Sentences with phrase «investment by foreign companies»

At the US Treasury, Tarbert will be responsible for operating the unit that reviews investment by foreign companies in the US for national security risks, the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States, and for representing the US at the Financial Stability Board and G20 working groups on regulatory policies and coordination.

Not exact matches

The same can't be said of Ottawa, which is trying at once to attract investment and diversify Canada's export markets without ceding control of our resources to companies controlled by powerful foreign governments (read: China).

The survey asked «If a company, bank or investment fund controlled by a foreign government were trying to buy a controlling stake in a major Canadian company, how would you feel if the foreign government were...?»

Such risks, uncertainties and other factors include, without limitation: (1) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including financial market conditions, fluctuations in commodity prices, interest rates and foreign currency exchange rates, levels of end market demand in construction and in both the commercial and defense segments of the aerospace industry, levels of air travel, financial condition of commercial airlines, the impact of weather conditions and natural disasters and the financial condition of our customers and suppliers; (2) challenges in the development, production, delivery, support, performance and realization of the anticipated benefits of advanced technologies and new products and services; (3) the scope, nature, impact or timing of acquisition and divestiture or restructuring activity, including the pending acquisition of Rockwell Collins, including among other things integration of acquired businesses into United Technologies» existing businesses and realization of synergies and opportunities for growth and innovation; (4) future timing and levels of indebtedness, including indebtedness expected to be incurred by United Technologies in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition, and capital spending and research and development spending, including in connection with the pending Rockwell Collins acquisition; (5) future availability of credit and factors that may affect such availability, including credit market conditions and our capital structure; (6) the timing and scope of future repurchases of United Technologies» common stock, which may be suspended at any time due to various factors, including market conditions and the level of other investing activities and uses of cash, including in connection with the proposed acquisition of Rockwell; (7) delays and disruption in delivery of materials and services from suppliers; (8) company and customer - directed cost reduction efforts and restructuring costs and savings and other consequences thereof; (9) new business and investment opportunities; (10) our ability to realize the intended benefits of organizational changes; (11) the anticipated benefits of diversification and balance of operations across product lines, regions and industries; (12) the outcome of legal proceedings, investigations and other contingencies; (13) pension plan assumptions and future contributions; (14) the impact of the negotiation of collective bargaining agreements and labor disputes; (15) the effect of changes in political conditions in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate, including the effect of changes in U.S. trade policies or the U.K.'s pending withdrawal from the EU, on general market conditions, global trade policies and currency exchange rates in the near term and beyond; (16) the effect of changes in tax (including U.S. tax reform enacted on December 22, 2017, which is commonly referred to as the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017), environmental, regulatory (including among other things import / export) and other laws and regulations in the U.S. and other countries in which United Technologies and Rockwell Collins operate; (17) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins to receive the required regulatory approvals (and the risk that such approvals may result in the imposition of conditions that could adversely affect the combined company or the expected benefits of the merger) and to satisfy the other conditions to the closing of the pending acquisition on a timely basis or at all; (18) the occurrence of events that may give rise to a right of one or both of United Technologies or Rockwell Collins to terminate the merger agreement, including in circumstances that might require Rockwell Collins to pay a termination fee of $ 695 million to United Technologies or $ 50 million of expense reimbursement; (19) negative effects of the announcement or the completion of the merger on the market price of United Technologies» and / or Rockwell Collins» common stock and / or on their respective financial performance; (20) risks related to Rockwell Collins and United Technologies being restricted in their operation of their businesses while the merger agreement is in effect; (21) risks relating to the value of the United Technologies» shares to be issued in connection with the pending Rockwell acquisition, significant merger costs and / or unknown liabilities; (22) risks associated with third party contracts containing consent and / or other provisions that may be triggered by the Rockwell merger agreement; (23) risks associated with merger - related litigation or appraisal proceedings; and (24) the ability of United Technologies and Rockwell Collins, or the combined company, to retain and hire key personnel.

Unfair trade practices detailed by the office of the U.S. Trade Representative accuse China of using «joint venture requirements, foreign investment restrictions, and administrative review and licensing processes to force or pressure technology transfers from American companies.»

The government also will not set foreign ownership limits for investment in wealth management companies set up by commercial banks by the end of 2018, the PBOC said.

The agreement comes after recent changes by Industry Canada allowing telecom companies with less than 10 per cent of the market to have no restrictions on foreign investment.

Proposed transactions by Chinese companies accounted for about 20 percent of reviews in 2012 by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the U.S.

Washington has also deepened its scrutiny of Chinese investment in the U.S., with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), blocking many proposed acquisitions of U.S. assets by Chinese investment in the U.S., with the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS), blocking many proposed acquisitions of U.S. assets by Chinese Investment in the United States (CFIUS), blocking many proposed acquisitions of U.S. assets by Chinese companies.

This net position in turn consisted of foreign currency asset holdings equivalent to about 20 per cent of GDP, with more than three - quarters of this in the form of equity investment (including direct investment by multinational companies in their offshore operations).

Because we do not expect to earn revenue from our business operations during the current taxable year, and because our sole source of income currently is interest on bank accounts held by us, we believe we will likely be classified as a «passive foreign investment company,» or PFIC, for the current taxable year.

It is truly impressive that, despite severe foreign exchange headwinds and massive growth in investment (in both R&D and SG&A), the company will still grow earnings by 40 % this year, according to our forecast.

Because ADRs are issued by non-U.S. companies, they entail special risks inherent to all foreign investments.

In December the US Federal Committee on Foreign Investment cleared the acquisition of Complete Genomics, a Californian DNA sequencing company, by BGI - Shenzhen, a Chinese operator of genome sequencing centers.

Because ADRs are issued by non-U.S companies, they entail special risks inherent to all foreign investments and may be subject to periodic service fees as well.

Reality: The Investment Canada Act applies to any acquisition of a Canadian company by a foreign - controlled company, regardless of whether the purchaser is already operating in Canada.

In addition, even acquisitions of companies that are too small to qualify for foreign investment review can be blocked by Canada on national security grounds.

Aside from investing in mainland China companies via Hong Kong Stock connect, investment firms can get China exposure by piggy backing on other registered foreign investors through Participatory Notes or «P - Notes».

Chinese companies faced the most scrutiny over their U.S. acquisitions in 2012, according to a report issued in December by the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.

The Shanghai composite and Hong Kong's Hang Seng both rose almost three percent, following the announcement by Chinese leaders of massive social and economic reforms, including opening up its markets to more investors, encouraging competition among private companies and allowing more foreign investment into the country.

Among the deals killed recently by the multi-agency Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States (CFIUS) were Ant Financial's plan to buy U.S. money transfer company MoneyGram International Inc (MGI.O), the purchase by China - backed Canyon Bridge Capital Partners LLC of a U.S. chip maker and plans by Zhongwang USA, backed by a Chinese aluminum tycoon, to buy a U.S. aluminum maker.

Viewing these companies as allies rather than merely as customers from whom to make as large a profit as quickly as possible, German bank officials sat on their boards, and helped expand their business by extending loans to foreign governments on condition that their clients be named the chief suppliers in major public investments.

ARKW is an actively managed ETF that seeks long - term growth of capital by investing under normal circumstances primarily (at least 80 % of its assets) in domestic and U.S. exchange traded foreign equity securities of companies that are relevant to the Fund's investment theme of Web x. 0.

Assets are invested in any eligible U.S. dollar - denominated money market instruments as defined by applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations (Rule 2a - 7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940), including all types listed above as well as commercial paper, certificates of deposit, corporate notes, and other private instruments from domestic and foreign issuers, as well as repurchase and potentially reverse repurchase agreements.

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.

Greetings, The United States: Will the new tax law curtail foreign investment by raising taxes on foreign - owned US companies?

Nehru's suspicion of businessmen shaped as much by the European distrust of capitalism between the wars as by India's forced de industrialization by the British East India Company committed him to state control of prices, wages, and production, and to strict limits on foreign investment and trade.

As the debate on foreign investment in Australia's agriculture rages, QIC's potential investment could well be seen as the first major move by an Australian institution in the cattle sector for more than a decade since AMP sold out of pastoral company Stanbroke.

And then there is the much bigger rump that could not get access to good schools (down under Labour), good apprenticeships / sponsoring companies, also down under Labour and lastly betrayed by a Labour Govt that seems to think spending vast amounts of money on snooping campaigns to catch benefit cheats is a better investment than educating and reskilling the un-employed, who on going out to do the jobs that must be done find themselves up against foreign labour sometimes willing to work the most brutal conditions (and maybe less than min wage because it is still better than home).

The sad thing is that these advantages are often enjoyed by foreign companies in Ghana, although we welcome foreign investment, participation and technology transfer, we can encourage and stimulate local firms to join the emerging technology phase.

The uncertainty caused by an in / out referendum with a date set for end of negotiations could be hugely damaging to Britain's economy, as foreign companies may postpone or divert investment.

Since then, Poland has become something of a gateway to Eastern Europe and enjoyed foreign capital investments for publishers from international companies like Sanoma, Wolters Kluwer and Pearson, and, in the distribution sector, by the investment fund Penta from the Czech Republic.

Investments in bonds issued by non-U.S. companies are subject to risks including country / regional risk, which is the chance that political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters will adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions; and currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.

Please see below a link to the IRS Form 8621, «Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund.»

The fund may invest in securities issued by domestic or foreign companies; in fixed - income securities that are investment grade and below investment grade, but limits its investments in below - investment - grade securities to no more than 10 % of its net assets; may include real estate investment trusts, investments that provide exposure to commodities (such as ETFs or natural resources companies), and derivatives, including futures and options.

Although beyond the scope of this article, the tax complexities can be mitigated by making a qualified electing fund election under Sec. 1295 on Form 8621, Information Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund.

The QEF election is generally made on Form 8621 («Return by a Shareholder of a Passive Foreign Investment Company or Qualified Electing Fund») on or before the due date, including extensions, for the income tax return with respect to the tax year to which the election relates.

With that mindset, we recognize the concern among investors about the U.S. Passive Foreign Investment Company (PFIC) rules and have taken an active position in the investment industry by making all Purpose Funds available to Canadian investors who are classified as «U.S. persons» under U.SInvestment Company (PFIC) rules and have taken an active position in the investment industry by making all Purpose Funds available to Canadian investors who are classified as «U.S. persons» under U.Sinvestment industry by making all Purpose Funds available to Canadian investors who are classified as «U.S. persons» under U.S. tax law.

will do, but you can be assured that banks include them in their analysis, and the damage wrought in the past few years by gigantic interest rate swap liabilities (Develica Deutschland was a notorious example — and no longer listed)(or foreign exchange liabilities for certain investment companies, e.g. Alternative Asset Opportunities (TLI: LN)-RRB- on many property company balance sheets, liquidity and valuations testifies to this.

February 2007 by Wayne Thorp Direct investment in foreign - traded stocks is difficult and costly for the individual investor, but an excellent route overseas is to purchase shares of international companies in the form of ADRs.

Mackenzie Core Plus Global Fixed Income ETF (TSX: MGB) seeks to generate income, with an emphasis on capital preservation, by investing primarily in investment - grade fixed income securities denominated in Canadian or foreign currencies that are issued by companies or governments.

The index is comprised of (a) long positions in USD - denominated investment grade corporate bonds issued by both U.S. and foreign domiciled companies; and (b) short positions in U.S. Treasury notes or bonds («Treasury Securities») of, in aggregate, approximate equivalent duration to the investment grade bonds.

Interest and dividends paid by foreign issuers may be subject to withholding and other foreign taxes, which may decrease the net return on such investments as compared to dividends and interest paid to a Fund by domestic companies or the U.S. government.

Investment by a Fund in certain «passive foreign investment companies» («PFICs») could subject the Fund to a U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the company or on proceeds received from the disposition of shares in the company, which tax can not be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shaInvestment by a Fund in certain «passive foreign investment companies» («PFICs») could subject the Fund to a U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the company or on proceeds received from the disposition of shares in the company, which tax can not be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shainvestment companies» («PFICs») could subject the Fund to a U.S. federal income tax (including interest charges) on distributions received from the company or on proceeds received from the disposition of shares in the company, which tax can not be eliminated by making distributions to Fund shareholders.

To be treated as a regulated investment company under Subchapter M of the Code, a Fund must also (a) derive at least 90 % of its gross income from dividends, interest, payments with respect to securities loans, net income from certain publicly traded partnerships and gains from the sale or other disposition of securities or foreign currencies, or other income (including, but not limited to, gains from options, futures or forward contracts) derived with respect to the business of investing in such securities or currencies, and (b) diversify its holdings so that, at the end of each fiscal quarter, (i) at least 50 % of the market value of a Fund's assets is represented by cash, U.S. government

Purchase or sell commodities (unless acquired as a result of ownership of securities or other investments) or commodity futures contracts, except that the Fund may purchase and sell futures contracts and options to the full extent permitted under the 1940 Act, sell foreign currency contracts in accordance with any rules of the Commodity Futures Trading Commission, invest in securities or other instruments backed by commodities, and invest in companies that are engaged in a commodities business or have a significant portion of their assets in commodities; or

Investments in stocks and bonds issued by non-U.S. companies are subject to risks including country / regional risk, which is the chance that political upheaval, financial troubles, or natural disasters will adversely affect the value of securities issued by companies in foreign countries or regions; and currency risk, which is the chance that the value of a foreign investment, measured in U.S. dollars, will decrease because of unfavorable changes in currency exchange rates.

seeks to generate income, with an emphasis on capital preservation, by investing primarily in investment - grade fixed income securities denominated in Canadian or foreign currencies that are issued by companies or governments.

Form 1099 - DIV is used to report ordinary dividends, total capital gains, qualified dividends, non-taxable distributions, federal income tax withheld, foreign taxes paid, and foreign source income from investments held by fund companies.

Washington Free Beacon — 27 January 2015 Foreign Firm Funding U.S. Green Groups Tied to State - Owned Russian Oil Company Executives at a Bermudan firm funneling money to U.S. environmentalists run investment funds with Russian tycoons A shadowy Bermudan company that has funneled tens of millions of dollars to anti-fracking environmentalist groups in the United States is run by executives with deep ties to Russian oil interests and offshore money laundering schemes involving members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle...... The Sierra Club, the Natural Resource Defense Council, Food and Water Watch, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Center for American Progress were among the recipients of Sea Change's $ 100 million in grants in 2010 and 2Company Executives at a Bermudan firm funneling money to U.S. environmentalists run investment funds with Russian tycoons A shadowy Bermudan company that has funneled tens of millions of dollars to anti-fracking environmentalist groups in the United States is run by executives with deep ties to Russian oil interests and offshore money laundering schemes involving members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle...... The Sierra Club, the Natural Resource Defense Council, Food and Water Watch, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Center for American Progress were among the recipients of Sea Change's $ 100 million in grants in 2010 and 2company that has funneled tens of millions of dollars to anti-fracking environmentalist groups in the United States is run by executives with deep ties to Russian oil interests and offshore money laundering schemes involving members of President Vladimir Putin's inner circle...... The Sierra Club, the Natural Resource Defense Council, Food and Water Watch, the League of Conservation Voters, and the Center for American Progress were among the recipients of Sea Change's $ 100 million in grants in 2010 and 2011....