«The challenge for us is how to make sure we are delivering good relative yields compared to all the other opportunities MetLife has to invest in,» said Brian Casey, managing director and head of real estate
debt strategies with MetLife Inc..
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.
Though Portugal is one of the fastest growing euro zone economies, problems
with non-performing loans and high
debt among businesses, individuals and government are a big hurdle - mainly at a time when the government's
strategy is focused on consumer spending.
While it seems counter intuitive, McQuay suggests a
strategy of taking on more credit
with a new credit card — which could help you to pay down the
debt you have now.
Fast - tracking your student
debt payoff
with extra payments is a common
strategy, but as the suit showcases, it's one that can easily go awry.
Derek Dley, an analyst
with Canaccord Genuity, points out that Cott's new
strategy doesn't just improve its earnings profile but also boosts its free cash flow, ability to pay down
debt and overall stability.
These include currency - hedged ETFs, triple - levered ETFs based on commodities, unconstrained bond funds
with short positions betting against U.S. Treasurys, private equity funds, emerging market
debt instruments, historically less - liquid bank loan funds, and all manner of actively managed
strategies packaged in supposedly easy to buy and sell wrappers.
In general, though, the Senate seems uncomfortable
with the idea of pushing up the
debt limit without addressing the government shutdown, which seems to be the latest House Republican
strategy.
Their
strategy is generally the same: load the company up
with debt while slashing costs.
As
with credit card
debt, your
strategy is to figure out which loan you want to pay off first, and make the highest payments possible on that one while maintaining minimum payments on the others.
If you're already bogged down
with student loans, credit card payments or other forms of outstanding
debt, develop a
strategy for tackling it right away.
Valeant has finally given up on its serial acquirer
strategy, but the massive
debt load seriously limits the company's strategic flexibility going forward, and the lack of cash flow from all the deals has it in trouble
with its creditors.
He said he favors sticking
with management's current
strategy of trying to expand the business rather than taking on
debt.
Highland Capital Brasil Gestora de Recursos («HCB») is an asset management company which pursues investment opportunities in Emerging Market credit
strategies with a primary focus on Brazilian corporate
debt.
A more cost - effective
strategy is the
debt avalanche method, under which you tackle the balance
with the highest interest rate first.
Our Global Market
Strategies segment, established in 1999 with our first high yield fund, advises a group of 46 active funds that pursue investment opportunities across various types of credit, equities and alternative instruments, including bank loans, high yield debt, structured credit products, distressed debt, corporate mezzanine, energy mezzanine opportunities and long / short high - grade and high - yield credit instruments, emerging markets equities, and (with regards to certain macroeconomic strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their de
Strategies segment, established in 1999
with our first high yield fund, advises a group of 46 active funds that pursue investment opportunities across various types of credit, equities and alternative instruments, including bank loans, high yield
debt, structured credit products, distressed
debt, corporate mezzanine, energy mezzanine opportunities and long / short high - grade and high - yield credit instruments, emerging markets equities, and (
with regards to certain macroeconomic
strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their de
strategies) currencies, commodities and interest rate products and their derivatives.
Below, learn about your options for refinancing your
debt and coming up
with a repayment
strategy if you didn't complete your degree.
Outside cryptocurrency and a few tools that enable better trading decisions, most of these startups developed a proprietary model to score the credit risks of potential customers and paired it
with a clever go - to - market
strategy that will appear to a new class of
debt holders.
In 2011, when congressional Republicans were threatening to allow the government to default on its
debts if their policy wish list was not met, Powell met
with a number of GOP lawmakers, urging them to reconsider their
strategy by pointing out the serious risks involved.
Asset Management Equity Financing and Placement
Debt Financing and Placement Mergers and Acquisitions Corporate Partnering and Strategic Alliances Restructuring and Workouts Startups and Management Alternative Finance
Strategies Advice on Capital Markets Corporate Shareholder Communications Access to Retail, Institutional, and Accredited Investors Database Strategic Introductions to Global Network ConnectInvest - one - on - one Meetings
with Global Investors Advice and Introductions on Capital Raises Media and Press Release Distribution Event Creation and Management Representation in Trade Shows and Conferences for Media Exposure
The same wording was repeated in Annex 3 «
Debt Management
Strategy 2007 - 08»,
with no further details.
Continuing the theme of rising interest rates and following up from my last blog, «
With all the News of Higher Interest Rates, Don't Forget About Floating - Rate
Debt,» bond laddering is a
strategy that provides increased income and the ability to adjust the stream of income in a rising - interest - rate environment.
Stein is concerned about some alternative funds taking on huge
debts with potentially explosive
strategies.
With an emergency fund in place and your investment
strategy up and running, putting any extra money toward your
debts is also a smart way to go.
They can only be made consistent if Washington also unleashes an infrastructure building program, a policy initiative consistent
with either of the other two, on a truly heroic scale — which, as an aside, I suspect would be a smart
strategy under any circumstances as American infrastructure needs are so great that the consequent productivity increases would fully service the associated
debt long before they stopped adding value to the economy.
His favored
strategy was the leveraged buyout, wherein one company buys another
with little cash and lots of
debt.
http://www.progressive-economics.ca/2009/11/10/public-sector-workers-the-recessions-next-victims/ This battle will, of course, be fought by right wing (and perhaps not so right wing) governments in the name of «fiscal responsibility», and justified
with reference to the imperative need for «exit
strategies» from Great Recession deficits and
debt accumulation.
Mr. Handa has had involvement in several international jurisdictions and his professional experience has included: work on primary and secondary IPO listings on the Toronto and Hong Kong Stock Exchanges; experience in various
debt and equity financing transactions including convertible debentures, off - take agreements, metal streaming agreements, and, brokered and non-brokered financings; implementation of ERP systems to manage full - scale mining operations; implementation of domestic and international tax planning
strategies; and implementation of corporate governance and internal control policies to comply
with various stock exchange jurisdictions.
If you have a good business
with potential for growth, Factor Funding can speed up your cash flow and unleash your power to survive and thrive, whether you are one, a couple, or one hundred or more people business, working from home or away, already established or just getting started to implement your plans and
strategies, buy supplies, meet payroll, pay
debts, taxes, or meet other expenses.
«Our investment
strategy is premised on purchasing long equity securities of companies
with low levels of
debt on the investee company's balance sheet.»
Any of these
strategies can work wonders for your finances if you're serious about becoming
debt - free and prepared to follow through
with your plan.
This
strategy seeks out firms
with long - term, predictable profitability and low
debt that trade at reasonable valuations.
With the requirement to release the
Debt Management
Strategy before the beginning of the new fiscal year, there is no reason (except political) why this can not happen.
The Magic Formula diverges from Graham's
strategy by exchanging for Graham's absolute price and quality measures (i.e. price - to - earnings ratio below 10, and
debt - to - equity ratio below 50 percent) a ranking system that seeks those stocks
with the best combination of price and quality more akin to Buffett's value investing philosophy.
With requirement to release the
Debt Management
Strategy before the beginning of the new fiscal year, there is no reason (except political) why this can not happen.
This momentum
strategy looks for companies
with strong price momentum and EPS growth that is coupled
with high return on equity and falling
debt.
This
strategy looks for growth stocks
with persistent accelerating earnings and sales growth, reasonable valuations and low
debt.
Its options include (a) cut marginal rates from -0.1 % to a more negative overnight rate target (b) increase purchases in one or several asset classes from current levels (JPY80trn annual in JGB's; JPY3trn in ETF's; JPY90bn in J - REITS)(c) further lengthen the average maturity of holdings (on average somewhere between 5 and 7 years by our estimates)(d) apply forward guidance
with respect to its balance sheet or (e) an extreme derivative of (d)-RRB- espouse a «helicopter drop»
strategy, wherein the BOJ offers unlimited monetisation of government
debt.
If the DIY
strategy gets you nowhere, you can try working
with a
debt settlement company to get help reaching a settlement agreement.
Still,
with less than $ 100 million in
debt due before 2020, Barrick executives said the company is shifting to a growth
strategy, focusing on Nevada and the Dominican Republic, and will no longer sell assets in order to reduce its billions of dollars in
debt.
A subscriber requested corroboration of the findings in «Simple
Debt Class Mutual Fund Momentum
Strategy»
with a universe restricted to a family of bond funds (such as Fidelity) to enable low - cost fund switching.
Among the alternative investment
strategies, private capital
strategies with typically longer - holding periods (such as buyouts and private infrastructure) may hold an advantage over hedge funds or those private capital
strategies with typically shorter - holding periods (such as distressed
debt and direct lending).
This latter
strategy each month allocates the entire portfolio value to the one of the following 12
debt class mutual funds
with the highest past total return (optimally over the last two months):
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.
One danger to the Christian revolt is that it will enter into alliance
with forces whose aims and
strategies are so foreign to its own that when the common Victory is won — if won it can be — the revolutionary church will be left
with the sad reflection that it supplied the «Fourteen Points» which gave specious sanctity to an outrageous peace and that its fruits of victory are an external prosperity based on rotting foundations and
debts which it can not collect without destroying its own life.
The sale is in line
with Premier's
strategy of reducing
debt and follows the proposed disposal of its meat - free business.
Spending up big for short term gain is the rubbish
strategy for clubs who change manager every 1 or 2 seasons and live
with massive
debt.
So the
debt is declining and anybody who says we are piling up more debt is mistaken because it shows the person is not in tune with the new Public Debt Management Strategy we are us
debt is declining and anybody who says we are piling up more
debt is mistaken because it shows the person is not in tune with the new Public Debt Management Strategy we are us
debt is mistaken because it shows the person is not in tune
with the new Public
Debt Management Strategy we are us
Debt Management
Strategy we are using.
Mr. Speaker, consistent
with the approved 2017 - 19 Medium Term
Debt Strategy (MTDS), Governmentwill target a financing mix that minimizes cost and addresses portfolio risks.
«Missed
debt and deficit targets coupled
with the OBR's downgrading of forecasts have exposed the Chancellor's lack of a long - term
strategy for growth and he is now presented
with a golden opportunity to reverse the downward spiral which is rapidly leading to increased and institutionalised poverty and unemployment.