Sentences with phrase «fewer number of investments»

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A new survey by the Sustainable Investment and Finance Association (UKSIF) reported that the number of fund managers that expect the value of oil firms to drop in the next few years has doubled.

Actual results, including with respect to our targets and prospects, could differ materially due to a number of factors, including the risk that we may not obtain sufficient orders to achieve our targeted revenues; price competition in key markets; the risk that we or our channel partners are not able to develop and expand customer bases and accurately anticipate demand from end customers, which can result in increased inventory and reduced orders as we experience wide fluctuations in supply and demand; the risk that our commercial Lighting Products results will continue to suffer if new issues arise regarding issues related to product quality for this business; the risk that we may experience production difficulties that preclude us from shipping sufficient quantities to meet customer orders or that result in higher production costs and lower margins; our ability to lower costs; the risk that our results will suffer if we are unable to balance fluctuations in customer demand and capacity, including bringing on additional capacity on a timely basis to meet customer demand; the risk that longer manufacturing lead times may cause customers to fulfill their orders with a competitor's products instead; the risk that the economic and political uncertainty caused by the proposed tariffs by the United States on Chinese goods, and any corresponding Chinese tariffs in response, may negatively impact demand for our products; product mix; risks associated with the ramp - up of production of our new products, and our entry into new business channels different from those in which we have historically operated; the risk that customers do not maintain their favorable perception of our brand and products, resulting in lower demand for our products; the risk that our products fail to perform or fail to meet customer requirements or expectations, resulting in significant additional costs, including costs associated with warranty returns or the potential recall of our products; ongoing uncertainty in global economic conditions, infrastructure development or customer demand that could negatively affect product demand, collectability of receivables and other related matters as consumers and businesses may defer purchases or payments, or default on payments; risks resulting from the concentration of our business among few customers, including the risk that customers may reduce or cancel orders or fail to honor purchase commitments; the risk that we are not able to enter into acceptable contractual arrangements with the significant customers of the acquired Infineon RF Power business or otherwise not fully realize anticipated benefits of the transaction; the risk that retail customers may alter promotional pricing, increase promotion of a competitor's products over our products or reduce their inventory levels, all of which could negatively affect product demand; the risk that our investments may experience periods of significant stock price volatility causing us to recognize fair value losses on our investment; the risk posed by managing an increasingly complex supply chain that has the ability to supply a sufficient quantity of raw materials, subsystems and finished products with the required specifications and quality; the risk we may be required to record a significant charge to earnings if our goodwill or amortizable assets become impaired; risks relating to confidential information theft or misuse, including through cyber-attacks or cyber intrusion; our ability to complete development and commercialization of products under development, such as our pipeline of Wolfspeed products, improved LED chips, LED components, and LED lighting products risks related to our multi-year warranty periods for LED lighting products; risks associated with acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures or investments generally; the rapid development of new technology and competing products that may impair demand or render our products obsolete; the potential lack of customer acceptance for our products; risks associated with ongoing litigation; and other factors discussed in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), including our report on Form 10 - K for the fiscal year ended June 25, 2017, and subsequent reports filed with the SEC.

Examine the reasons why so few women choose to enter or stay in venture capital roles and call on the venture capital industry to do more to recruit and promote women investors to partner level roles in order to increase the number of women investment professionals

The last few years have seen a number of miners get wiped out, and over the last 20 or so years, there has been a serious lack of investment in exploration.

Strong export growth has continued, but there has also been a pick - up in domestic demand in a number of economies in the region, reflecting increases in both consumer spending and, in a few cases, investment (Graph 4).

Typically, my investment purchases have a P / E of between 10 and 20 with a few exceptions, and it varies based on a number of factors.

14 % of respondents believe that insider trading practices in the alternative investment industry have become less prevalent since the FBI arrested Raj Rajaratnam and scared the bejeezus out of everyone, a noticeable drop from January 2016 when 25 % of respondents felt this way; 37 % of respondents think the news of arrests and convictions there has had little impact on insider trading because those who engage in such practices think they are smarter than everyone else and will never get caught, compared with 39 % of respondents in 2016; and 49 % of respondents believe the influx of money into funds in recent years and the explosion in the number of hedge fund firms has put enough pressure on fund managers that there will always be a few desperate enough to try anything, including insider trading, a significant increase from the 36 % of respondents who felt this way in the Roundtable's previous survey on this topic.

Tapping into the increasing number of Indonesians with internet access, the fintech industry has been growing fast over the past few years, offering peer - to - peer lending, crowdfunding, market aggregation, risk and investment management and payment services.

Today This Rare Option Is Highly Attractive, With Many Collectors Wanting This As Part Of Their Investment, But Numbers Are Few And Far Between.

Wouldn't buying the same investments in your child's name (you'll just need to get an S.I.N number for this) outside of an RESP and then just selling them and buying again to trigger a tax - free capital gain (ie taking advantage of the personal tax exemption) each year or few years be a much better than buying an RESP?

I have a few more comments on a similar topic that I'll post next week on Buffett, and specifically on his famous «guarantee» that he could make 50 % per year investing small sums — a result that he in fact achieved for a number of years by using an investment strategy that I think is mostly misunderstood by most investors.

Yes, Tangerine has an app, but it's designed for your chequing account and it takes a few taps to get down to see your investments, and even there they only show you the balance in your investment account, with no flashy graphs of recent market drops or big red daily change numbers, and no individual segment reporting so you have to work a bit harder to activate your lizard brain.

For the past year I've been trying to reduce the number of positions in my portfolio and concentrate my investments in the few «best» opportunities I've identified.

I've known Matt for a number of years now, and he and I think similarly when it comes to our approach to investing, which is focused on making a few select investments in high - quality companies that produce attractive returns on capital and, by our estimation, can continue to compound value going forward.

Either way, few shelters are burdened with extra money or space — «right sizing» the adoption population allows investment in the number of high quality housing units that will serve the population optimally and no more than this number.

Nexon has made a number of investments and acquisitions in studios around the world during the last few years, including its purchase of Japanese mobile developer Gloops for $ 500 million in October last year.

In the last few years the number of operators in the sector has mushroomed, and whilst this increase in activity is extremely encouraging for all, from the consumers point of view, in order to be able to commit with confidence an investment in geothermal heating it is advisable to ask to contact, and if possible view the companies previous clients.

Lexoo has been through a few rounds of investment, from early stage VC funds to the Mayor of London's Co-Investment Fund and a number of angel investors.

One of the big strategic questions for the investment treaty system in the next few years will be whether the loyalists, reformists or revolutionaries will be able to attract a critical number of the undecideds to their cause in order to create a reasonable measure of convergence on a particular approach.

Samsung will make OLED panels for 20 million fewer iPhones at its South Chungcheong plant in the January to March quarter, a lot lower than its original goal of supplying panels for 45 million to 50 million iPhones, according to the paper.Samsung is said to have made a 13.5 trillion won ($ 12.6 billion) capital investment in anticipation of the originally expected number of OLED panel orders from Apple.

The fund will be used to provide seed - stage investments in a number of blockchain and crypto startups starting in the next few days, according to Hirji.

It was recently revealed by the Association of Graduate Recruiters that major companies are being given no fewer than 73 applications for the average graduate vacancy, while the number can be even higher in more specialised sectors; 154 people go for retail jobs, while a further 142 fight over a position for investment banking.

In New Zealand, recent strengthening of the Māori health workforce has led to a number of successes: interventions led by, focused on, and targeted to Māori; consistent investment in Māori health over a prolonged period; and an emphasis on the development of dual cultural and clinical competencies.14 In the United States, successful Native American health service development in the early 1990s appears to have been shaped by federal government administration, the separation of the Indian Health Service from other Native American affairs, and provision of an integrated health service.15 In both countries, recent reductions in overall death rates for indigenous people have been noted; in the US this relates to injury prevention, whereas in NZ it relates to fewer deaths due to circulatory conditions.16 Although it is not known whether improved health services for indigenous peoples in the US and NZ have a causal relationship with decreased mortality, the two appear to «travel together» well.

«Despite strong rental demand in many markets, investment property sales have declined four consecutive years to their lowest share since 2010 as rising home prices and fewer distressed properties coming onto the market have further reduced the number of bargains available to turn into profitable rentals,» says Yun.