Not exact matches
Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve
certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of
certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on
pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on
pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled
employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our
employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling
certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.
In addition, other payroll taxes on
employees will end (e.g. EI premiums), and
certain tax measures targeted on the elderly will come into play (e.g. the aged exemption, the
pension income deduction, the non taxation of GIS,
pension income splitting, and so on).
As written, the amendment would allow a judge to reduce or revoke the public
pension of any elected official, state official appointed by the governor, judge or
certain employees involved in policy making who is convicted of a felony related to their duties.
Nor should an additional year of work reduce
pension wealth (net of
employee contributions), as is the case in current teacher plans after a
certain point, often at relatively young ages.
Established by the Illinois state legislature in 1895 as The Public School Teachers»
Pension and Retirement Fund of Chicago, CTPF is the administrator of a multi-employer defined benefit public
employee retirement system providing retirement, survivor, and disability benefits for
certain certified teachers and
employees of the Chicago Public Schools.
A «qualified»
pension plan meets
certain guidelines set up by the
Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974.
That will be one nasty political fight, which might result in the death of
certain sacrosanct laws governing the inviolability of
pension promises to state
employees, and perhaps Federal
employees.
With a defined benefit
pension plan, an employer promises an
employee a
certain amount of money at retirement.
An individual is eligible for a simplified
employee pension individual retirement account (SEP IRA) if his or her employer offers such a plan, and if the individual meets
certain requirements.
ERISA has
certain protections for
employees of companies where the
pension plan becomes insolvent.
Certain cases like
employees with a generous defined benefit
pension plan where retirement income will be fairly high, the tax free withdrawals from the TFSA during retirement is welcomed.
An Individual
Pension Plan is potentially available to business owners and certain highly valued employees, and it allows you to essentially convert your RRSP into the Cadillac of defined - benefit pension
Pension Plan is potentially available to business owners and
certain highly valued
employees, and it allows you to essentially convert your RRSP into the Cadillac of defined - benefit
pensionpension plans.
Certain NYC
employees can receive WTC disability
pensions in addition to 9/11 Victim Compensation Fund awards.
If you maintain a comparable registered
pension plan and some Ontario
employees do not participate in the plan because: (i) the plan is voluntary, (ii)
certain groups of
employees are ineligible to participate (e.g., casual
employees), or (iii) there are waiting periods before joining the plan, these
employees will also be required to participate in the ORPP unless and until they commence participation in your comparable plan.
One of the principle laws enacted to protect
employees and their benefits is the
Employee Retirement and Income Security Act (ERISA), which compels employers to follow
certain rules when offering
pensions and retirement plans and health benefits to
employees.
In a widely expected ruling, the Illinois Supreme Court has upheld a Cook County state court ruling holding that a state law, Public Act 98 - 641, reducing annuity benefits for
employees and retirees of the City of Chicago, in exchange for increased contributions to
certain pension funds, was unconstitutional.
Thereby employers can regulate that all
employees, who do not object until a
certain point of time, automatically take part in the
pension scheme.
If a court wants to transfer
certain kinds of federally regulated retirements assets titled in the name of one spouse to another spouse in the course of a divorce, this is only effective if the Court follows the exacting requirements of a «qualified domestic relations order» (similar requirements apply to both federal government
employee benefits and to private
pension plans governed by ERISA which is a federal law with broad pre-emptive effect over private
pension law).
«In my opinion, clearly, if an
employee asks a specific question to a
pension plan [adviser] to make a
certain decision and asks if there are risks, then absolutely a
pension plan adviser is to be full and frank and tell them all the information they can and be confident in doing so.»
Simplified
Employee Pension Individual Retirement Arrangements, or SEP IRAs give employers and
employees a great deal more flexibility for investments than traditional IRAs as long as
certain rules are followed.