Sentences with phrase «information management risks»

Electronic discovery and disclosure are critical in litigation and disputes, and information management risks affect your enterprise's routine business operations, commercial and corporate transactions, and regulatory and administrative matters.

Not exact matches

Indeed, it's «a constant game of risk management,» says founder Kamakshi Sivaramakrishnan, who also worked at Google but left in 2010 to launch Drawbridge, a company that builds technology to connect users» screens and devices without relying on their personal security information.
As an area that continues to grow, propelled by interest in and demand for FinTech solutions, more investors are turning their attention to regtech startups, including those in cannabis, vendor risk management, information security / cybersecurity, healthcare, background checks, compliance management and government / legislation.
IT governance: Is IT risk and opportunity management adequately overseen by the board (or a committee), including over IT investment, cloud computing, social media, security of information, privacy, business interruption and crisis planning?
The new software targets data - intensive applications requiring high - speed access to massive volumes of information generated by countless devices, sensors, business processes, and social networks; examples include seismic data processing, risk management and financial analysis, weather modeling, and scientific research.
More information regarding potential risks and other factors that could affect Apple's financial results is included in Apple's filings with the SEC, including in the «Risk Factors» and «Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations» sections of Apple's most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10 - K and Form 10 - Q and subsequent filings.
Among the factors that could cause actual results to differ materially are the following: (1) worldwide economic, political, and capital markets conditions and other factors beyond the Company's control, including natural and other disasters or climate change affecting the operations of the Company or its customers and suppliers; (2) the Company's credit ratings and its cost of capital; (3) competitive conditions and customer preferences; (4) foreign currency exchange rates and fluctuations in those rates; (5) the timing and market acceptance of new product offerings; (6) the availability and cost of purchased components, compounds, raw materials and energy (including oil and natural gas and their derivatives) due to shortages, increased demand or supply interruptions (including those caused by natural and other disasters and other events); (7) the impact of acquisitions, strategic alliances, divestitures, and other unusual events resulting from portfolio management actions and other evolving business strategies, and possible organizational restructuring; (8) generating fewer productivity improvements than estimated; (9) unanticipated problems or delays with the phased implementation of a global enterprise resource planning (ERP) system, or security breaches and other disruptions to the Company's information technology infrastructure; (10) financial market risks that may affect the Company's funding obligations under defined benefit pension and postretirement plans; and (11) legal proceedings, including significant developments that could occur in the legal and regulatory proceedings described in the Company's Annual Report on Form 10 - K for the year ended Dec. 31, 2017, and any subsequent quarterly reports on Form 10 - Q (the «Reports»).
The BSP will soon release new guidance on its information technology risk management framework (Circular 808).
Developed by top leadership from the U.S. military, law enforcement and the intelligence community, Ataata is a security awareness training and cyber risk management platform that helps you combat information security breaches caused by employee mistakes.
Management's determination of fair value is then based on the best information available in the circumstances and may incorporate management's own assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, taking into consideration a combination of internal and external factors, including the appropriate risk adjustments for non-performance and liquidManagement's determination of fair value is then based on the best information available in the circumstances and may incorporate management's own assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, taking into consideration a combination of internal and external factors, including the appropriate risk adjustments for non-performance and liquidmanagement's own assumptions and involves a significant degree of judgment, taking into consideration a combination of internal and external factors, including the appropriate risk adjustments for non-performance and liquidity risks.
Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.
In addition, the whole Board periodically receives reports and information about the Company's enterprise risk management program directly from management.
Risk.net, a provider of news and information for the global financial industry, has named MSCI Market Risk Management Technology Product of the Year for 2016.
Additional information about material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations and about material factors or assumptions applied in making forward - looking statements may be found under «Risk Factors» in our most recent Annual Information Form, under «Risk Management», «Risk Factors» and «Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies» in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis, in the «Risk Management» note to our most recent consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities information about material risk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations and about material factors or assumptions applied in making forward - looking statements may be found under «Risk Factors» in our most recent Annual Information Form, under «Risk Management», «Risk Factors» and «Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies» in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis, in the «Risk Management» note to our most recent consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatrisk factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from expectations and about material factors or assumptions applied in making forward - looking statements may be found under «Risk Factors» in our most recent Annual Information Form, under «Risk Management», «Risk Factors» and «Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies» in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis, in the «Risk Management» note to our most recent consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatRisk Factors» in our most recent Annual Information Form, under «Risk Management», «Risk Factors» and «Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies» in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis, in the «Risk Management» note to our most recent consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities Information Form, under «Risk Management», «Risk Factors» and «Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies» in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis, in the «Risk Management» note to our most recent consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatRisk Management», «Risk Factors» and «Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies» in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis, in the «Risk Management» note to our most recent consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatRisk Factors» and «Critical Accounting and Actuarial Policies» in our most recent Management's Discussion and Analysis, in the «Risk Management» note to our most recent consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulatRisk Management» note to our most recent consolidated financial statements and elsewhere in our filings with Canadian and U.S. securities regulators.
You should read the following summary together with the more detailed information appearing in this prospectus, including «Selected Consolidated Financial Data,» «Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,» «Risk Factors,» «Business» and our consolidated financial statements and related notes before deciding whether to purchase shares of our capital stock.
You should carefully consider the risks and uncertainties described below, together with all of the other information in this prospectus, including the section titled «Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations» and our consolidated financial statements and related notes, before making a decision to invest in our Class A common stock.
In this role he manages an international team responsible for information risk management, regulatory compliance, and IT enterprise risk management for a global organization with $ 5B in annual sales and over 2700 company owned and franchise retail location in 35 countries around the world.
During the past year, the Audit Committee met with management and reviewed matters that included the Company's risk assessment and compliance functions, information security, public policy expenditures, treasury and investment matters, accounting industry issues, the reappointment of our independent auditor, and pending litigation.
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.
You should read the following summary together with the more detailed information appearing in this prospectus, including «Risk Factors,» «Selected Consolidated Financial Data,» «Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations,» «Business» and our consolidated financial statements and related notes before deciding whether to purchase shares of our Class A common stock.
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, increased competition; the Company's ability to maintain, extend and expand its reputation and brand image; the Company's ability to differentiate its products from other brands; the consolidation of retail customers; 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 inability to realize the anticipated benefits from the Company's cost savings initiatives; changes in relationships with significant customers and suppliers; execution of the Company's international expansion strategy; changes in laws and regulations; legal claims or other regulatory enforcement actions; product recalls or product liability claims; unanticipated business disruptions; failure to successfully integrate the business and operations of the Company in the expected time frame; 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 nations in which the Company operates; 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 that the Company uses; exchange rate fluctuations; risks associated with information technology and systems, including service interruptions, misappropriation of data or breaches of security; the Company's inability to protect intellectual property rights; impacts of natural events in the locations in which the Company or its customers, suppliers or regulators operate; the Company's indebtedness and ability to pay such indebtedness; tax law changes or interpretations; and other factors.
Many factors could cause BlackBerry's actual results, performance or achievements to differ materially from those expressed or implied by the forward - looking statements, including, without limitation: BlackBerry's ability to enhance its current products and services, or develop new products and services in a timely manner or at competitive prices, including risks related to new product introductions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to mitigate the impact of the anticipated decline in BlackBerry's infrastructure access fees on its consolidated revenue by developing an integrated services and software offering; intense competition, rapid change and significant strategic alliances within BlackBerry's industry; BlackBerry's reliance on carrier partners and distributors; risks associated with BlackBerry's foreign operations, including risks related to recent political and economic developments in Venezuela and the impact of foreign currency restrictions; risks relating to network disruptions and other business interruptions, including costs, potential liabilities, lost revenues and reputational damage associated with service interruptions; risks related to BlackBerry's ability to implement and to realize the anticipated benefits of its CORE program; BlackBerry's ability to maintain or increase its cash balance; security risks; BlackBerry's ability to attract and retain key personnel; risks related to intellectual property rights; BlackBerry's ability to expand and manage BlackBerry ® World ™; risks related to the collection, storage, transmission, use and disclosure of confidential and personal information; BlackBerry's ability to manage inventory and asset risk; BlackBerry's reliance on suppliers of functional components for its products and risks relating to its supply chain; BlackBerry's ability to obtain rights to use software or components supplied by third parties; BlackBerry's ability to successfully maintain and enhance its brand; risks related to government regulations, including regulations relating to encryption technology; BlackBerry's ability to continue to adapt to recent board and management changes and headcount reductions; reliance on strategic alliances with third - party network infrastructure developers, software platform vendors and service platform vendors; BlackBerry's reliance on third - party manufacturers; potential defects and vulnerabilities in BlackBerry's products; risks related to litigation, including litigation claims arising from BlackBerry's practice of providing forward - looking guidance; potential charges relating to the impairment of intangible assets recorded on BlackBerry's balance sheet; risks as a result of actions of activist shareholders; government regulation of wireless spectrum and radio frequencies; risks related to economic and geopolitical conditions; risks associated with acquisitions; foreign exchange risks; and difficulties in forecasting BlackBerry's financial results given the rapid technological changes, evolving industry standards, intense competition and short product life cycles that characterize the wireless communications industry.
In addition, the whole Board periodically receives reports and information about the Company's enterprise risk management activities directly from management, including the Company's Chief Risk Offirisk management activities directly from management, including the Company's Chief Risk OffiRisk Officer.
The Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income of the Company reflect allocations of general corporate expenses from Parent including, but not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement and other shared services.
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The Condensed Combined Statements of Earnings and Comprehensive Income of the Company reflect allocations of general corporate expenses from Parent including, but not limited to, executive management, finance, legal, information technology, employee benefits administration, treasury, risk management, procurement, and other shared services.
ACC Accounting & Auditing, AFR Africa, AGE Economics of Ageing, AGR Agricultural Economics, ARA Arab World, BAN Banking, BEC Business Economics, CBA Central Banking, CBE Cognitive & Behavioural Economics, CDM Collective Decision - Making, CFN Corporate Finance, CIS Confederation of Independent States, CMP Computational Economics, CNA China, COM Industrial Competition, CSE Economics of Strategic Management, CTA Contract Theory & Applications, CUL Cultural Economics, CWA Central & Western Asia, DCM Discrete Choice Models, DEM Demographic Economics, DEV Development, DGE Dynamic General Equilibrium, ECM Econometrics, EDU Education, EEC European Economics, EFF Efficiency & Productivity, ENE Energy Economics, ENT Entrepreneurship, ENV Environmental Economics, ETS Econometric Time Series, EUR Microeconomic European Issues, EVO Evolutionary Economics, EXP Experimental Economics, FDG Financial Development & Growth, FIN Finance, FMK Financial Markets, FOR Forecasting, GEO Economic Geography, GRO Economic Growth, GTH Game Theory, HAP Economics of Happiness, HEA Health Economics, HIS Business, Economic & Financial History, HME Heterodox Microeconomics, HPE History & Philosophy of Economics, HRM Human Capital & Human Resource Management, IAS Insurance Economics, ICT Information & Communication Technologies, IFN International Finance, IND Industrial Organization, INO Innovation, INT International Trade, IPR Intellectual Property Rights, IUE Informal & Underground Economics, KNM Knowledge Management & Knowledge Economy, LAB Labour Economics, LAM Central & South America, LAW Law & Economics, LMA Labor Markets - Supply, Demand & Wages, LTV Unemployment, Inequality & Poverty, MAC Macroeconomics, MFD Microfinance, MIC Microeconomics, MIG Economics of Human Migration, MKT Marketing, MON Monetary Economics, MST Market Microstructure, NET Network Economics, NEU Neuroeconomics, OPM Open Macroeconomics, PBE Public Economics, PKE Post Keynesian Economics, POL Positive Political Economics, PPM Project, Program & Portfolio Management, PUB Public Finance, REG Regulation, RES Resource Economics, RMG Risk Management, SBM Small Business Management, SEA South East Asia, SOC Social Norms & Social Capital, SOG Sociology of Economics, SPO Sports & Economics, TID Technology & Industrial Dynamics, TRA Transition Economics, TRE Transport Economics, TUR Tourism Economics, UPT Utility Models & Prospect Theory, URE Urban & Real Estate Economics.
The Ensemble Fund's prospectus contains important information about the Fund's investment objectives, potential risks, management fees, charges and expenses, and other information and should be read and considered carefully before investing.
The document also requests information on each exchange's risk management mechanisms and its level of internal control to combat market manipulation and hacking attempts.
This conference offers a great opportunity to get the latest information on risk management, specialized lending, and regulatory issues and how Cloud Lending Solutions can provide solutions designed for banks.
Mr. Cummings is a recognized leader in advising organizations on the recruitment, assessment, development, and retention of information technology as well as information security & risk management talent at all levels, including the Board of Directors.
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 think this helps people understand better the thinking behind the decision and provides useful information to market participants about our risk management approach to monetary policy.»
More information on these risks and other potential factors that could affect the Company's financial results is included in the Company's filings with the SEC, including in the «Risk Factors» and «Management's Discussion and Analysis of Financial Condition and Results of Operations» sections of the Company's most recently filed periodic reports on Form 10 - K and Form 10 - Q and subsequent filings.
The Organic Production Market and Data Initiatives (ODI) is USDA's flagship organic data collection initiative that collects information vital to maintaining stable markets, creating risk management tools, tracking production trends, and increasing exports.
USDA Risk Management Agency grant information can be found at: http://www.rma.usda.gov/.
So it does appear some information cascades down through the club to some staff who (on that occasion) was happy to share this info in some confidence with my day and I. I am not sure that other «sources» outside on the a management team would have specific info about new signing from outside if the club especially if the deal was on a knife edge or if this source was part in the a management team why would they risk leaking sensitive info unless there was something to gain (money or winning favour)?
Concussion or Sports - Related Head Injury: Code 20 -2-324.1 (2013) requires each local board of education, administration of a nonpublic school and governing body of a charter school to adopt and implement a concussion management and return to play policy that includes the following components: 1) an information sheet to all youth athletes» parents or legal guardians informing them of the nature and risk of concussion and head injury, 2) requirement for removal from play and examination by a health care provider for those exhibiting symptoms of a concussion during a game, competition, tryout or practice and 3) for those youth that have sustained a concussion (as determined by a health care provider), the coach or other designated personnel shall not permit the youth athlete to return to play until they receive clearance from a health care provider for a full or graduated return to play.
... [D] isclosure by the [provider] to the patient of adequate clear information about the patient's diagnosis; the alternatives available to treat the patient's problem, including surgical and nonsurgical management; the benefits and risks of each alternative, including nonintervention... and a frank explanation of those factors about which the medical profession, and the individual [provider] in particular, are uncertain and can not provide guarantees...
Finance and Personnel is responsible for management of the Park District's financial assets and investments, as well as overseeing human resources, risk management, accounts payable, fixed assets, and management of information systems.
* balanced information to better grasp the risks and benefits of medical interventions and pain management * comfort techniques such as breathing, position, water therapy, relaxation * up to date evidence based information.
This brings many benefits for diagnoses, risk prediction and clinical management, but there are accompanying ethical and legal issues of managing information that is relevant to both the individual and their family.
Venkatasubramanian, who is the Samuel Ruben - Peter G. Viele Professor of Engineering, Department of Chemical Engineering, and co-director of the Center for the Management of Systemic Risk, has long been interested in fairness and inequality and points out that the same concepts and mathematics used to solve problems in statistical thermodynamics and information theory can also be applied to economic issues.
Recent advances in the pricing of derivative securities, risk management, and information technology are forcing the rapid adoption of mathematical methodologies of an increasing degree of sophistication.
Professor John Mattick, Executive Director of Garvan, adds, «Once individual genome sequences become a routine part of medical records, this genetic risk information will be readily available and be used to optimise the management of health in older people.»
«The mean provides estimates for how many bushels the firm can expect on average, while the standard deviation captures the expected variability in the growth process,» said Bansal, who worked with Genaro J. Gutierrez, associate professor of information, risk, and operations management at the University of Texas at Austin, and John R. Keiser, of Dow AgroSciences.
Another major ethical challenge results from the variability in the predictive value of genotypic information and how such information can be used to inform risk management policy when our understanding of risk is inexact.
Find information on BRCA risk management and screening.
Her presentation, Genomics - Based Personalized Healthcare, was number four of ten and explored how family history and genomic information can be used to develop personalized risk assessments and disease management plans for all diseases in the near future.
Myriad's testing products can provide healthcare providers with information to help make medical management decisions to reduce cancer risk and help make sure specific treatments are tailored for each individual patient.
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