Sentences with phrase «number of the technology sector»

The fund could have been substituted, with better return / risk characteristics, by a portfolio of a small number of the technology sector and small / mid-cap ETFs.

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Will Connolly, head of Technology Equity Capital Markets, discusses the uptick in the number and performance of technology IPO's in 2017, with diversification across sectors and regions, as well as a look ahead to the 2018 ITechnology Equity Capital Markets, discusses the uptick in the number and performance of technology IPO's in 2017, with diversification across sectors and regions, as well as a look ahead to the 2018 Itechnology IPO's in 2017, with diversification across sectors and regions, as well as a look ahead to the 2018 IPO market.

Europe's technology sector has made «a lot of progress» in the last five years, says Clif Marriott of the Technology, Media and Telecom group in Goldman Sachs» Investment Banking Division, evidenced by the increasing number of unicorns — private companies valued at over one billion dollars — in the European tech scene, the homecoming of the continent's top talent and the high number of successful IPOs of European technology sector has made «a lot of progress» in the last five years, says Clif Marriott of the Technology, Media and Telecom group in Goldman Sachs» Investment Banking Division, evidenced by the increasing number of unicorns — private companies valued at over one billion dollars — in the European tech scene, the homecoming of the continent's top talent and the high number of successful IPOs of European Technology, Media and Telecom group in Goldman Sachs» Investment Banking Division, evidenced by the increasing number of unicorns — private companies valued at over one billion dollars — in the European tech scene, the homecoming of the continent's top talent and the high number of successful IPOs of European companies.

The number of respondents in the technology sector assigning innovation a top - three priority at their companies fell modestly from 84 percent to 80 percent; in consumer and retail, the same figure declined from 82 percent to 76 percent.

In this respect, the approach proposed by the Jenkins Panel of separating from the National Research Council a number of its existing technology institutes into a constellation of large - scale, sectoral, collaborative R&D centres involving business, the university sector and the provinces is an important proposal.

By 2025, the government has declared that «it will double the number of high - growth companies in Canada, particularly in the digital, clean technology and health technology sectors from 14,000 to 28,000.»

Particularly in the information technology sector, companies are looking to shore up their defences by amassing large numbers of patents.

Looking at the sector - wide performance of Corporate America in the second quarter of this year, more than 80 percent of the companies in information technology, healthcare and the financial - services space reported higher than estimated EPS growth, closely followed by the consumer staples industry producing food, beverages, household articles, while about 60 - 70 percent of the companies listed under the energy, utilities and materials sectors reported better than expected EPS numbers.

At the sector level, the Information Technology (+6) and Consumer Discretionary (+5) sectors have witnessed the largest increases in the number of companies issuing negative EPS guidance relative to their five - year averages.

Prior to JP Morgan, Adam worked at Merrill Lynch in the Mergers & Acquisitions and Leveraged Finance Groups where he executed over $ 2 billion in transactions across a number of industry sectors including consumer products, healthcare, and technology.

But Miller has a lengthy private - sector resume, including a number of jobs streamlining information technology services at prominent companies.

Thanks to the steady rise of technology - based business sectors, there has been a significant increase in the number of science PhDs being hired by these firms.

The GIST Tech - I Competition received a record number of applications with more than 1000 applications being received from all around the world, covering all science and technology sectors from agriculture to aerospace.

Career Space is a portal supported by a number of major players in the information and communications technology sector aimed at addressing the industry's skills shortage.

State government numbers suggest that such clean technology has created 10 times more jobs than any other sector of the California economy since 2005.

The subsequent cabinet reshuffle saw the Rt Hon Justine Greening MP replace Nicky Morgan MP at the Department for Education and all these movements leave us — the Design and Technology Association and the education, creative, design, manufacturing and engineering sectors — with a number of questions.

Prior to starting Project K - Nect,, I held a variety of positions in the education technology sector from a number of firms including with Sun Microsystems and Apple Computer.

K - 12 technology leads all sectors of education in number of mergers and acquisitions so far this year, with private equity firms continuing to figure prominently in the new education landscape, according to a new report.

(Calif.) Under a bill signed by Gov. Jerry Brown, access to computer science in schools is set to expand throughout California as the number of available jobs in the technology sector continues to grow.

The world of education has been quick to recognise the immense value of such technology and it is believed that as the number of virtual reality devices grows by around 85 % over the coming five years, much of the growth will be attributed to the education sector.

Bryan Yu, a senior economist at Central 1 Credit Union, said the number of jobs in professional, scientific and technical services — including fashion design — grew about four per cent over the past year in B.C. Health care and social assistance grew 8.1 per cent, while information, culture and recreation, a category that includes Vancouver's growing technology sector, expanded 12.6 per cent.

ETFs can cover individual commodities like gold or oil, a sector of the market like healthcare or technology, emerging markets like the pacific rim, a specific country like China or Peru, as well as a number of similar mutual fund categories.

The «Plus» part is a large number of sector - specific targeted policies to prime the pump and to take into account extra costs of deploying technologies for the first time.

They consist of a number of partner organisations, each representing one technology sector within renewable energy, such as wind, geothermal and solar, and each of these has as many as hundreds of members.

Greenhouse gases come from a number of sectors and technologies.

While much of the enthusiasm at the American Wind Energy Association's (AWEA's) WINDPOWER 2017 annual event in Anaheim, Calif., was focused on onshore wind technology and development, a number of industry experts noted that over the past year, the offshore wind sector has seen a surge that can be pegged on dramatic cost declines, policy initiatives, and a big leap in technical advancements.

Although blockchain is gaining wide - spread acknowledgement and use in the sector, there are still a number of uncertainties surrounding the technology and a combination of technological, regulatory and other practical challenges could stall its growth.

She is a serial entrepreneur and founded a number of social enterprises in the nonprofit technology and real estate sectors as well as a bi-national peer - learning network on collaborative space.

It highlights that in order to improve energy efficiency, the industrial sector in the region can benefit from a number of international donor agencies related to upgrading production technologies.

Recognized for excellence in business, advocacy and intellectual property law, Gowlings provides dedicated industry expertise in a number of sectors including energy, infrastructure, life sciences, financial services, technology and manufacturing.

Technology is transforming how legal services are delivered and the market is starting to sit up and take notice, with the number of start - ups and investment in the sector rising.

Block has held a number of other roles within the legal technology sector including at Copitrak, Billback and Thomson Reuters Elite.

Brett's experience extends across a number of diverse sectors, including professional sports, gaming, telecommunications, real estate, finance, and technology.

He represents clients in both domestic and international transactions within a number of industry sectors, with particular experience in the fields of technology, manufacturing, agriculture, education, and renewable energy.

700 million new generation very high speed train fleet and the West Coast Rail franchise and a number of challenges in the Healthcare, Technology and Environmental sectors.

John Stuttard: Well, Legaltech is a fabulous product and it's a fabulous event, but all products have their life - cycles, and when I joined I was looking at the trends in terms of participation and attendee numbers and sponsor activity and that kind of stuff and I noticed that the legal text sort of format which is predicated on eDiscovery, has reached a plateau where eDiscovery has become so mainstream that I think it's well understood by the legal community and it's fairly recent, if you go back 10 years it was a very new and interesting and important technology driving a lot of development in the industry, but in the meantime what ALM built was the single largest collection of individuals from the legal sector at any one event, which is very interesting to me because it's only based on really the technology elements of the legal industry.

This technology has been in use in the private sector for a number of years, but this is the first police department in New Mexico to use it to regulate police officers» driving habits.

A revamped strategy that focuses on a smaller number of key sectors — technology, finance, and energy and natural resources — has seen its revenue grow 34 % to # 165m.

Summers Nigh Law is a niche insolvency firm with a significant number of local and national clients in the development & construction, manufacturing, technology, automotive, food & drink, agriculture and education sectors.

Our lawyers offer extensive domestic, international and cross-border experience in regulation and investigations across a number of key industry sectors including financial institutions; energy; infrastructure, mining and commodities; transport; technology and innovation; and life sciences and healthcare.

The firm is known for its strength in the infrastructure, energy and mining, technology and financial services sectors, and has recently advised on a number of corruption investigations and private prosecutions in these areas.

The first session in Milton Keynes attracted over 20 attendees from a wide range of different sectors including retail, technology, pharmaceutical, travel and leisure and automotive, and included a number of listed and multinational companies from a wide geographic spread.

Rebecca advises a wide range of clients across a number of sectors including Financial Services, Professional Practices (including law firms), Publishing, Oil & Gas, Food Products, Financial Technology and IT, across the UK and internationally but with a particular focus on the City.

In addition to advising all types of commercial clients, for much of his career Charles has focused on the technology and sport sectors, and has worked for a number of different clients in these spaces, ranging from start - ups to established well - known brands.

Blockchain technology has already been a transformative force in a number of sectors.

He has been in the legal sector since 1999 and enjoyed leadership roles in a number of global law firms — driving technology based change initiatives across EMEA, delivering in - and outsourced services and leading the (technology) merger between two European firms.

Michael advises on a variety of domestic and cross border corporate matters, including share and asset acquisitions, divestments, joint ventures and investments across a number of sectors, with a particular focus on renewable energy M&A transactions and venture capital investment in technology companies, frequently acting for both investors and companies.

Oliver has acted as advisor to established companies in different sectors on how best to adopt / use crypto - currencies and helped a number of central banks by providing thought leadership in the Blockchain / Distributed Ledger Technology and Crypto - Currencies.

The firm also has a focused Technology, Media and Telecomms sector group which brings together lawyers from a number of our practice areas in order to deliver the best results if you are operating in this sphere.

EEA's newest members represent a wide variety of business sectors, including technology, banking, government, healthcare, energy, pharmaceuticals, marketing, and insurance, as well as a number of fast - growing Ethereum startups.Composed of forward - looking enterprises and blockchain innovators, EEA is an industry - supported, non-profit established to build, promote, and broadly support Ethereum - based technology best practices, open standards, and open source reference architectures.