For example, funds must avoid certain concentrated positions (e.g. not holding more than 5 % of a company's securities) that would jeopardize their legal standing as diversified management companies and their corporate tax exemptions at the fund
management company level.
Not exact matches
In the opinion of the
Company's
management, a discussion of loss reserve development is meaningful to users of the financial statements as it allows them to assess the impact between prior and current year development on incurred claims and claim adjustment expenses, net and core income (loss), and changes in claims and claim adjustment expense reserve
levels from period to period.
The trick is in deft brand
management: The chain implants a clear idea of what each
level of the
company's hotels offers for customers.
If the
Company is unable to secure needed financing,
management may be forced to take additional actions, which may include significantly reducing its anticipated
level of expenditures.
This role — part strategist, creative director, technologist and teacher — is now recognized at the highest
levels of
management as it's squarely at the intersection between traditional marketing and the growing number of software tools used to make sense of
companies» vast amounts of data.
What makes the
company unique: According to Glassdoor, nearly 80 percent of Geico's
management team started in entry -
level careers and worked their way up.
But the most important thing it's doing is focusing on rapidly advancing qualified minority employees into higher
levels of
management so that there's increased visibility and concrete demonstrations of the
company's commitment to this goal.
Being fascinated by this topic, I collaborated with Chris Stowell, vice president of the International Center for
Management and Organization Effectiveness in Sandy, Utah, to survey 267 C -
level executives (all at the vice president
level or higher) at Fortune 500
companies.
«This
company is unique because of the
level of respect and acceptance that the
management gives employees.
(Says a former high -
level company executive of Mike, as he's known inside Bloomberg and as we'll refer to him to avoid confusion: «Mike's
management philosophy is five cats in a bag fighting.»)
That investment decision, importantly, also seems to get the backing of Unilever's board of directors: «At the board
level, at the senior
management level, they are apparently 100 % behind this,» Polman tells me — a proposition tested as recently as February, when Kraft Heinz made an unsolicited offer for the
company.
Bain claims it now builds consensus at all
management levels of a client
company and encourages line managers rather than Bain consultants to present reports to the chief executive.
«On some
level, the agency [responsible for the Lyon promotion] thought that their campaign would be acceptable» for a
company like Uber, says Susan Heathfield, a
management consultant and About.com's human resources expert.
Companies that embrace philanthropic efforts enjoy a number of significant advantages that contribute to the mutual benefit of both
management and employees on every
level.
Only 3.2 % of
companies on the Fortune 500 list release complete data for the race and gender of their employees in each job category and
management level.
According to the GFP Index, Fortune's «most admired»
companies have twice as many women at the senior
management level than less reputable
companies.
That's their loss, because there's substantial evidence that gender diversity at the
management level enhances a
company's performance.
Additionally, the team and
management are fantastic and very supportive, which is a great recipe for leading the
company forward to the next
level.
Clean Harbors believes that Adjusted EBITDA provides additional useful information to investors since the
Company's loan covenants are based upon
levels of Adjusted EBITDA achieved and
management routinely evaluates the performance of its businesses based upon
levels of Adjusted EBITDA.
Although it didn't happen overnight, I resolved to open up the
company somewhat, and begin sharing information with others that I previously thought was the exclusive province of top -
level management.
Employees say: «From the CEO to first -
level supervisors,
management strives to make the
company a place where you can do your «life's work» and make a difference in the world.
All of that increases market volatility, at both an index and a
company level, says Paul Moroz, Mawer Investment
Management's deputy chief investment officer.
No changes to
management are planned and founder Jimmy John Liautaud, who serves as chairman of the board, will «continue to help shape the
company's high -
level strategic direction,» according to a news release.
Whereas the existing Industrial Research Assistance program (IRAP) would be focused on helping
companies achieve a higher
level of technology and
management readiness, the CRPA Program would help them achieve commercial readiness for actual business success.
«We are wary of the current
level of
management turnover at LULU, as it could lead to instability at a time when the
company is looking to drive its next leg of growth as it works toward its goal of becoming a $ 4B brand by 2020 (from ~ $ 2.6 B currently),» Randal Konik, an equity analyst at Jefferies, said.
More than 80 % of the
companies we have studied have at least one formal system for managing commitments across silos, including cross-functional committees, service -
level agreements, and centralized project -
management offices — but only 20 % of managers believe that these systems work well all or most of the time.
The HRC believes the RORCE measure effectively reflects the
Company's desire to achieve profitability with strong capital
levels, capturing the importance of both performance and risk
management.
We seek to invest in
companies with stable earnings with a long - term business model and
management team that we have a high
level of comfort in.We seek to invest in solid
companies run by strong managementteams that can navigate variable market conditions.
Additionally, they're not big enough to get the attention and service
levels needed from the few large travel
management companies that exist.
We seek to invest in
companies with stable earnings with a long - term business model and
management team that we have a high
level of comfort in.
Companies with diverse boards mirror their customers» demographics and have been shown to function better — a recent meta - analysis published in the Academy of
Management Journal found that female representation is associated with increased board -
level monitoring and strategy.
Typically, the new partner is an equity investor who shares the owner's vision and can provide resources such capital and strategic
management expertise to help take the
company to a new
level.
Taking a look at the
company's backlogs last quarter of $ 3.525 billion and assuming the SubSea revenue remains at a similar
level of $ 150 to $ 225 million, the
company's revenue next quarter could come in at $ 3.7 billion versus
management's own guidance of $ 3.55 to $ 3.65 billion.
Valentum's investment policy favours
companies with low - debt
levels, high FCF yields and high quality
management teams.
David Zilberg, who objects to NTN's executive compensation
levels when the stock price is down, said the
company got a restraining order against him after he repeatedly contacted
management to complain.
Previously, he was president and managing director of Maritech Software (acquired by AKVA Group ASA)-- an early - stage mid-market ERP software and consulting
company — vice president in the
Management Consulting Practice at Ernst & Young, and he's held director
level positions at CGI and SAP.
Small
companies can get away with interim leaders, he said, but larger
companies should have succession plans that look beyond
management's upper
levels.
Ken McElroy, Principal and Co-Partner of MC
Companies, has over 26 years of senior
level experience in multifamily asset and property
management and development.
Investment and risk
management processes need to adapt to these changes and account for systematic risks (including technical) in addition to
company -
level credit risks.
The transaction will push up debt
levels, but the
company's strong balance sheet should be able to easily handle the additional leverage, with debt - to - total - capital likely finishing 2014 well within
management's 25 % to 40 % comfort zone.
With deep domain expertise in software, SaaS, digital media, eCommerce, marketplaces, platforms and consumer Internet, as well as a strong global network, board
level, M&A, operations, P&L, and
management experience, Ivan operates as an internal resource to help
companies reach their strategic capital needs.
First, that lopsided pro-union vote, in a newsroom that many thought would be the last major American metro newsroom ever to organize, displayed the
level of employee distrust in the
company's
management.
Business in Vancouver September 4 - 10, 2007; issue 932 Sudden exits thin mining's CEO ranks Executive talent becoming most difficult resource to find for B.C. miners Krisendra Bisetty A sudden exodus of top -
level management is leaving an increasing number of Vancouver exploration and mining
companies wedged between a rock and a hard place.
At the end of the day, if the
management of the
company decided to up and leave, the shareholders would own the
company's real estate, machinery, and supplies, so there is a certain base
level of value.
More
companies are digging deeper into their data to inform procurement and supplier
management strategies, but they also are using traveler data to drive traveler experience and engagement
levels.
Banks and Insurance
companies appear to have been very rational in their portfolio
management of Treasury holdings over time, cutting back as yield
levels fell over multi-decade periods.
When asked where they believe the biggest risks for insider trading lie, 44 % of respondents said that they believe it is firms with an attitude of being untouchable among the top
level of
management, compared to 24 % of people who felt this way in January 2016; 35 % think the biggest risk is rogue employees, down from 59 % of respondents; and 21 % think it is the ease of circumventing
company monitoring through work around technologies, such as gaming stations and disposable mobile phones, up from 17 % in 2016.
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.
FKG also created a diversity index, ranking
companies in the Fortune 500 based on the number of women in senior
management, board roles, and «pipeline» positions where rising talent can be groomed for the next
level.
The
company's customers - first philosophy means its
management is hands - on and is constantly striving to attain the highest
levels of quality and service every day.