Sentences with phrase «measure of the risk of»

The panels that advise the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists on its Doomsday clock have pushed the measure of the risk of nuclear war to just two minutes before midnight.

Thus, the VaR can at least provide a hypothetical measure of the risk of counterparty default on a credit default swap.

@Viscount: To add to my comment, Sharpe ratio may not be a good measure of the risk of covered call ETFs because the distribution of returns is not normal.

The insurance premiums we pay are largely based on the historical record — but they also include some measure of the risk of the risk of damage tomorrow.

First, the price of insurance provides homeowners and businesses with an ongoing measure of their risk of damage.

Critical mass is not achieved by either an asymptomatic condition on its own or by adding to that condition a quantity of anxiety and a measure of risk of contracting a fatal condition.

Not exact matches

«When you're in your 30s, you still have a long flight path... so you still have quite a bit of time to take measured risks, at least when it comes to markets, to be able to build your portfolio and have more growth,» Snider said.

The collaboration will involve creating machine learning methods which can analyze mountains of existing type 1 diabetes research in order to figure out risk factors and, hopefully, effective prevention measures.

Exposure is the measure of risk used in the pricing of an insurance product.

On the other hand, first - time advertisers are at risk for spending a lot of precious capital for exposure they are unprepared to measure and leverage.

The banking system was hyper - competitive and quick to take risks in pursuit of profits; policymakers aggressively pushed homeownership through measures such as tax breaks for mortgage interest payments; and weak recourse laws let mortgage defaulters off the hook.

Constituent companies are chosen based on their score on two sets of measures: a quantitative assessment consisting of their return on equity, balance sheet accruals ratio and financial leverage ratio; and a qualitative score derived from management's responses to a survey about such topics as corporate governance, risk and crisis management, customer relationships and tax strategies.

(The health system uses a number of surrogate measures along the way to make sure that their members are on the right track — for example, lowering their blood sugar if they are at risk of diabetes.)

«We would urge caution against EU - only measures that could run the risk of creating double taxation,» Chas Roy - Chowdhury, head of taxation at the Association of Chartered Certified Accountants (ACCA), a group representing accountants worldwide, said.

One example of their investments is Bay Dynamics, which is a cyber risk analytics company that helps enterprises measure, communicate, and reduce their cyber risk.

China also reacted angrily to the new U.S. measures, saying on Saturday the unilateral targeting of Chinese firms and people risked harming cooperation on North Korea.

Tens of thousands of jobs would be at risk as supply chains are torn apart and retaliatory protectionist measures crimp growth in both countries.

TORONTO — The federal government is taking steps to ease emerging risks in the country's housing market with new measures to slow the injection of foreign cash and to tighten eligibility rules on prospective borrowers.

From our definition there flows an important corollary: The riskiness of an investment is not measured by beta (a Wall Street term encompassing volatility and often used in measuring risk) but rather by the probability — the reasoned probability — of that investment causing its owner a loss of purchasing power over his contemplated holding period.

The PGA Tour's alignment with the NBA and MLB on the integrity fee is about paying for the compliance measures needed in order to mitigate the risk of betting scandals.

Make certain that whomever you are considering shares the same vision for the company (how large, how much risk, future plans, etc.) and the same personal measure of success (wealthy, social impact, freedom, etc.).

But S.Y. Lee, a spokesman for the DHS, told Fortune that the government agency coordinates «national efforts to strengthen the security and resilience of critical infrastructure, working with our federal and industry partners across the country to raise awareness about evolving threats and promote measures to reduce risks to systems we all rely on.»

The ranking was based on five factors: Tier 1 capital compared with risk - weighted assets; nonperforming assets against total assets; loan - loss reserves to nonperforming assets; deposits to funding; and efficiency, a measure of costs to revenue.

These measures also suggest Americans are more likely to die from gun violence than the combined risks of drowning, fire and smoke, stabbing, choking on food, airplane crashes, animal attacks, and forces of nature.

Simple measures, accomplished in a deliberate, consistent fashion, can significantly reduce the risk of disclosure of company assets best kept close.

He called for the creation of an international fundraising mechanism to attract private investors, and a separate system to measure the credit risks associated with each project.

That information — augmented by advocacy efforts from such Addyi supporters as the National Organization for Women and National Consumers League — turned the tide, and the FDA's joint meeting of the Bone, Reproductive and Urologic Drugs Advisory Committee voted 18 to 6 to support approval for HSDD treatment, contingent on Sprout consenting to risk - mitigation measures like warnings and restrictions to prevent misuse.

We then ranked the remaining names by a simple measure of the market's perceived bankruptcy risk - Market Cap (MC) divided by Enterprise Value (EV).

Along the same stream of the Sharpe ratio's risk / return measures in finance, and the «minimum viable product» in the tech world, the strategy is about being calculated and conscious in our efforts, with a flexible, rather than fixed process and goal.

«It is a terrible mistake for investors with long - term horizons... to measure their investment «risk» by their portfolio's ratio of bonds to stocks,» Buffett wrote in the February 24 letter.

«Although we expect that the Greek government will implement the required measures, the risk of early elections is increasing given the rising political cost to the government and its slim majority in the parliament... Early elections might bring a new and more reform - minded conservative government, but Greece's economy would be hit again by prolonged uncertainty, after having just started to record positive growth,» Moody's said.

The cars» software can recognize cyclists» hand signals and is programmed to give bicycles a wide berth when the car is passing them, among other measures to minimize the risk of a collision.

Beyond then, we expect the company to sustain credit measures that are consistent with its intermediate financial risk profile, characterized by fully adjusted debt to EBITDA of 2.5x - 3.0 x, funds from operations to debt of more than 25 %, and EBITDA interest coverage of more than 5.0 x.

This often means transit times measured in months, with the associated risks of missing market opportunities.

And if you condense the period of comparison to 63 days, the measure of stock - specific risk is the highest since 2000, when the dotcom bubble was still swelling, according to Morgan Stanley data.

Entrepreneurs measure and accept risk, and part of that risk measurement entails seeking expert advice: Will my idea work?

If you are looking to make a difference in the lives of at - risk children, how would you measure progress?

«The question from a financial stability point of view is whether or not those measures, to the extent they encourage more credit and more investment, may not buy some more growth today, but increase the risk of some disruption in growth further down the road,» Carolyn Wilkins, the Bank of Canada's senior deputy governor, said at least week's press conference.

The measure of the personal value will come in the form of time, money and risk.

The company, which just this week announced a $ 24 million raise, plans to take proactive measures to be sure that not only are investors accredited, but that they understand the nature of the risk.

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

«While any direct effects of remedial trade measures on steel and aluminum are likely to be limited, the risk to the outlook lies in the response of US trading partners and whether the administration's decision to impose restrictive trade policies is only the first in a series of moves,» they wrote.

Though all measures of inflation were coming down as summer turned to fall and the economy clearly was slowing following a July brush with $ 4 - a-gallon gasoline, the FOMC decided to hold the fed funds rate at 2 %, concluding that «the downside risks to growth and the upside risks to inflation are both of significant concern to the committee.»

Political risk consulting company Eurasia Group says that other measures the Trump administration may soon roll out could include blocking Chinese cloud services companies from establishing data centres in the U.S.; a renewed emphasis on restricting sales of Chinese telecommunications equipment to major U.S. operators; and prohibiting Chinese acquisitions of U.S. firms in sectors such as artificial intelligence, automation, robotics, semiconductors and biotechnology.

A key risk measure in money markets known as the Libor - OIS spread has risen to levels not seen since worries mounted in 2011 and 2012 over the debt troubles of European countries Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain.

The score provides a forward - looking, one - year measure of credit risk, allowing investors to make better decisions and streamline their work ow.

At Fiji, Robbins offered some insight into what Jones» daily email updates look like, saying, «he sends me a checklist of what we measure, everything from his NAV [net asset value] to his [portfolio] weights, what's happening in his body, to his focus, to ratios of risk - reward that we're measuring, and then he does a narrative for me.»

We will not sit idly while our industry is hit with unfair measures that put thousands of European jobs at risk,» he said.

The best way to safeguard financial stability and improve the balance between economic and financial risk taking is to put in place policies that enhance the transmission of monetary policy to the real economy — thus promoting economic risk taking — and address financial excesses through well - designed macroprudential measures.

Our measure of ex-ante risk is 65 % Value at Risk (Vrisk is 65 % Value at Risk (VRisk (VaR).