Sentences with phrase «of stable funding»

But «NIGMS Director Jon Lorsch, in Bethesda, Maryland, says only a «small minority» [of MIRA awardees] have complained, and that NIGMS was «very clear» that a MIRA would entail less money overall in exchange for an extra year of stable funding and freedom to pursue new ideas not tied to a specific project.

While the building and maintaining of our roads and highways to ensure seamless transport across our states has had a positive impact on trucking, the lack of stable funding for the interstate system is threatening Eisenhower's vision.

Not exact matches

The IMF, or International Monetary Fund, is an intergovernmental agency that works to keep exchange rates and the international system of payments stable.

I hired an investment adviser, and together we agreed on an investment strategy and what we'd put into this portfolio: growth - oriented mutual funds from respected institutions and shares of stable, well - managed companies.

The most recent round of funding for fuboTV included Sky UK, a telecommunications company with 11 million United Kingdom customers as of 2015; Scripps Networks Interactive, the parent company of HGTV, Food Network, and Travel Channel; 21st Century Fox, whose stable of entertainment properties includes the Big Ten Network, FOX Sports 1, FOX Sports Regional Networks, and the YES Network; and Northzone Ventures, a London - based venture capital firm that mainly invests in early stage software and technology companies.

We also hold large positions in Davis + Henderson Income Fund and CML Healthcare Income Fund, both of which offer stable businesses with no material foreign currency exposure.

Cuts to the highest per - capita spending in Canada will doubtless be part of the budget Premier Alison Redford unveils on March 7, but a shortfall on the revenue side, namely oil and gas royalties, has prominent Albertans calling for a more stable source of funding: a provincial sales tax.

Using new transaction - level data, authors Leonardo Bartolini, Svenja Gudell, Spence Hilton and Krista Schwarz show that trade volume in the federal funds market exhibits large swings over the course of the day while prices remain fairly stable, with rate volatility rising sharply only near the end of the trading day.

Although all the unions in Canada put together would not match the financial size of any one of the country's 150 largest corporations, the Rand formula does provide unions with stable funding to exercise a modicum of political and economic clout in their encounters with companies and governments.

A stable flow of exits has also continued to return money to LPs, enabling them to re-up with funds focused on the market.

Money that you'll need in the short term or that you can't afford to lose — the down payment on a home, for example — is best invested in relatively stable assets, such as money market funds, certificates of deposit (CDs) or Treasury bills.

The investment objective of State Street Institutional Treasury Money Market Fund is to seek a high level of current income consistent with preserving principal and liquidity and the maintenance of a stable $ 1.00 per share net asset value («NAV»).

Starbucks will use the funding to support its stable of hand - picked ethical coffee growers, which includes lending to farmers who can't get funding elsewhere.

Through initial funding and support of future investment rounds, we set you on a path to a stable, independent and successful financial future.

I've never heard of such a high fee for holding cash or a stable value fund?!

Which is why he runs a stable of index funds?

Almost every large discount brokerage company has a stable of index funds — Schwab, Fidelity, Vanguard and more.

«There's been a lot of focus on U.S. interest rates, but in the other main markets, it's been pretty stable, you haven't had the big rate changes,» he said in an interview in Oslo following the presentation of the fund's first - quarter report on Friday.

The Nordic local government funding agencies — set up to provide low cost and stable funding for public investments in Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden — are amongst Europe's most creditworthy and important issuers of SSA debt.

By: Mahmoud Gamal Dubai — Mubasher: Sovereign ratings for the UAE have been stable lately, while oil prices have acted as catalysts, offering sovereign flexibility on the funding side, Philipp Good, CEO and head of portfolio management at Fisch...

Interestingly, pension fund ownership of Treasuries as a percentage of the whole has been remarkably stable over time, dipping in the recent period as yields hit generational lows.

Note, however, that in each of the past three Fed tightening cycles, stable value fund returns continued to outpace money market fund returns.

Stable value funds typically are offered within a bank collective investment trust (CIT) structure wherein the CIT is managed on behalf of multiple DC plans that are pooled together.

Because of their ability to invest in these longer duration securities of slightly less credit quality, stable value funds have outperformed money market funds on average by 150 - 200 basis points (1.50 % -2.00 %) net of fees annually over the past 20 years.

Stable value funds, which are available only within DC plans, invest in a diversified portfolio of high - quality, short and intermediate term fixed income securities through the use of investment contracts.

However, upon completion of this due diligence, sponsors may find that stable value funds offer them an attractive combination of characteristics including principal protection, superior investment returns, and relatively low volatility.

This type of mutual fund is a stable investment and allows investors to pool a moderate amount of money to create financial security.

There is always a little bit of risk when investing, but the mutual fund is one of the more stable investment vehicles.

Thus, the value of an individual participant's account in a stable value fund is protected against loss of principal.

«You're seeing a wall of capital moving in — and if you're looking at the fundamentals, it's pretty stable underneath,» said Miko Matsumura, who founded a cryptocurrency exchange and has invested in several funds and startups centered around bitcoin.

So, while the value of the investments in a stable value fund can fluctuate on a daily basis, a participant is guaranteed to transact at «book value» by virtue of the fund's insurance purchase.

Looking back over the past 25 years, a period of low and stable inflation, stock / bond correlation has generally moved in tandem with monetary policy, as measured by the effective federal funds rate.

However, they are generally equally or more secure when compared to stable value funds as their underlying investments are in large part made up of U.S. government securities.

There are certainly features of stable value funds which plan sponsors need to consider before adding them to their DC plan, including:

These funds may continue to seek to maintain a stable $ 1.00 net asset value (NAV), but are subject to potential liquidity fees and redemption gates (i.e., the fund may impose a fee upon the sale of your shares, or may temporarily suspend your ability to sell shares, if the fund's liquidity falls below required minimums because of market conditions or other factors).

Plan sponsors choosing which low - risk investment option to include in their lineup would benefit from a holistic comparison of money market funds and stable value funds.

In terms of growth, stable value funds have clearly outperformed money market funds, so much so that we believe they are the more attractive low - risk investment option when viewed holistically.

The contemporary wisdom is to get out of debt first, create an emergency savings fund, and then once we are secure and stable, we can start helping others in need.

Robust and stable funding for federal research on organic production methods and organic ingredients, pest control, and weed management is critical to the survival of organic farms.

Mr Clarke has made strong headway by initially ripping out costs then re-investing funds on the top 15 money - spinners in Treasury's stable of more than 100 brands, led by Penfolds and Wolf Blass.

To encourage the formation of healthy relationships — and ultimately stable, two - parent families — since 2005, Congress has authorized federal funding for healthy marriage and relationship education programs.

With proper funding, programs would be more stable over the long haul and directors would be able to ride out any student protests over the loss of refined flour biscuits or whatever.

There are good chances for approval, as proponents enjoy a significantly advantages in campaign funds and Proposition 64 enjoys stable support of about 60 per cent according to opinion surveys.

«Our transit system needs adequate and stable funding from both the city and state, dynamic solutions brought forth by the MTA, and chutzpah from Governor Cuomo to lead the city out of this transit crisis.»

Concurrently, the county is maintaining a stable and healthy fund balance of $ 120.1 million, up from $ 116.1 million on December 31, 2011.

Having a stable flow of capital (the savings people make for retirement) can encourage businesses to expand, since they will be confident in their ability to find funding / capital.

The poll question made reference to de Blasio's assertion that his plan would provide more stable funding for the city, but not to the mayor's argument that his plan would generate enough money for a more comprehensive, better - quality expansion of the city's pre-K offerings than Cuomo's would.

Mr. de Blasio promised to ban the industry outright on «day one» of his administration, but many days later proposed a compromise deal instead — one that would restrict the horses to Central Park, see taxpayers fund a $ 25 million stable for the private industry on public land, and ban one form of competition, pedicabs, from operating in the tourist - rich southern part of the park.

«Briefly put, the Governor's proposal endangers the pension funds by promising a stable rate of contributions over a 25 - year period, but the State is unlikely to be able to keep that promise.»

President Akufo - Addo, as far back as his first State of the Nation address, has stressed that his administration did not inherit a stable economy from the erstwhile Mahama - led government, which missed all the targets set for the country under the International Monetary Fund (IMF) programme due to fiscal indiscipline in the management of public funds.