business and Congressional leaders with a heavy - handed approach.

So are you ready to back that up??? Are you ready to present evidence & make a clear - cut case that the main reason many / most of these 49 people signed this letter is because many / most of them have financial ties to & / or shills for the coal, oil & gas industries??!! If that's your real point please make your case directly & if its substantiated by sound evidence, I'll have no problem saying so.

The Vendors» unconnected business was carved out of the sale and continued occupation of the premises was provided by a fluid, but minimum term licence tied to financial objectives.

As a company that is inextricably tied to the Ontario bar (and in fact is, through the Law Society's ownership, indirectly controlled by Ontario lawyers), it makes sense for LAWPRO to be licensed and regulated provincially for all purposes, through the Financial Services Commission of Ontario (FSCO).