Sentences with phrase «groups were at large»

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«We are reliant on a few large clients, and it is the key concern that keeps me up at a night,» says Brian Cairns, CEO of ProStrategix, a management consulting group and...

Main trade unions groups have agreed to hold large rallies at government - designated spots in Istanbul and Ankara but small groups were expected to try to reach Taksim.

Shanta Puchtler, co — chief investment officer at Man Numeric, a division of Man Group, one of the world's largest hedge fund firms, with $ 77 billion under management, says his team hasn't been able to glean actionable insights from social media.

«Peer groups» is a basket of similar or larger companies compared to one company, and «benchmarking» is a decision to pay a CEO at the 50th, 75th or 90th percentile of other CEOs.

«I think it's too early to make any judgments on what I would call the very short opening statement, and we'll see what happens as we go forward,» Gerard told reporters at a conference of the BlueGreen Alliance, a coalition of large labor unions and environmental groups.

So with one group of shareholders essentially writing a very large check to the government for all shareholders to reap the benefits of lower corporate income taxes in the future, it begs the question: Are the shareholders who are most at risk in an inversion scenario even aware of this disadvantaAre the shareholders who are most at risk in an inversion scenario even aware of this disadvantaare most at risk in an inversion scenario even aware of this disadvantage?

The move means no Latino will serve in a presidential cabinet for the first time in nearly 30 years and comes at a time when Hispanics are now the largest minority group in the country.

Success stories like Harrison's are few and far between for social entrepreneurs, defined as «someone who targets an unfortunate but stable equilibrium that causes the neglect, marginalization, or suffering of a segment of humanity; who brings to bear on this situation his or her inspiration, direct action, creativity, courage, and fortitude; and who aims for and ultimately affects the establishment of a new stable equilibrium that secures permanent benefit for the targeted group and society at large,» by Roger L. Martin and Sally Osberg in a 2007 Stanford University report titled «Social Entrepreneurship: The Case for Definition.»

Chris Krueger, an analyst at Cowen Washington Research Group, said a large package could be difficult since the parties have a slew of policy differences on infrastructure — such as how to pay for it.

«It is an extremely cash - rich company that could easily gain a large position in other markets through investments or acquisitions,» says James Roy, an associate principal at China Market Research Group in Shanghai.

He'll expand on that thesis at the invitation of CLSA, a Hong Kong - based equities brokerage that was founded by a group of former British journalists and is now owned by Citic Securities, one of China's largest state - controlled conglomerates.

At 83 million strong, they are now the largest age group in the country.

«We look very different today than five years ago — for example, clinical and technology professionals are the first and third largest job categories across UnitedHealth Group — and we will look different again five years from now as we continue to evolve at an accelerated pace,» UnitedHealth CEO David Wichmann said on the company's first - quarter conference call.

«This was the result of a very large group of people who are quite clearly — and reasonably — pissed off at the status quo.

Already a hot spot for tastemakers and business professionals in Los Angeles, the open rooftop at Palihouse in West Hollywood, Calif., is great for hosting a large group of influencers of any sort.

But, Trump boasts a large group of voters who will stand by him no matter what, and at least a sizable number happen to be women.

At one point his group was Avon's largest shareholder; it ultimately sold its shares.

But when they're providing insurance to a large group of employees at a corporation or institution, they also have powerful motivations to pay legitimate claims.

Large companies «need to attract and retain employees and they'd be at a competitive disadvantage if they stopped offering health benefits,» said William Kramer, executive director for national health policy for the Pacific Business Group on Health.

If you blast your message out to vast demographic groups at large, you're wasting time and money by targeting people who aren't — and never were — true prospects.

«We are a nonpartisan group, but small businesses just don't benefit at all from tax breaks on in the upper bracket, and they don't benefit from large corporate loop holes,» says Arensmeyer, adding that not addressing this now just means Washington will have to deal with it later.

The report from proxy advisory group Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), called «Gender Diversity on Boards: a Review of Global Trends,» shows that the number of females among new board nominees at the largest U.S. companies has been steadily climbing in recent years.

Kraft Foods Group announced Chairman John Cahill will also take on the chief executive role, leading a food - and - beverage giant at a time when many of the largest packaged foods companies are facing a challenge to find growth.

Jeff Howe, a journalism professor at Northwestern University, who was one of the first professionals to use the word, defines it as «the act of taking a job traditionally performed by a designated agent (usually an employee) and outsourcing it to an undefined, generally large group of people in the form of an open call.»

In a study published in the journal Social Cognitive and Affective Neuroscience, researchers found that people were much better at processing information about people they had just met if they had large social groups.

Potential drawbacks of being a large group: We are subject to the «pay or play» rule — provide coverage that meets the requirements, or pay a penalty — as well as automatic employee enrollment upon hire and at renewal.

Large groups» plans must provide «affordable coverage» — that is, the employer must cover at least 60 percent of the actuarial value of health care costs, and employee contributions must not exceed 9.5 percent of their income, whereas previously there was no such coverage quota.

At least some of those concerns now seem to be playing out in a fight over how America's largest food industry group financed a campaign against a food labeling initiative.

While some of the deals he and his partners have gotten involved with have been much larger, one of the group's investments was a $ 300,000 infusion of capital into a «re-start-up» of a sidewalk - chalk manufacturer aimed at the children's toy market.

Through the effect known as the wisdom of the crowd, a large group's aggregated answers to certain questions are often better than those arrived at separately by individual members.

«We are undergoing an apparel renaissance here in the U.S. and these stocks are worth picking at into any weakness that we might get on Monday because right now, they have the best fundamentals of any large group in the entire stock market.»

The small group of women in these important roles tended to be focused at the largest companies, where pay is higher.

The playoff could include a provision requiring the top Group of 5 team to have a minimum ranking, with the alternative being a third at - large team.

If the Group of 5 team were on the cusp of the minimum ranking (e.g. No. 15), it could play into the committees discussion on where to rank them, if they prefer to include a third at - large team.

But valuations remain high and boards have recently become more cautious on large acquisitions, as it is more difficult to convince their investors of the potential for value creation at such price levels,» said Gilberto Pozzi, co-head of global M&A at Goldman Sachs Group Inc.

But ordinarily, large institutions with connections to the underwriting syndicate are the only group allowed to buy those shares at the IPO price, and they flip them a few days later for a healthy profit.

Consumer groups are outraged at rolling back consumer protections particularly for large banks.

On the other hand, if directors primarily serve a broader constituency of stakeholders (or society at large), is it possible to determine which groups are being served and how directors can prioritize between divergent stakeholder interests?

These reductions for the lowest - income groups were so large because President Reagan doubled the personal exemption, increased the standard deduction, and tripled the earned income tax credit (EITC), which provides net cash for single - parent families with children at the lowest income levels.

At our most recent gathering — a group of PR professionals from enterprises large and small — David was challenging and thought - provoking, but with a familiar humor that drew the audience in from the start.

Affinity Equity Partners, Bain Capital, Carlyle Group, KKR and South Korea's MBK Partners were among those to submit bids for ADT Caps in 2014, which at the time was one of South Korea's largest buyouts.

The first is probably the largest one, which is I'm chairing a group of the Financial Stability Board that is looking at fintech to see what kind of issues in the future the regulators and supervisors will face from a financial stability point of view.

On a final note, a new study lends additional credibility to the theory of «wisdom of crowds,» which states that large groups of people are smarter and better at analyzing data than an elite few.

Speaking at Tmall's Super Kitchen event, an offline expo of home goods held by Alibaba Group's business - to - consumer site, Stewart said she saw an opportunity to expand her brand into the world's second largest economy as rising incomes in the middle class there were increasingly being spent on lifestyle and experiential purchases rather than staple goods.

After executives, managers and financial professionals, the next largest groups in the top 0.1 percent of earners was lawyers with 6.2 percent and real estate professionals at 4.7 percent.

Prior to his role with Knowledge Infusion, Jason was a research director at Yankee Group, leading the company's human capital management and talent management advisory and consulting services.He also spent six years with Flextronics International, where he worked with large, multi-national clients in developing their outsourced manufacturing and supply chain strategies.

The following was updated and adopted from a hired - speech I gave to a group of 50 portfolio CEOs and senior partners in June 2015 at the headquarters of NEA, the world's largest venture capital firm.

Beyond Korean - speaking HWP users, targets of this campaign appear to be users of the Coinlink cryptocurrency exchange, South Korean cryptocurrency exchanges at large (or at least those that are hiring), and a group called «Friends of MOFA» (Ministry of Foreign Affairs), which is a group of college students from around South Korea with «a keen interest in foreign affairs.»

Now before Gene reviews the Specialty Restaurant Group, I also wanted to mention that pricing during fiscal 2013 at all 3 of our large casual dining brands will be slightly below 2 % to help strengthen affordability and protect the strong value proposition we offer our guests.

This increase was driven by 100 net new restaurants, including the purchase of 11 Eddie V's Restaurants, the blended same - restaurant sales increase of 1.8 % at our larger brands and a blended same - restaurant sales increase of 4.6 % at the Specialty Restaurant Group.