Sentences with phrase «of public funds in»

The court considered three appeals emerging from the Sponsorship Scandal or «AdScam,» where a misappropriation of public funds in Quebec under Paul Martin's Liberal Party of Canada, which ultimately led to his party's downfall.

The discomfort of the majority with the possibility that a court could make a decision that directly requires the expenditure of public funds in a particular way.

Unlike the U.S. Constitution, the Missouri constitution bars the use of any public funds in support of religious institutions, including schools.

It had to find that the state's constitution prohibits the use of public funds in private schools.

One of the counts reads: «That you Dr. Raymond Dokpesi and Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited between October 2014 and March 19, 2015 in Abuja, conducted procurement fraud by means of fraudulent and corrupt act, to wit: receipt of payment into the account of Daar Investment and Holding Company Limited with First Bank of Nigeria Plc of public funds in the sum of N2, 120,000,000 from the account of the office of National Security Adviser (NSA) with the Central Bank of Nigeria for the funding of media activities for the 2015 presidential election campaign for the People's Democratic Party (PDP) and you thereby committed an offence contrary to section 58 (4)(b) of the Public Procurement Act, 2007 and punishable under Section 58 (6) & (7) of the same Act».

Not exact matches

''... Because we can't hold public stock as a fund, it's sort of a bummer for me when the company goes public, because then it moves on to someone else's plate and we don't hold the stake in it.»

A TRANSPORT analyst has proposed the state government consider using a «value capture» funding model and increases in council rates to help pay for almost $ 3 billion of proposed public transport infra

Consistent delays can potentially taint crowd funding in the eyes of the public, Mollick says, adding that entrepreneurs need to be more realistic about their goals, and that backers need to be more patient.

At the opening of the trial in Rome, the U.S. investment bank the other defendants asked a three - judge panel at the Court of Accounts, which rules on abuses of public funds, to reject the case in an acknowledgement that the judges do not have jurisdiction, Marco Fratini, one of the judges, said.

Parents are increasingly interested in providing private school funding for their children 1) because they see the value and importance of good education and 2) because of frequent public school closings.

«Oddly because we can't hold public stock as a fund, it's sort of a bummer for me when the company goes public, because then it moves on to someone else's plate and we don't hold the stake in it,» he added.

In fact, in the autumn of 2008, when the rest of the world was scrambling to deal with the fallout of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Harper made a priority of curbing public funding for political partieIn fact, in the autumn of 2008, when the rest of the world was scrambling to deal with the fallout of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Harper made a priority of curbing public funding for political partiein the autumn of 2008, when the rest of the world was scrambling to deal with the fallout of the bankruptcy of Lehman Brothers, Harper made a priority of curbing public funding for political parties.

The private sector has matched public funds dollar for dollar in 2017 to support the Historic Heart of Perth project, which aims to revitalise the east end precinct through public art and streetscape improvements.

But as of 2016, Scott, who was a hospital executive before launching a bid for Governor, had a net worth of nearly $ 150 million, according to his public financial disclosure forms, and he used funds from his personal fortune on his gubernatorial elections in 2010 and 2014.

«The elimination of federal funding to CPB would initially devastate and ultimately destroy public media's role in early childhood education, public safety, connecting citizens to our history, and promoting civil discussions - all for Americans in both rural and urban communities,» Harrison wrote.

Global Opportunities is a fund investing in the debt and equity of private and public companies worldwide.

When they go to raise another fund, some and probably even most of their track record is still going to be illiquid, in companies that haven't yet gone public or been acquired.

What's more, the news - reading public has grown accustomed to announcements of multi-million-dollar investments over the last 15 years, a period of extremely active venture capital funding, which reached new highs in 2015.

There are some significant competitive advantages that should begin to accrue to the U.S. economy in the years to come - energy, manufacturing competitiveness and demographics - though the savings required to fund investment could be redirected to the public sector if policymakers do not slow the growth of mandatory spending.»

Investors would get a (then) 35 % tax credit on money invested in a portfolio of startups managed by his firm, GrowthWorks Capital (now part of Matrix, a public holding company he created to bring together different divisions of his empire, including venture capital and mutual funds).

Many of the top advisors in the industry have designations such as certified public accountant (CPA), certified financial planner (CFP), certified fund specialist (CFS), chartered financial consultant (ChFC), chartered financial analyst (CFA), chartered life underwriter (CLU) and / or juris doctor (JD), and carry their Series 7, 24, 51, 63, 65, 66 and insurance licenses.

She added: «We will work with the new Administration and Congress in raising awareness that elimination of federal funding to CPB begins the collapse of the public media system itself and the end of this essential national service.»

The candidates agreed that banks shouldn't be allowed to engage in «recklessness» that exposed the public to high risk of economic contagion and a taxpayer - funded bailout.

The firm manages $ 25 billion in assets of venture capitalists, private equity fund managers, chief executives, and entrepreneurs who founded companies that went public or received private equity funding.

The four proposed new levies would bring in the $ 2 billion a year needed to fund over 400 kilometres of new and improved public transit, Metrolinx said.

The fund created a permanent endowment of $ 25 million that would maintain the public rooms and collections in the White House.

«That does not mean we can't have a debate in Britain about the level of funding of public services,» he said.

Investors in highly valued start - ups have been concerned about the willingness of public market investors buy into those companies at or above those high valuations, said Smith, also an IPO exchange - traded fund manager.

The census will be the basis for the allocation of a great deal of funding — over US$ 600 billion, in areas including health, public health, nutrition and law enforcement.

The emergency declaration would also free up public health emergency funds at the Department of Health and Human Services, and grant individual states more flexibility in how they use federal dollars, and allow them to direct more funds toward addiction treatment and prevention.

It's hard to imagine that kind of caginess flying at a public company, but it works in the privately funded world — and especially the enshrouded Wild West of the cryptocurrency industry, where the risk of crime and legal gray areas lead many players to fiercely guard their anonymity.

While venture capitalists, mutual funds and other private investors can only see upside in a zero - interest environment where growth is hard to find, public investors would be skeptical of a public Uber, Smith explains, just as they've asked tough questions about companies like Twitter and Yelp.

However, with technology - based education initiatives likely to see a reduction in federal and state funding in the coming years, the public sector will likely not have the resources to step in and help bridge the gap between a lack of skilled workers and unfilled jobs.

His reported close ties to US presidential candidate Hilary Clinton are not popular in certain corners of the French press, while there are also allegations he used public funds to finance his own presidential campaign.

The state, which has the highest incarceration rate in the country, is feeling the pressure of a massive criminal justice budget, and is already slashing funds for public defenders.

The startup, which has $ 51 million in funding from Sequoia Capital and Silver Lake Kraftwerk as well as Autodesk's Spark Investment Fund, now counts Ford as a customer in the company's early access program for its device, which isn't being sold to the general public as of yet.

«Some engaged in illegal fundraising for illegal and criminal activities under the guise of funds, cheating the public,» the note added.

Essentially, any wallet address out there in the cloud is secured with a public and private key, both of which are needed to access the funds.

With roughly 128 million shares left outstanding, Cloudera would have a public market valuation of around $ 1.7 billion, which is lower than the $ 4.1 billion valuation it received in 2014 as part of a $ 900 million funding round.

SoMoLend anticipates opening up the funding of its loans to the general public in early 2014, when the JOBS Act is fully implemented.

Setting up this vision, in the face of what public funding institutions expect, has been one of the biggest challenges,» says Gutiérrez.

While the Securities and Exchange Commission is attempting to ease the process of going public, recently widening the use of private draft - stage listings for example, long - term secular changes in the capital markets suggest that private funds are likely to remain equally, if not more, appealing to growing firms than public financing.

«Hedge funds today are on the same public perception track that mutual funds were, and in 20 years will similarly end up as well - understood investment vehicles — viewed as an essential participant in the global economy,» said Richard Baker, president and CEO of hedge fund trade group Managed Funds Associafunds today are on the same public perception track that mutual funds were, and in 20 years will similarly end up as well - understood investment vehicles — viewed as an essential participant in the global economy,» said Richard Baker, president and CEO of hedge fund trade group Managed Funds Associafunds were, and in 20 years will similarly end up as well - understood investment vehicles — viewed as an essential participant in the global economy,» said Richard Baker, president and CEO of hedge fund trade group Managed Funds AssociaFunds Association.

The California Insurance Fund, a public ministry that aids distressed parties in defaults, would make good on some of it.

Baker said the change in perception will come from continued regulation, institutional use of hedge funds and «years of marketing, disclosures and public competition.»

West Perth - based uranium, precious and base metals explorer Emergent Resources Ltd will raise $ 5 million in its initial public offer to fund an exploration program of its existing tenements, the company has announced.

Applecross - based Kingsrose Mining Ltd will open its initial public offer today, aiming to raise $ 6 million to fund the development of its Sand Queen gold mine in a joint venture with Reed Resources Ltd..

According to Hackeman, if your business wants to go beyond just regular bank loans for funding to the likes of VCs, private investors, the public markets or anyone else looking for a piece of the company, then it may be time to bring in a full - time financial expert.

Perth - based Scotgold Resources Ltd plans to raise $ 4 million through its initial public offer to fund exploration of its gold, silver and base metals projects in Scotland.

Both Reid and Florida Senator Marco Rubio, a Republican, renewed calls for lawmakers in the House and Senate to return to Washington to authorize funding to help public health officials fight the spread of Zika.