Sentences with phrase «more private sector companies»

A private finance initiative (PFI), also known as a public private partnership (PPP), is a government programme that is funded and operated through a partnership between the government and one or more private sector companies.

Not exact matches

«This is both a response to everything you are seeing in the world, this DOD regulation, but also an effort by not just the DOD, but by the administration to drive companies in the private sector generally towards greater cybersecurity and more disclosure with the government,» Lee said.

The pair's solutions to the alleged problems of CEO - speak are greater government control of markets, more bureaucracy in the private and public sectors, an end to CEOs» duty of care to shareholders and — get this — more snore - inducing courses on critical textual analysis in business schools so students can know exactly how many times a CEO says «our company» versus «the company.»

Another way defence companies are diversifying their customer bases is by selling more to the private sector.

That is because banks, private - equity firms and institutional investors have continued to pour money into the sector even as oil companies slashed billions of dollars in spending from their budgets and laid off more than 100,000 workers.

«Through the defendants» activities, the Mabna Institute stole more than 31 terabytes of academic data and intellectual property from universities, and email accounts of employees at private sector companies, government agencies, and non-governmental organizations,» according to the indictment.

The CNBC Global CFO Council represents some of the largest public and private companies in the world, collectively managing more than $ 4.5 trillion in market capitalization across a wide variety of sectors.

The only reason governments don't want a private company managing lotteries is that the private sector will do it better and probably make more money at it.

Member companies employ 1.4 million Canadians, account for more than half the value of the Toronto Stock Exchange, contribute the largest share of federal corporate taxes, and are responsible for most of Canada's exports, corporate philanthropy, and private - sector investments in research and development.

Wesfarmers is now a top 10 Australian company, it has more than 500,000 shareholders and with a workforce of more than 200,000 people is the country's largest private sector employer.

But rather than supporting the idea that all Canadians should have comfortable retirements — say, by reforming CPP, and protecting private sector employees against company bankruptcy — the authors see public sector pensions as just more «premium.»

Our 150 member companies employ 1.7 million Canadians, account for more than half the value of the Toronto Stock Exchange, contribute the largest share of federal corporate taxes, and are responsible for most of Canada's exports, corporate philanthropy, and private - sector investments in research and development.

We or us would have to pay the health care cost of the gay couples for government jobs and in private sector more company profits go to a non-worker which leave less for the people who actually work for the company.

Cuomo's prescriptions in his 2016 State of the State speech included closing a legal loophole that lets campaign donors funnel unlimited sums to candidates through limited - liability companies; requiring office holders to report campaign contributions every 60 days instead of twice a year; allowing lawmakers to earn no more than 15 percent of their legislative salaries in private - sector work; and adopting a system of voluntary public campaign financing similar to what New York City has.

And I will take a hard line, too, against any attempts to replicate the mistake of skewing the market against public sector providers, effectively bribing private companies by offering them more money to do exactly the same job as you.

Helping companies in the private sector to succeed so that they invest more and create more jobs, or

Geico officials along with Gov. Andrew Cuomo confirmed Tuesday plans by the national company to grow its local workforce while making a combined public - and private - sector investment of slightly more than $ 15 million.

Finally, students need to be made more aware of the job opportunities available to them in the private sector, which can be accomplished through university - sponsored job fairs, guest lecturers from the life sciences industry, and visits to local biotechnology and pharmaceutical companies.

In addition, President Obama announced that private - sector companies including AT&T, Microsoft, Sprint, and Verizon have committed more than $ 750 million through cash and in - kind supports to expanding technology in the classroom.

It's the people who are working in the private sector and don't have a company pension plan who need to take more urgent action.

Yet, disclosure rules regarding environmental or sustainability issues may become more rigorous in the future as Peabody Energy, the world's largest private - sector coal company, agreed (PDF) in November to provide more information about its risks associated with climate change in future SEC filings.

I believe the more important victory here is that the strategy of sue - and - settle with the oil companies, or any private sector institution with money that disagrees, may have taken a big hit.

Peabody Energy, the world's biggest private sector coal company, has agreed to make more robust disclosures to its investors about the financial risks it faces from future government policies and regulations related to climate change and other environmental issues that could reduce demand for its product.

Voluntary demand for forest carbon offsets increased, too, and several developments — including the flurry of green supply chain commitments by major commodity producers and the fact that more than 400 major companies now have an internal price on carbon — indicate that the world of private sector actors potentially interested in forest carbon interventions is quickly expanding.

The company «developed and continues to evolve one of the more sophisticated water stewardship programs in the private sector,» says a recent report from Business for Social Responsibility (BSR; see PDF here).

In light of this, it is even more alarming that the World Bank's intention is to further shift policies to enhance the role of private sector companies and corporate - backed agencies in the distribution of development aid through the World Bank's International Development Association.

Thomson Reuters says that this suggests that private companies are becoming more aggressive over litigating over public sector contracts.

The recession made a lot of Nigerian Companies to be more in - ward - looking and visionary in their approach to business particularly in the private sector.

María Jesús González - Espejo, founding member of the Instituto de Innovación Legal along with Laura Fauqueur, made several requests to the Minister: the review and modernization of law degree studies so that new lawyers can meet the technological challenges; more investment in technology that will benefit both legal professionals and citizens; more support for initiatives such as #HackTheJustice; the promotion of partnerships between public and private sector; more transparency and open data from institutions and finally, policies that promote greater diversity and in particular an increased presence of women in the governing bodies of organizations and companies in the legal industry.

Private Chinese companies have eclipsed investments by state - owned enterprises in North America, while in Europe a comeback by state - owned enterprises (SOEs) through large deals in the European industrial sector mean they still account for the majority of Chinese investment (more than 65 % in 2015).

The firm's global investment management practice intersects with our securities enforcement and white collar practices in a client portfolio that includes more than 780 venture capital, private equity; hedge and mutual funds; banks and trust companies; insurance companies; pension consultants; accounting firms; trade associations; transfer agents; and other businesses in the investment management sector.

Loukidelis downplayed his order making power (a last resort), security breach notification (more evidence on impact needed), and even the concerns associated with cross-border transfers to the U.S. (can always pick a different private sector company).

As part of their mandate, GPEN partners assessed more than 2,000 private sector websites to see what companies were telling users about the amount and type of personal information being collected, used and disclosed.

The L&T mutual fund is a wholly owned subsidiary of L&T Finance Holdings Ltd., which is sponsored by L&T, India's leading private sector with more than 130 subsidiaries and 15 associate companies.

Private - sector life insurance companies with assets under management (AUMs) of more than Rs 60,000 crores will be the first ones that will have to list.

Private sector companies have accounted for a higher premium in the more - than - 45 age bracket, up 10 - 12 per cent.

In India, private insurance companies have covered more than 65 % of people under the health insurance sector whereas only 35 % people are covered by public insurance companies.

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According to sources, Life insurance companies of the private sector with assets under management (AUMs) of more than Rs 60,000 crore will be the first ones that will have to list.The three largest insurance companies at present are SBI Life Insurance, ICICI Prudential Life Insurance, and HDFC Life.

At present I am working for a private sector company in Mumbai with a per annum salary of Rs. 10,00,000 / - and currently i have sbi smart shield term plan for Rs. 10,00,000 / - and planning to take one more Term Plan for Rs. 50,00,000 / - with HDFC or Aviva, but after 3 years I will go back to my native place and do cultivation, is this ok for Insurance companies if claim happens after 5 or more years.

According to sources familiar with the developments, private - sector life insurance companies with assets under management (AUMs) of more than Rs 60,000 crore will be the first ones that will have to list.

What's more, data from Aon Hewitt, the human resources and consulting company, shows government employees are both passively and actively looking for a new job at a slower rate than in the private sector.

Just like in the private sector, the federal government has the same positions and career fields; however, you can think of the government as one huge company, with more than 220 departments (agencies), all with their own mission.

However, private sector companies have more flexibility in paying top of the scale for the candidate they deem as a right fit for the role, organisation and team.»

In addition, more than a dozen mentoring programs and youth - serving organizations were interviewed, as were MENTOR's affiliate Mentoring Partnerships.The following are the 18 companies that were chosen based their existing engagement in youth mentoring, which is representative of the diverse range of approaches the private - sector is taking:

This release contains certain forward - looking statements with respect to the company's ability to acquire the UK Senior Housing Portfolio during the third quarter of 2013, if at all, and expand its portfolio in excess of $ 2 billion; its ability to build a diversified portfolio of healthcare real estate; its ability to broaden its investment strategy internationally; its ability to add a significant international presence; its ability to create one of the largest and best diversified healthcare - focused REITs in the world; Myriad Healthcare's ability to develop additional elder care homes, to be able to continue to provide the high quality of care to elderly residents in the UK and to expand its footprint in the UK's private pay elder care sector; the rapidly aging UK population and growing demand for more and greater senior care.

Ross has more than 30 years of experience in the real estate business, specializing in investment sales and acting on behalf of pension funds, REITS, publicly traded companies and private sector clients.