Sentences with phrase «financial state of the nation»

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HAVING spent three days at the Financial Planning Association (FPA) confer - ence in Brisbane last week, it is probably appropriate for me to report on the state of the nation, insofar as financial planners are cFinancial Planning Association (FPA) confer - ence in Brisbane last week, it is probably appropriate for me to report on the state of the nation, insofar as financial planners are cfinancial planners are concerned.

The game of dominating the world's resources, nation - states and alliances is like a combination of Go and chess, with the threat of military conquest or defeat always hovering over the statecraft and financial game.

More than an engrossing collection of historical true - crime stories, though, the book functions as an unlikely financial history of the young United States, as it grew «from a patchwork of largely self - governing colonies to a loosely assembled union of states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.&States, as it grew «from a patchwork of largely self - governing colonies to a loosely assembled union of states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.&states and, finally, to a single nation under firm federal control.»

Countries like Greece and Italy, that were once the homes of great empires and nation states have in the modern age been laid low by financial crisis, recession and a whole «lost» generation of young people — 40 percent in Italy and almost 52 percent in Greece — who are unemployed.

These commenters generally noted that many of the nation's largest financial institutions publicly state their current adherence to and support for a best interest standard, and stated the merits of this approach should be beyond dispute.

In the last decade, the Bush Administration, seeking a Trojan Horse to privatize Social Security in the United States, applauded Chile's disastrous privatization of pension accounts (turning many over to US financial institutions) even as that nation's voters rejected the Pinochetistas largely out of anger at the vast pension rip - off by high finance.

Over this century our nation's economic output and standard of living has increased greatly, but the United States also faced many different challenges — ranging from the Great Depression of the 1930s to the Great Inflation of the 1970s and most recently the financial crisis.

Important factors that may affect the Company's business and operations and that may cause actual results to differ materially from those in the forward - looking statements include, but are not limited to, operating in a highly competitive industry; changes in the retail landscape or the loss of key retail customers; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the impacts of the Company's international operations; the Company's ability to leverage its brand value; the Company's ability to predict, identify and interpret changes in consumer preferences and demand; the Company's ability to drive revenue growth in its key product categories, increase its market share, or add products; an impairment of the carrying value of goodwill or other indefinite - lived intangible assets; volatility in commodity, energy and other input costs; changes in the Company's management team or other key personnel; the Company's ability to realize the anticipated benefits from its cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; the execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; tax law changes or interpretations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; the Company's ability to complete or realize the benefits from potential and completed acquisitions, alliances, divestitures or joint ventures; economic and political conditions in the United States and in various other nations in which we operate; the volatility of capital markets; increased pension, labor and people - related expenses; volatility in the market value of all or a portion of the derivatives we use; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's ability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which we or the Company's customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; the Company's ownership structure; the impact of future sales of its common stock in the public markets; the Company's ability to continue to pay a regular dividend; changes in laws and regulations; restatements of the Company's consolidated financial statements; and other factors.

Should China impose duties on those exports, states like Kansas, which account for nearly half of the nation's sorghum production, could take a sizable financial hit.

Under CETA's ISDS, foreign corporations have the right to sue nation states if they have suffered financial losses due to a violation of the Non Discriminatory Treatment provision, or a violation of guaranteed investment protection.

Moody's Investors Service announced it would review «for possible downgrade» the credit ratings of five states, including Maryland, that could be hit particularly hard if Congress fails to raise the nation's debt limit by the Aug. 2 deadline and defaults on its financial obligations.

«It leverages state control of the financial system to channel low - cost capital to domestic industries — and to resource - rich foreign nations whose oil and minerals China needs to maintain rapid growth.»

fyi - It is my beilef that one major perhaps THE major goal of zionism is to achieve financial dominance over as many nation states as can be gobbled up.

Through the religious tax the nation protects itself from creating financial tyranny through the concentration of the bulk of the national income in the hands of a few individuals, or of the ruler who might claim it in the name of the state.

One of the main reasons for United States withdrawal of financial support from the United Nations was the concern of U.S. news and publishing interests over the growing momentum of the new information proposals, although there was scarcely any coverage of the information order debate in U.S. newspapers themselves.

The financial and economic power of multinationals grew exponentially, while the power of nation - states seemed to diminish.

Scholarship in the United States sustains a notable burden in these circumstances, not only because of its unmatched financial resources, but also because of its unique position as the middle ground between European culture and the culture of the Asian nations.

Chief Ogbeh attributed the financial crisis ravaging the country especially the states of the federation to what he referred to as over-reliance on the mono - economic policy of the country, reiterating that the current government led by President Muhammadu Buhari would not rest on his oars to reposition the nation's economy.

One of Wendy's opponents has recently admitted that he won't take tax hikes off the table, and the other serves as comptroller of New York's Nassau County, which has some of the highest taxes in the nation and whose finances are in such bad shape that the state mandated the creation of a Financial Control Board to oversee it.

It has been stated times without number that the regular source of funding for the Police, through budgetary allocation has failed to address the financial needs of the Police to provide adequate security for the Nation.

State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli is requesting that some of the nation's largest companies reduce greenhouse gas emissions and address financial risks associated with climate change.

His keen business acumen, honed by years in the private sector and creating one of the most successful financial companies in our nation's history, has kept us ahead of other cities (and even states like California) and helped New York avoid mass layoffs, middle class flight and, most important, civic despair.

All States may participate in and permit, provided that the Security Council decides in advance on a case - by - case basis to approve: the supply, sale or transfer directly or indirectly from or through their territories, or by their nationals or individuals subject to their jurisdiction, or using their flag vessels or aircraft, and whether or not originating in their territories, to Iran, or for the use in or benefit of Iran, of any battle tanks, armoured combat vehicles, large caliber artillery systems, combat aircraft, attack helicopters, warships, missiles or missile systems, as defined for the purpose of the United Nations Register of Conventional Arms, or related materiel, including spare parts, and the provision to Iran by their nationals or from or through their territories of technical training, financial resources or services, advice, other services or assistance related to the supply, sale, transfer, manufacture, maintenance, or use of arms and related materiel described in this subparagraph.

This compact treats all parties with fairness and respect, provides the county and the state with a consistent source of revenue for the future and gives the Oneida Nation financial security.

Yesterday, Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced the state Department of Financial Services, one of the nation's toughest banking regulators, would extend its reach to include overseeing credit - reporting firms.

«New York, the financial capital of the world, is leading the nation in taking decisive action to protect consumers and our financial system from serious economic harm that is often perpetrated by state - sponsored organizations, global terrorist networks and other criminal enterprises,» Gov. Andrew Cuomo said on Tuesday.

I pray that Martin Amidu would pursue all those that have wasted Ghana's money and deprived the nation from development so others in power today would learn from it or go the same line of punishment for wilfully causing financial loss to the state.

«It's been critical funding for a lot of these places, especially in this time of a really tough tax environment, an environment where the Senecas have stopped paying municipalities for their role relative to the gaming facilities,» Wojtaszek said, referring to the Seneca Nation's claim that they have fulfilled financial obligations under their casino compact with New York State.

The royal fathers however condemned the allegation of financial mismanagement leveled against the State Governor by a section of the public, saying instead of pointing fingers of blames on Mr. Governor or anyone whatsoever, there is a need for the people to study the circumstances around the nation's economy which according to them culminated to the present situation.

Without giving too much away, the book's last act describes a sort of utopian solution to things, an eco-motivated populist uprising that results in nation - states wresting control of the global financial system away from transnational banks and corporations.

Writer - director Andrew Dominik («The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford», «Chopper») lays it on a little thick, both the state - of - the - nation nods, with ample TV clips of Barack Obama and George W Bush playing in the background, and the idea that this grimy noir is a metaphor for sickness and stupidity in the financial sector.

Among the states, Minnesota (home of the nation's first charter law), Florida, and California allocate some financial assistance for lease payments to charter schools on a per - pupil basis, similar to the way in which operating funds are distributed.

Arizona's auditor general has documented similar activities among school districts in the state over the years, but the agency recently conducted the first financial audit of Empowerment Scholarship Accounts — the nation's first education savings account program.

To help revive the nation's flagging economy, Congress and the administration were determined to have funds enter the financial bloodstreams of states and districts as quickly as possible.

After congratulating the nation for working to amass current successes — including financial aid options that have «finally opened the doors of college to all Americans,» state - developed academic standards, the creation of a voluntary national test, technology in the schools, and an emphasis on class - size reduction — Clinton outlined his proposal to drive public education into the 21st century.

The paper therefore argues that it is within this freedom to work that people realise their human fulfilment and enormously contribute to social progress and the prosperity of a nation instead of being a financial burden on a state purse.

The nation's governors and state superintendents, in their original Memo of Understanding, had endorsed the idea of the federal government providing financial support for the development of common standards and tests.

If the nation's public schools need to improve as much as most of the politicians and the nation's business leaders claim, then that immense task will only be successful if all the financial and other resources of government at the local, state and federal levels are coordinated to concentrate on that work.

If one assumes that charter schools get their fair share of Title II funds as per the underlying ESSA statue, 39 with 5 percent of the nation's students, 40 they stand to lose $ 115 million per year under the Trump - Devos budget41 — close to one - third of the amount the federal government invested in the Charter Schools Grants program in FY 2017.42 Education Week reports that Eagle Academy Public Charter School in Washington, D.C., for example, receives roughly $ 82,000 in Title II funding annually.43 Joe Smith, the school's chief financial officer, states, «If this was taken away from us, that would hurt.

New York's state financial aid program for low - income students is already one of the most generous in the nation, officials say.

OKLAHOMA CITY — One of the nation's top credit rating agencies is noting Oklahoma's declining funding to public schools as further negative pressure on the state's financial outlook.

While Connecticut ranks as among the wealthiest states in the nation, Connecticut's failed school funding system leaves many communities without the financial resources they need to ensure that all of the state's children have access to high quality educational opportunities.

State Farm is the nation's leading car insurance provider in terms of market share, offering a vast array of insurance products and financial services in every state plus Washington,State Farm is the nation's leading car insurance provider in terms of market share, offering a vast array of insurance products and financial services in every state plus Washington,state plus Washington, D.C.

FINRA Foundation Releases Nation's First State - by - State Financial Capability Survey Wednesday, December 8, 2010 The FINRA Investor Education Foundation (FINRA Foundation) today launched a dynamic interactive Web resource to display the results of America's first State - by - State Financial Capability Survey, which was also released today.

Golden Financial Services Debt Settlement Corporation (AKA; Golden Financial Services) was created in the state of Florida in 2004 and was one of the first debt settlement companies in the nation.

The financial strength and claims paying ability of Minnesota Life Insurance Company has ranked the company among the most highly rated insurers in the nation — and, the company is considered to be the third largest direct writer of group life insurance in the United States.

Last week though, Mr. Dougherty reported that an association of online lenders claiming to be operated by Native American tribes, The Native American Financial Services Association (NAFA)(which represents just 16 of the 566 federally - recognized Indian tribes in the U.S.) called on banks to resist pressure from the state of New York State to cut them off from the nation's primary payment system, claiming violations of tribal sovereign immustate of New York State to cut them off from the nation's primary payment system, claiming violations of tribal sovereign immuState to cut them off from the nation's primary payment system, claiming violations of tribal sovereign immunity.

As Mr. Paulson and others at his office discussed how much was being spent by the United States and other nations to rescue areas of the economy crippled by the financial collapse, he discovered his next targets, certain they were as doomed to collapse as subprime mortgages once had been: the U.S. dollar and other major currencies.

We are living through an era that has been called a financial repression, where the United States, Europe and Japan — all of these nations — have big budget deficits and large ratios of debt to GDP.

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