Sentences with phrase «financial interests only»

Any decisions that are made are then made for financial interests only, not for the sake of peaceful resolutions.

Not exact matches

Those not working to the fiduciary standard are held only to a suitability standard, meaning their advice must be suitable for the clients» financial situation, but is not necessarily in their best interest.

So while the interests of fairness argue for a dramatic scaling back of seniors» discounts — or at least greater use of income testing to ensure only those in real financial need are accessing them — political dynamics are actually working to expand their scope and cost.

A good financial advisor who not only understands your financial priorities but is also interested in your life goals can be instrumental in helping you define and build that legacy.

Venture capitalists can be a fabulous resource to get you on your feet when you're starting your business, not only because they can offer financial help, but because they're often genuinely interested in your industry and want to be influencers.

In the U.S., we generally believe that publicly - held firms are to be managed for «shareholder value» (technically, the Securities Exchange Commission's Code of Ethics for CEOs only requires the firm to provide full, fair, accurate and timely financial reporting, and to flag any known conflicts of interest or violations of securities law, but state laws often impose stricter fiduciary duties on the firm's top managers).

Elliott and Vivendi have been trading blows for the past eight weeks, with Elliott accusing Vivendi of serving only its own interests and the French media group saying the fund was looking only for short - term financial gains.

A surprise mass layoff that last week chopped about 40 % of its staff was followed by an only slightly less surprising announcement on Sept. 23 that Fairfax Financial was an interested buyer.

Aspiration, to be sure, is not the only young financial services firm that claims to have customers» best interests at heart — and it's certainly the underdog, with only $ 180 million in assets under management.

Among the many challenges facing the financial technology industry is that customers are more interested in hearing about online - only money managing firms than they are in actually making the shift.

«Requiring the banks to pay treble damages to every plaintiff who ended up on the wrong side of an independent Libor ‐ denominated derivative swap would, if appellants» allegations were proved at trial, not only bankrupt 16 of the world's most important financial institutions, but also vastly extend the potential scope of antitrust liability in myriad markets where derivative instruments have proliferated,» the U.S. Court of Appeals in New York said in the ruling.A U.S. appeals court on Monday revived private antitrust litigation accusing major banks of conspiring to manipulate the Libor benchmark interest rate, in a big setback for their defense against investors» claims of market - rigging.

It's important to note that the interest rate from the private lender in this example would only be available to those with excellent credit and a secure financial future.

All three of these reasons — evidence that U.S. monetary policy is currently only moderately accommodative, the fact that U.S. financial conditions have been influenced by economic and financial market developments abroad, and risk management considerations — argue, at the moment, for caution in raising U.S. short - term interest rates.

The only exception to this rule is for Perkins loans; these student loans, which are only available to students with demonstrated financial need, always have a 5 percent interest rate.

The absence of any outside compensation frees up the financial advisor to truly be a fiduciary, dispensing the trust financial advice with only the client's best interest in mind.

By eliminating the sales incentive, the fee - only financial advisor gives you advice that is transparent — free of any conflict - of - interest that can come from the possibility to earn a commission.

Is the systematic method of analyzing financial instruments, including securities, futures and interest rate products, with only market - delivered information such as price, volume, volatility and open interest.

The role of interest - only lending and its potential implications for financial stability have been of interest to the Reserve Bank for some time.

Investors are sometimes given a clear option to extend into a second interest - only period, but that would normally proceed only after ascertaining that the borrower's financial position remains sound.

For more discussion of the risks associated with interest - only loans, see RBA (Reserve Bank of Australia)(2017), Financial Stability Review, April.

The banks have been acting almost as a financial gang in pressing not only to support the Federal Reserve chairman who is a deregulator (and the Federal Reserve is supposed to essentially represent the interests of the commercial banking system), but the banks also now have supplied the Treasury Secretary and the Treasury Secretary is not supposed to represent the banks.

Bluford Putnam, managing director and chief economist at CME Group, the world's biggest futures market operator, agreed that the Fed's near - zero interest rates and bond purchases helped stabilize financial markets and bolstered the economy — but only for a while.

With the whole approach here, the vast majority of new funding is coming from folks like Mark and Priscilla Chan, and Emerson Collective, and John Doerr's Foundation, that not only have a very long timeline, but are explicitly interested in the impact side as well as the financial return.

In fact, the lowest interest rate at OneMain Financial, which is 9.99 %, is only available to borrowers who take out auto - secured loans.

Although interest in blockchain technology is on an exponential rise, with bank investment expected to reach $ 400 million by 2019, widespread adoption by financial institutions will only occur if the blockchain system or distributed ledger is enterprise - grade.

When they are marketing their services to the investing public and enticing clients into handing over their hard - earned savings, these sales - based financial professionals present themselves as «trusted advisors» whose only concern is their clients» best interest.

According to Ipsos, only 34 % of Americans say they are «interested» in using a smartphone or tablet to pay for a financial transaction, with security being the biggest impediment to acceptance.

According to financial management app provider, Credit Karma, of the first 25,000 early birds who've already submitted their tax returns via its software, only 0.4 % of them reported cryptocurrency gains or losses big enough to interest the men and women of the Internal Revenue Service.

Other interest rates in the economy are influenced by this interest rate to varying degrees, so that the behaviour of borrowers and lenders in the financial markets is affected by monetary policy (though not only by monetary policy).

In these situations, repayments tend to be interest - only, and can make it even more difficult for those in challenging financial situations to dig themselves back out.»

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has lumped interest - only products into its definition of «toxic loan features.»

The goal with this process is not only to get the ease of a single payment, but to receive a lower interest rate based on your financial history.

On the contrary, sophisticated investors are more interested in the financial benefit of equity ownership and only see the Utility token as a bonus.

Normally, this would be of interest only to the true afficionados of central banking, but in the past few months, these operations have been an important element in responding to the turbulence in global financial markets.

However, I would caution against any suggestion that this similarity regarding the build - up of financial buffers means that the tightening of lending standards for interest - only loans was not warranted — far from it.

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And take it from me: Making only the minimum payment on your balance while paying high interest rates can be a recipe for financial disaster.

This policy not only led to a decline in shorter - maturity interest rates below zero, but also increased financial institutions» preferences for holding JGBs, even with super-long-term maturities.

«The role of active investors is to find value, but when all asset classes are overvalued, the only way to survive is by using financial engineering to short volatility in some form... In world of ultra-low interest rates shorting volatility has become an alternative to fixed income... The global demand for yield is now unmatched in human history.

Fee - Only financial advisors are held to the Fiduciary Standard, which means we are required, by law, to put our clients» best interest ahead of our own, but 75 % of financial advisors are held to a much lower ethical standard called the suitability standard.

While the New York Department of Financial Services claims that the BitLicense has stimulated interest in cryptocurrency, only six businesses have received BitLicenses to operate within the state.

Much more interesting and sad is that the first settlers escaped Europe because of financial or religious reasons only to create a country which today is like Europe was.

The Catholic church is only interested in protecting its financial assets in pedophile cases.

In deciding whether to move forward with releasing a new tortilla, Mi Rancho looks not only at the market interest, but at how it will be distributed and the financial cost.

While national food labelling would pose additional costs to U.S. exporters shipping their packaged foods to countries adopting such rules, the only thing being protected by banning it would be the financial interests of the American processed food industry.

Shout from the roof tops we demand more from our club (the sleeping giant it is) and let the powers that be know we aren't happy with financial success only and that they need to act in the best interests of the «footballing» future of AFC.

Arsenal has been linked with a move to their long standing interest, Manchester United winger Angel di Maria but the Gunners would pursue a deal only if the «deal fits into their financial framework».

In the article the author quoted Harkness (who was in town) on the financial value of an engineering degree at Rensselaer and added, «Interested students with the required qualifications can contact Harkness by phoning 4819544 this week only.»

Obviously his only interest is a financial one, hence I do not support Kroenke, which means for the moment I do not support the team at home nor do I purchase any products from the club.

Just like any manager of a big company where the owner is only interested in the results on the financial spreadsheets.