Sentences with phrase «especially factor funds»

I've been super excited about the concept of smart beta, especially factor funds and minimum volatility.

Not exact matches

«We think the Wilmar bid appears opportunistic, especially given the recent profit downgrades have been driven largely by one - off factors we think are going to reverse,» Perpetual Investments fund manager Paul Skamvougeras told The Australian Financial Review after details of the 65 cents - a-share offer were disclosed on Monday.

Against the backdrop of continuing Boko Haram attacks in the North East states especially now through the soft target approach of using suicide bombers, a senior army officer has pin - pointed access to illegal funds as one of the major factors emboldening the terrorist group.

This is something which has been very well documented and mourned in a report from the National Academy of Sciences that was issued by a committee headed by Norman Augustine just a few months ago and this report — which is called «he Gathering Storm» — lays out in some detail the concern that that [leaves us] with a long hole over the next couple of decades, because of weaknesses in [the] way we fund basic physical sciences, the way we are training people to do physical sciences, the way we treat science in elementary and high - school programs — all of those factors, the way we pay teachers, the way we use the patent system where we try to provide incentives in some of the physical sciences; we are losing our leadership gradually to other countries, especially in Europe and [of] particular concern in Asia, where the rise of science in, particularly China, to a certain extent India and other parts of Southeast Asia, are cause for long - term concern.

In sum, the Becker Value Equity Fund has added a modest amount of value for its investors on a fully risk - adjusted basis, especially if its outperformance in the last six months is factored in.

Keep an eye on performance, especially comparing how your funds are doing in relation to relevant benchmarks These include market and mutual fund specific indexes, as well as other factors that may affect performance in the future.

One factor that especially weighed against us in the short term is the fund's significant exposure to international securities.

The market has been propped up recently by governmental stimulus (especially at the retail level), but it has been driven for years by some bigger institutional factors (eg, more and more pension fund money chasing fewer and fewer opportunities).

The Committee now anticipates, based on its assessment of these factors, that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate well past the time that the unemployment rate declines below 6-1/2 percent, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the Committee's 2 percent longer - run goal.

The Committee continues to anticipate, based on its assessment of these factors, that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate well past the time that the unemployment rate declines below 6-1/2 percent, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the Committee's 2 percent longer - run goal.

The Committee continues to anticipate, based on its assessment of these factors, that it likely will be appropriate to maintain the current target range for the federal funds rate for a considerable time after the asset purchase program ends, especially if projected inflation continues to run below the Committee's 2 percent longer - run goal, and provided that longer - term inflation expectations remain well anchored.

Policy makers should identify target populations using risk factors outlined in the federal initiative; require and fund administering agencies to ensure that programs adhere to established eligibility standards, especially in states with limited guidance, for use of state early childhood funds; and ensure the continuity of services as family circumstances change.