Sentences with phrase «increasing number of investment»

The result — an increasing number of investment scams, price volatility, and robbery incidents.

Now with the introduction of Profit Sharing Units, SeedInvest will broaden the number of founders we can help succeed while increasing the number of investment opportunities for our growing network of investors.

With an increase in interest rates looming in the United States and an expected economic slowdown, an increasing number of investment banks are expecting the city's home prices to come under downward pressure.

With an increasing number of investments, the cryptocurrency is now worth more than some of the...

Don't buy a property simply to increase the number of investments you hold.

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INCREASING numbers of Australians are becoming familiar with the concept of international investment.

Although the number of low - investment franchises has increased, the fee to get into a business opportunity is still considerably lower.

Increased venture capital investment in a number of provinces, along with lagging investment in European countries since the recession, has vaulted Canada from being one of the weakest to one of the strongest countries on this indicator.

While the president's report does not propose any quick fixes for growth, it suggests that large - scale investment in infrastructure improvements, regulations that ensure the internet remains open to all, and protections for the increasing number of workers who wind up as contractors in the gig economy will be essential.

In recent years, an increasing number of tech startups have turned into big - time investments opportunities for VCs, and as a result, these funds have wanted to get in on the action to bolster investor returns too.

The list of companies receiving financing from venture capitalists increased from 1,160 in 1985 to 3,665 in 2014, and the number of VC investments rose from 1,352 to 4,361 over the same period.

The investment bank also expects to see a fall in rents amid an increase in the number of flats, mainly smaller units, being completed.

Investment dollars from venture capital firms jumped nearly 40 percent in the second quarter to $ 13.8 billion, and the number of deals increased 11 percent compared to the first quarter.

The number of angel investment deals for U.S. startups increased 33 percent in the first quarter of 2010, compared with the same period last year, Giga Om reports.

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.

Quinn says the firm is committed to increasing the number of women with the power to make investments.

This number has the potential to grow upwards of $ 489,000 if the return on investment increases to 12 percent and the potential to decrease to $ 58,000 if the return is a mere 4 percent.

Social Media and Social Recruiting Software tops the list as the number one planned technology investment of 2017, with over half (52 %) saying they plan to continue or increase investment.

Mike Moffatt said: «Greater business investment increases worker productivity — which increases wages — and expands the number of jobs.»

Since you already used a restaurant example, let me continue with the analogy: we're serving tasty food to an ever increasing number of satisfied, loyal customers and making enough money on every meal served to pay back original investment in fixed overhead by next year (those faux - egyptian obelisks didn't come cheap).

Examine the reasons why so few women choose to enter or stay in venture capital roles and call on the venture capital industry to do more to recruit and promote women investors to partner level roles in order to increase the number of women investment professionals

Led by BPI France and Temasek Holdings, a number of top sovereign wealth funds have increased their healthcare investments over the past five years.

Europe's technology sector has made «a lot of progress» in the last five years, says Clif Marriott of the Technology, Media and Telecom group in Goldman Sachs» Investment Banking Division, evidenced by the increasing number of unicorns — private companies valued at over one billion dollars — in the European tech scene, the homecoming of the continent's top talent and the high number of successful IPOs of European companies.

On Wednesday, SEBI eased rules for angel investments in young, fledgling firms and increased the upper limit for the number of angel investors in a scheme to 200 from 49, halved the minimum investment threshold to Rs 25 lakh and allowed investors to put money in firms that are up to five - years - old compared with three years currently.

Now with committed equity capital in excess of # 180m, Cairngorm Capital's investment team is increasing the pace of investment activity, as well as the number of investment opportunities that it evaluates.

When it comes to investment in ecommerce platforms, marketing automation and content management systems however the number of companies planning to increase investment has fallen down by 23 %, 20 % and 13 % respectively.

In 2016, the Far East Federal District's trade with China amounted to $ 6 billion, accounting for 25 percent of its foreign trade volumes.47 In a meeting with the vice premier of China's State Council, Putin stated that Chinese investment in the Russian Far East has exceeded $ 3 billion since 2015.48 According to Minister for the Development of the Russian Far East Alexander Galushka, as of November 2017, the number of projects in the PDAs and the Free Port of Vladivostok involving Chinese capital tripled in the past year to twenty - eight projects worth $ 4 billion that account for 85 percent of foreign investment attracted to the Russian Far East since 2015.49 At the Third Eastern Economic Forum in September 2017 — an annual conference to attract foreign investment to the Russian Far East — Putin even used these investment figures in jest to encourage Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe to increase Japanese investments in the Russian Far East.50

(9) While the number of approved requests for residential properties from China has increased in recent years, the Parliament of Australia's Report on Foreign Investment in Residential Real Estate (2014) found that Chinese purchases only absorbed two per cent of new housing stock, contrary to public perceptions.

The criteria to be on the list is based on the number of years the dividend has increased, it is not based on whether I think the stock is a good investment.

«Import growth captures both the «true» part of productivity growth (since increased capital investment typically requires an expanding current account deficit) as well as the illusory part of productivity growth (resulting from the failure to account for foreign labor input in the productivity numbers).

NACO is proud to publish its first whitepaper with the objective to promote policy initiatives intended to increase the number of successful startup companies, jobs, and wealth creation by supporting early stage capital investment provided by Angel investors in Canada.

And although traditional hotspots like New York, Los Angeles, and San Francisco remain popular investment destinations for mainland investors, an increasing number of Chinese investors are beginning to favour alternative markets, such as Miami and Seattle.

So far the number of exits, however, has not matched the increases in investment during the year's first half.

This is evident in a number of developments, including: increased demand for higher - risk assets; the increase in «carry trades» — a form of gearing where funds are borrowed short - term at low interest rates and invested in higher - yielding assets, often in other countries; growth in alternative investment vehicles such as hedge funds; and growth in alternative investment strategies such as selling embedded options (see Box A).

Strong export growth has continued, but there has also been a pick - up in domestic demand in a number of economies in the region, reflecting increases in both consumer spending and, in a few cases, investment (Graph 4).

An increasing number of Angels are leveraging investment into their portfolio companies by syndicating with other Angel investors (61 %) and Venture Capital funds (32 %)

China's leaders have increased the number of banks allowed to deal in bullion and increased the ability to purchase gold - linked investment products by using yuan, instead of U.S. dollars or some other foreign currency.

The most important takeaway from Exhibit 1 is that lowering the cost of capital increases the number of profitable investment opportunities at the low - return end of the spectrum.

Our constantly increasing number of members support the Swiss Economy to remain competitive and cutting edge, give back to the community, help build successful companies, and also get the satisfaction that comes from sharing knowledge and create meaningful jobs, all while sharing the network and investment risks with like - minded investors.

Moreover, it also meant that for the first time, Pakistan saw more investment than India, despite India registering a slight increase in investment from $ 4.3 billion 2016 to $ 4.8 billion in 2017, with a number of road projects nearing final closure.

The only way to make a VC fund perform is to invest and manage to increase the number of really high return investments.

The growth can logically be attributed to 2016 investment gains at some donor - advised fund charitable sponsors, as well as to increases in the number of accounts (up by 6.9 percent) and in contributions (up by 7.6 percent).

... This consistent market outperformance illustrates a robust track record of delivering strong returns over a number of years, increasing my conviction in Marvell Technology Group as an investment over the long run.

14 % of respondents believe that insider trading practices in the alternative investment industry have become less prevalent since the FBI arrested Raj Rajaratnam and scared the bejeezus out of everyone, a noticeable drop from January 2016 when 25 % of respondents felt this way; 37 % of respondents think the news of arrests and convictions there has had little impact on insider trading because those who engage in such practices think they are smarter than everyone else and will never get caught, compared with 39 % of respondents in 2016; and 49 % of respondents believe the influx of money into funds in recent years and the explosion in the number of hedge fund firms has put enough pressure on fund managers that there will always be a few desperate enough to try anything, including insider trading, a significant increase from the 36 % of respondents who felt this way in the Roundtable's previous survey on this topic.

Tapping into the increasing number of Indonesians with internet access, the fintech industry has been growing fast over the past few years, offering peer - to - peer lending, crowdfunding, market aggregation, risk and investment management and payment services.

«The increase in valuation reflects the growing number of asset sales such as Queensland Investment Corporation's purchase of the North Australian Pastoral Company.

Since acquiring Florigo back in 2015, tna has made a number of significant investments and increased the local workforce by 80 % to ensure that the company continues to provide today's food manufacturers with the innovative processing technology they need to stay ahead in the market.

Although this system has been historically profitable and shows a definitive edge for betting against the public, there are a number of filters we knew could be added to easily increase our return on investment.

Although the number of previous game matches and overall units won wanes at each data point, we do see our systems return on investment increase as we focus on higher scoring offensive teams.

Despite our sample size dropping from 182 games to 75 games, the number of units won actually increases from +14.83 to +17.6 and the return on investment sky - rockets from 8.2 % to 23.5 %.