Sentences with phrase «focusing on the default»

They evaluate factor portfolio performance based on excess return of constituent corporate bonds versus duration - matched U.S. Treasuries (thereby focusing on the default premium component of corporate bond returns).

Though I begin by looking at outcomes among borrowers, for most of the report I will focus on default rates and debt burdens among all entrants of a given cohort and demographic group, including those who never borrowed.

Our investment techniques focus on default risk and the cash flows that support investment value.

For franchisors who wish to terminate a franchise agreement with a franchisee, or to terminate a franchisee so to speak, the analysis usually focuses on the default and termination provisions in the franchise agreement.

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Furthermore, we found that in people who intentionally mind wander, two main brain networks broadly overlap each other: the default - mode network, which is active when focusing on information from memory, and the fronto - parietal network, which stabilizes our focus and inhibits irrelevant stimuli as part of our cognitive control system.»

Published research focuses on the analysis of market signals on entities and sectors, as well as on signal interpretation and model analysis utilizing Moody's Analytics tools such as Market Implied Ratings and Expected Default Frequencies.

Signs of the changes percolating in the retirement market were everywhere on Wednesday at Dimensional Fund Advisors» first - ever conference focused on the defined contribution space, from the jokes DFA's David Booth told at the expense of the existing king of the retirement market, Fidelity, to the news of the investment product DFA is rolling out to serve as a combination default option and lesson in responsibility for employees who are the least engaged in their retirement planning.

Tsipras is seeking to assuage the left flank of his party — some of whom want Greece to default on its debt altogether — by focusing on tax increases for companies and high - income individuals instead of spending cuts.

Historically, the analysis that's been done empirically by academics has focused on the countries that have fallen into a restructuring or a default as a result of this ratio that you and I are discussing.

The recession was focused on poor banking loans, and that was a major focus, because of defaults and foreclosures, but 2016 has shown no signs of this.

The basic point here is that by focusing on declining credit quality you put yourself in a position to sell a bond long before any potential default.

Rather than thinking in terms of valuation and risk, they are focused on the carry they hope to earn because the default environment seems «benign» at the moment.

The debt moratorium will cause Puerto Rico to default; but the missed payments, as per the bill, will still be due when the moratorium ends, said Daniel Hanson, an analyst at Height Securities, a research firm that focuses on geopolitical and regulatory investment risk.

The focus on euthanasia rather than on treatment, and state support for palliative and psychological treatment makes premature physician assisted death a default option.

it's not about what you do or don't do, it's about your heart, and if your heart is focused on Him, then by default you will do what He has commanded us to do.

Labour are the default option but the wheel's focus is on the Lib Dem and Tory alternatives.

Ultimately, somewhat by default, Cameron leaned closest to the Coulson focus on tough daily newslines, concentrating on the failure to articulate the Tory alternative.

The reason is that there is a part of your brain called the Default Network, which turns on when you are not actively focusing on a problem.

«Our default is the status quo, and we have a myopic focus on the here and now,» says Elke Weber, a psychological economist at Columbia University who studies why people engage in risky environmental behavior.

We now know that when the brain drops its focus on the outside world but remains awake and alert (in other words, when it begins to daydream), it activates something called the default mode network, or DMN.

We focus on the functional connectivity of two prominent RS networks, the default - mode network (DMN) and executive control network (ECN).

A wandering mind is our brain's default mode and left to its own devices, it may go to the beach if it isn't focused on work.

You also want to keep protein at 25 % max, but if you focus on the 20/70 — the protein will take care of itself by default.

I understand that even these guidelines could be construed as overly specific and exclusionary, but I feel like their focus on personal preference, comfort, and working with the natural body make them less so than the set we often default to.

Maybe it's just that the movie gives us so little to focus on that they win by default.

I played on the default difficulty setting, and only during the final combat section did the difficulty reach a point where I really had to focus, but it was fun throughout.

That this film focuses not on inexplicable portals into actors» brains but the down - to - earth difficulty of the writing task makes it a more accessible one by default; that said, this film is even more of an insular look into someone's head, with Kaufman going so far as to invent a polar opposite twin brother to illustrate his struggles on the screen.

Figure 2, which focuses on borrowers only and projects default rates out to year 20, suggests that default rates in the for - profit sector could ultimately approach 70 percent.

The outcomes of this seminar are to assist leaders in the demonstration of their defined coaching skills; to increase energy channeled toward internalization and integration of coaching behaviors as the default approach for leadership and leading; and to emphasize a sharpened focus on the relationship of the applied competencies and transformative results.

Once the system has been switched off — as when the engine is started — it reverts back to a default configuration focusing on efficiency and ride comfort.

Once the system has been switched off — as when the engine is started — it reverts to a default configuration focusing on efficiency and ride comfort.

This application sits on the home screen of the Curve and is in focus, or selected by default.

On other BlackBerrys the icon bar is in - focus (selected) by default so you can just click for email.

Instead of Android's openness (where only the power of the default is used to route users to Google Search and Google Apps), we have a closed ecosystem that focuses on inconspicuous consumption.

NVIDIA loads two stylus - specific apps by default — Tegra Draw focused on art, and Write for note - taking — which both pop up on a launcher when the pen is pulled out; alternatively, you can set a specific app to auto - load when you remove it.

These counseling services focus on strategies to prevent defaulting on a mortgage and understanding personal finances and credit.

Having this focus risks ignoring two important facets of borrowing — the rate of defaults and the impact of borrowing on daily activity — and one looming challenge.

Rather it was simply focusing on stock ETFs and a small basket of sector ETFs with a default screen with only a handful of indicators.

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Independent fundamental credit research and active management at the security level are essential elements of our approach which focuses on the avoidance of default and identifying value in individual securities.

Taking this step helps lay the foundation for what many plan sponsors are focusing on; the ability to better evaluate the success of an income focused default option and the plan as a whole.

There might be fires brewing that are immediately being reflected in credit default swaps while the media is focused on perhaps an improving issue or a recent overthrow in a larger, more well - known country.

President Freeman appeared to be focused on the negative impacts on schools because Stafford loans are counted as part of default rate calculations, but PLUS loans are not.

There is such a focus on rehabilitation that even the GAO report is incomplete in describing other ways to get out of default.

Don't just focus on the extra return on each criteria but also the default rate.

When deciding who to lend money, traditional financial institutions focused on minimize incidents of borrowers defaulting on their loans.

Since so few students ultimately qualify for the full discount of any borrower benefits that require continual on - time payments, most students should focus on the availability of the 0.25 % interest rate discount for signing up for EFT and any immediate discounts (such as a waiver of the 1 % default fee).

It's crucial they focus on evaluating any realistic transaction (s) that are actually on the table right now, compare it / them to the potential value of the default strategy, and present (& recommend) a final proposal to shareholders ASAP.

That's why I spent so much time focusing on the unique characteristics of the petrol (& food) retailing model... by default, it generates float.

Regardless of what you focus on first, make sure you continue to make at least the minimum repayments on all of your debts to avoid any late payment or default fees.