Sentences with phrase «offset high investments»

More than ever, operational and organizational optimization is required to offset high investments in technology, capacity and talent.

Not exact matches

Net income of $ 669 million after - tax increased $ 52 million due to higher core income, partially offset by net realized investment losses as compared to net realized investment gains in the prior year quarter.

«Higher than expected revenues in FICC, I&L (equity gains) and Investment Management (incentive fees) more than offset lower than anticipated revenues in equity trading and investment banking (DCM better than expected, M&A and ECM worse),» Barclays analyst Jason M. Goldberg said Investment Management (incentive fees) more than offset lower than anticipated revenues in equity trading and investment banking (DCM better than expected, M&A and ECM worse),» Barclays analyst Jason M. Goldberg said investment banking (DCM better than expected, M&A and ECM worse),» Barclays analyst Jason M. Goldberg said in a note.

Corporate investment - banking fees were down 4 % from the year - ago quarter because of lower advisory and equity issuance fees but partly offset by higher debt - issuance fees, according to the firm.

Offset policies are increasingly focusing on encouraging high - tech investment and the transfer of valuable intellectual property to local businesses.

High oil prices boosted Canada's income growth and increased investment in the energy sector through 2014, offsetting some of the bad news.

On a reported basis, Q4 revenue for China grew 18 % and EBIT increased 9 % as higher revenues and higher gross margins were partially offset by SG&A investments in both demand creation and operating overhead.

But failing to offset such changes would lead to higher deficits, which would represent a drag on investment and the economy.

Excluding the impact of currency, the increase in Adjusted EBITDA reflected incremental gains from cost savings initiatives (2) that were partly offset by a combination of factors that included higher input costs, lower net sales as well as business investments in Rest of World markets.

The bank posted $ 1.6 billion in revenues from investment banking, down 7 % «driven by lower debt and equity underwriting fees, which were partially offset by higher advisory fees.»

These gains should more than offset marginally higher borrowing costs for Berkshire's BNSF railroad and Berkshire Hathaway Energy, which finance their large capital investments with borrowed money.

The net income deficit widened to $ 4.7 billion in the March quarter, with increased income inflows due to higher returns on equity investments abroad partially offsetting growth in outflows.

Income potential is higher than investment - grade bonds to offset the high level of default risk.

Yields available on high - quality securities continue to remain low but are somewhat offset by increases in average investment balances.

But Republicans have insisted the bill, which adds nearly $ 1.5 trillion to the federal deficit, gives many if not most middle - class Americans a tax cut at the same level as the 21 percent corporate benefit, boosting investment, job creation, higher wages and offsetting tax revenues.

Henderson says the cuts at Wilson will be «mostly» offset by new investments that all high schools will get next year, such as a new athletics and extracurricular coordinator.

The year - over-year improvement was primarily the result of the higher sales volume, together with lower operating expenses and lower technology investment, including in Storia School Edition, partially offset by higher promotion spending in Clubs in the current quarter.»

Just remember that if you place too high a value on any single investment attribute, like dividends, you may overlook signs of associated or offsetting risk.

Although it's possible for some investment managers to post returns high enough to offset outsize fees, those who do so consistently are rare — and hard to identify in advance.

Income potential is higher than investment - grade bonds to offset the high level of default risk.

Monthly dividend payments can help supplement income during retirement, and they can also help offset high - risk investments.

Investors may be tempted to offset this weaker amplification from investment - grade bonds by substituting junk bonds, high - dividend stocks, emerging market bonds, or other high - yield assets.

-- I'd agree with management's assertion that «much of the capital expenditure in recent years focused on larger infrastructure projects which take a longer time to reach maturity in their returns», so I think underlying ROCE is a few % higher (though that may still remain offset by continued investment) & management's 20 % + ROCE target continues to make sense.

They add negatively correlated investments, and then grow increasingly frustrated with their losses — which are presumably offset by higher than normal returns elsewhere in their portfolio.

Additionally, returns for corporate long bonds — often used in liability - driven investment (LDI) strategies — were roughly 12 %, which offset the interest rate decline (also based on high - quality corporate bonds).

And to ensure revenues raised from such a tax are indeed directed to investment, and to assist those on lower incomes who spend a higher proportion of their income on energy, a carbon tax should be offset by tax reductions in other areas to become revenue neutral for government.

Net income of $ 8.7 million is above budget of $ 5.5 million; higher claims costs, offset by stable investment returns and lower - than - budgeted expenses contributed to this result.

When considering that whole life has a traditionally low rate of return and is exposed to high fees throughout the duration of the policy, the tax savings rarely offset what is lost in the investments held by insurance plans.

However with China's economy slowing significantly, investors will be keen to see just how Alibaba and its CEO Jack Ma plan to utilize recent high - profile investments to offset any slowdown in its core e-commerce business.

Risk Disclosure: Alternative investment products, including real estate investments, notes & debentures, hedge funds and private equity, involve a high degree of risk, often engage in leveraging and other speculative investment practices that may increase the risk of investment loss, can be highly illiquid, are not required to provide periodic pricing or valuation information to investors, may involve complex tax structures and delays in distributing important tax information, are not subject to the same regulatory requirements as mutual funds, often charge high fees which may offset any trading profits, and in many cases the underlying investments are not transparent and are known only to the investment manager.