Sentences with phrase «increase asset level»

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In addition, MQ - 9 Reaper drones would be deployed as part of a major increase in intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) assets closer to levels seen at the height of the U.S. engagement in Afghanistan.

He says the actions of central banks «attempting to spark economic growth» are «severely punishing the world's savers and creating incentives to reach for yield, pushing investors into less liquid asset classes and increased levels of risk, with potentially dangerous financial and economic consequences.»

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.

LONG - TERM OUTLOOK: «High levels of policy uncertainty and regional divergences will cause higher dispersion across and within asset classes, in our opinion, which increases the attractiveness of active management in both asset allocation and at the security - selection level.»

High levels of policy uncertainty and regional divergences will cause higher dispersion across and within asset classes, in our opinion, which increases the attractiveness of active management in both asset allocation and at the security - selection level.

«The funding needs for this project will create additional pressure on government expenditures and consequently either on the rate of depletion of Saudi foreign assets or the increase in government debt levels,» he said.

The bill makes a fivefold increase, to $ 250 billion, in the level of assets at which banks are deemed to pose a potential threat if they failed.

No, the elevated level of financial assets reflects extreme valuations, not an increase in the rate of financial investment.

The Bank of England is expected to keep the funding rate at 0.50 % while moving to increase the ASSET PURCHASING FACILITY (QE BY ANY OTHER NAME) by another 50 BILLION POUNDS to a level of 325 BILLION STERLING.

You can sell off the assets which have increased above the target level and buy more of those that are beneath the target.

Anyone versed in the industry will be able to tell that increased litigation threats arising from portfolio company bankruptcies, dissatisfied investors, regulatory investigations and employment practices suits are now forming new levels of risk for venture Capitalists and venture capital firms, as well as the personal assets of their managers and employees.

Its options include (a) cut marginal rates from -0.1 % to a more negative overnight rate target (b) increase purchases in one or several asset classes from current levels (JPY80trn annual in JGB's; JPY3trn in ETF's; JPY90bn in J - REITS)(c) further lengthen the average maturity of holdings (on average somewhere between 5 and 7 years by our estimates)(d) apply forward guidance with respect to its balance sheet or (e) an extreme derivative of (d)-RRB- espouse a «helicopter drop» strategy, wherein the BOJ offers unlimited monetisation of government debt.

When the price hits a support level there are usually more buyers than sellers in the market thus increasing the price of the asset.

The Fed asserts (see above), that its QE operations are not inflationary, since it merely «swaps assets» — it is held that further asset purchases will merely increase the level of excess reserves, which by dint of not entering the money supply proper can not exert an effect on the economy.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

We are receiving increased levels of enquiry for wine industry assets and, in particular, large scale warm climate vineyards that can produce high volumes of fruit to take advantage of increased overseas demand for fruit and wine,» he said.

If fans will not boycott the games and stop paying for the tickets then let us at least unite and tell Silent Stan that the CEO is not making him the money that he could, if Silent Stan starts to see Gazidis as a loss to profit then maybe we can get an ambitious CEO in who will help us be ambitious and win titles, use that then to get better business done and add to the value of the clubs assets (players), remove the lowest value players (not good enough for AFC) and replace them with high value assets which will increase in value when we are winning / truly competing at the highest level.

We believe a long term asset management approach, allied to increased levels of funding, is required to bring our road network up to an acceptable standard and arrest the decline caused by years of under investment.»

In the first ten months of 2015 record levels of net new assets have been gathered by Active ETFs / ETPs listed globally with net inflows of US$ 8.9 billion marking a 23 % increase over the prior record set at this time in 2013.

Such an improvement can arise from more efficient operations (fewer assets generating the same levels of sales) or an increase in sales (which could also signify improved market conditions for the firm's products).

With increased levels of volatility, a rising dollar and a potential bottoming of commodity prices, investors jumped into each of those categories in February, driving up assets in each by $ $ 527 million (volatility), $ 389 million (currencies) and $ 657 million (commodities), respectively.

You can get a sense of whether you ought to increase or decrease the amount you pull from savings by going to a retirement income calculator that uses Monte Carlo assumptions to estimate how long your assets are likely to last and plugging in such information as your nest egg's current balance, how your investments are allocated between stocks and bonds and your planned level of withdrawals.

Typically hard assets are an excellent hedge against inflation, meaning their value rises as the general price levels for goods and services increases (known as Consumer Price Index or CPI).

Because of the increasing level of cash flows necessary to service the debt relative to the economic yield on the assets, it doesn't take much fluctuation to make the most marginal borrowers question whether they can hold onto the assets.

This comfortably allows a further $ 107 mio increase in net leverage (vs. the existing level of property assets).

-- Most CLOs offer additional loss protections: i) Credit enhancement — credit insurance / guarantees, ii) Excess spread & reserves — a positive interest spread's earned, which may be used to build loss reserves, iii) Overcollateralization (O / C)-- the CLO sponsor adds additional collateral, say an extra $ 5 mio for every $ 100 mio of assets, and iv) Early amortization — an increased level of defaults, and / or certain other events, may trigger an accelerated repayment of principal (AAA notes have priority, of course).

The recent asset purchases point to higher future capital investments, confirmed in the last quarterly press release, which hopefully, though with some lag, will result in a commensurate increase in production levels (and FCF?).

So the combined effects of the five above points all lead to both dampening the initial NAV (the mutual funds» net asset value) decline, NAV slowly increasing over time (usually back to its original level), and making it so your yield steadily increases back up to prevailing market interest rates over time.

It does not increase the level of your father's assets, and it should not affect your mother's Medicaid coverage.

Pfau (2013) found that the purchase of a single premium immediate annuity can serve as an efficient substitute for the fixed income portion of a retirement portfolio by better protecting a spending level on the downside while also increasing the average legacy value of assets.

If leverage increases to a level of 3.0 invested assets to equity (historical average is 3.5), then the contribution to ROE from the investment portfolio gets to 15 %.

Preferred Bank in Los Angeles disclosed recently that it has begun foreclosure proceedings on a pair of luxury apartment buildings in Manhattan, a move that will dramatically increase the level of nonperforming assets on its balance sheet.

In essence then, all of the assets generated by the animation designers are now processed by a low - level system, and actually run as code in - game - a system that's only possible owing to the increased CPU power available on the PlayStation 4.

First is regulation that could strand assets in several ways: direct regulation on carbon led by authorities at the local, national, regional, or global level; indirect regulation through increased pollution controls, constraints on water usage, or policies targeting health concerns; and mandates on renewable energy adoption and efficiency standards.

It also became apparent that a by - product to some extent of the stresses of the post-recession period, was on a personal level evident in an increase in marital dispute emanating from hardship pressures, and an increase in the need for expert valuer evidence into disputes over asset values, and in particular property assets.

TripAssure offers increasing benefit levels per plan for Trip Interruption: Asset at 125 %, Bridge at 150 % and Complete at 200 % of the insured trip cost.

If the consumer needed long - term care for a period of time longer than that covered by the Partnership - approved policy, the State would give the incentive of increasing the level of «exempt assets» counted when applying for Medicaid (Medi - Cal in California).

The best way to find cheap insurance that still protects your assets is to start with the lowest quotes and gradually increase your coverage, until you find a level you're happy with.

Any changes in the responsibilities of employees may mean that previous screening is inadequate or irrelevant — license requirements may be different, access to company assets might increase, or taking on supervisory authority can take people to their level of incompetence.

Asset responsibility managing $ 8 Million in inventory including forecasting at part level, purchasing at best cost to increase margins, and forecasting financial metrics such as NSB, inventory projection, book to bill, and ROI.

«While Class A asset prices in many large markets have surpassed pre-crisis levels, Realtors ® in many middle - and smaller - tier markets stand to benefit from the increased interest from foreign commercial property investors.

Combining our attractive cost of capital with Brookdale's operating expertise, creates a powerful franchise to generate meaningful growth opportunities, both internally as we work together to increase occupancy above its current 80 % level, and externally as we pursue additional acquisitions in this fragmented asset class to further grow the platform.

Income expansion can be achieved through rent increases to market levels following the repositioning and rebranding of the asset.

Commercial property sales declined for the second straight year in 2017 across asset classes, with only the sales dollar volume of industrial properties increasing over the 2016 level, according to Real Capital Analytics (RCA).

«Chicago has seen an increased amount of foreign investment into its commercial real estate as intense competition for similar assets in markets like New York and San Francisco has driven pricing in those markets to very expensive levels,» said Ben Thypin, director of market analysis at Real Capital Analytics.

Renovating your asset increases your property's investment value, as well as your tenants» satisfaction levels!

«The positive evolution of the vacancy rate, together with relatively stable and controlled administration costs, could contribute to an increase in the level of return on assets in the medium term.»

«As we age, usually our medical or long - term care expenses increase, sometimes depleting our assets to a level of crisis,» says financial advisor Jake Lowrey, president of Lowrey Financial Group.