Sentences with phrase «on public risk»

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Lane kept up that effort, saying that governments must put a greater emphasis on retraining and lifelong learning or risk a public backlash against the merits of freer trade.

In January, the Monetary Authority of Singapore urged the public «to act with extreme caution and understand the significant risks they take on if they choose to invest in cryptocurrencies.»

Argued another: «Public - sector plans should be converted to defined - contribution plans to relieve those of us on our own private - sector defined - contributions plans from the burden of taking the investment risk for the public sector.&Public - sector plans should be converted to defined - contribution plans to relieve those of us on our own private - sector defined - contributions plans from the burden of taking the investment risk for the public sector.&public sector.»

«If smokers switch to electronic cigarettes or other products that can be shown to cut the risks to their health, this could lead to a big improvement in public health,» said Deborah Arnott, chief executive of U.K. health charity Action on Smoking and Health.

First, if the bad behaviour suggests that the employee is liable to act badly on the job in a way that is going to pose a risk to customers, to fellow employees, or to the general public.

The incident, coming shortly after Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg's sister Randi, a Silicon Valley executive, said via social media that she had been a victim of sexual harassment on an Alaska Airlines flight, highlights a risk to airlines: they need to do more than just respond once an incident goes public and their brand comes under fire.

«The determination of the PSD - led government to charge ahead with the contentious criminal justice reform in disregard of widespread public discontent and political opposition sets a scene for tumultuous period ahead, highlighting a risk of further deteriorating operating environment,» Andrius Tursa, advisor on central and eastern European issues at Teneo Intelligence said in a note last week.

And companies who regularly deny insurance coverage based on social - media data could risk public backlash.

Governments have made efforts to improve accountability by requiring lobbyists to register their activity and making campaign contributions public, predicated on the idea that transparency will reduce the risk of undue influence.

The second step is to begin a dialogue on how to reduce the need for legislation on every aspect of business life and instead implement regular independent reviews of large companies to identify the ones that pose risks that are not overwhelmingly balanced out by the public benefits they provide.

«The public funds, at least in Pennsylvania, are structured to enable the bank to make a loan that they might not be able to make without the public debt behind them by enhancing the loan - to - value, reducing the risk to [the bank], and then passing on some benefits [to the borrower] in the form of lower interest rates, which help cash - flow issues.»

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

Alternative financing procurement — better known outside of Ontario as public - private partnerships — allow the public sector to pass on risks of delays and cost overruns to the private sector, in return for a small premium.

Having served in various public sector roles, Mr. Friedman offers a seasoned perspective on government, regulation and risk management, which he draws upon in his role as Chair of our Risk Commitrisk management, which he draws upon in his role as Chair of our Risk CommitRisk Committee.

an independent agency of the federal government, created in 1933, charged with preserving and promoting public confidence in the U.S. financial system by insuring deposits in banks and thrift institutions up to applicable limits; by identifying, monitoring, and addressing risks to the deposit insurance funds; and by limiting the effect on the economy and the financial system when a bank or thrift institution fails; further information on the FDIC and FDIC coverage may be found at fdic.gov

9) The arcs of top staffers like Cohn and Sessions and Reince Priebus and Rex Tillerson, who joined early on in the hopes that the Trump administration would be normal, or could be made normal, have shown everyone else that to work in the Trump administration is to court reputational ruin, legal risk, and public humiliation.

Fifth, while the case for expanded infrastructure investment does not depend on Keynesian stimulus or aggregate demand considerations, secular stagnation risks reinforce the argument for increased public investment.

Wide distribution over the internet • Low cost, efficient, transparent capital • The «great equalizer «• Media / PR, awareness • Increase customer engagement and • Evangelize backers into investors (customer acquisition) • Reduce risk by getting feedback on new launches (product or ventures) • Market research Access to Capital Marketing Platform Validation • Raising funds via crowdfunding markets is a very public and transparent • Protect your IP and speak to a lawyer • Crowdfunding takes a lot of effort and commitment • The majority of Ideas fail to reach their funding goal • How will this affect your companies brand?

Further, it does not in any way constitute a public endorsement of any listed eligible RRP counterparty by the New York Fed, nor should inclusion on the list be viewed as a replacement for prudent counterparty risk management and due diligence.

Glen consults frequently to the private and public sector on negotiation and dispute resolution, decision making, risk management and corporate governance.

«Negative publicity or public opinion resulting from these matters may increase the risk of reputational harm to our business, which can impact our ability to keep and attract customers, our ability to attract and retain qualified team members, result in the loss of revenue, or have other material adverse effects on our results of operations and financial condition.»

Her 2014 landmark negotiation with Exxon Mobil led to the company's first public report on global warming and carbon asset risk.

Financial Aid: In 2017, for the first time ever, America's public universities received more revenue from tuition than they did from tax dollars — a funding model that places a higher burden on students and their families and risks widening economic inequality, even as the population of would - be students becomes more diverse.

GHOS also agreed that Basel will launch two public consultations this year on further work, including on stopping the use of internal models for assessing operational risks.

On hand will be several of our Sector Leads and analysts to review and discuss S&P Global's research related to credit pressures facing U.S. states and local governments, with a focus on pension issues and emerging risks / trends in public financOn hand will be several of our Sector Leads and analysts to review and discuss S&P Global's research related to credit pressures facing U.S. states and local governments, with a focus on pension issues and emerging risks / trends in public financon pension issues and emerging risks / trends in public finance.

Even so, as long as the yield on the preferred is higher than the Treasury's funding costs, the favorable terms will represent an insufficient risk premium but not a loss to the public.

The Hub is an online platform with peer - to - peer resources to assist organizations in implementing TCFD's recommendations to public companies on the use of scenario analysis to disclose climate - related risks and opportunities.

«BRAC seeks to experiment on improving quality at local health facilities: Data show that obstetrical care at public facilities in Uganda is very weak, leading to high maternal mortality and risks to newborns.

These factors include historical reliance on national banking institutions for investment guidance, a public company venture capital markets in Canada being down 75 % from its peak in 2011 causing risk capital investment fatigue and a need for education, success stories and media attention on equity crowdfunding.

She has been an invited guest lecturer and speaker at numerous universities, including Stanford, Carnegie - Mellon, University of Washington, University of Wisconsin, and Ohio State University, as well as numerous public and private conferences and seminars across the globe, where she has chaired and spoken on the topics of corporate governance, performance, value, compensation and risk.

After hearing evidence and considering submissions for 180 days, the Board arrived on 209 conditions it deemed necessary to mitigate the risks and adverse socio - ecological effects associated with the pipeline and its associated infrastructure to ensure the project is in the public interest.

But it is also bad: We want banks to be banks, to make carefully considered credit decisions, and if they can quickly pass on their credit risk to public - market investors who are not in a position to monitor the borrowers, then they may make worse lending decisions and increase the overall risk in the system.

After the Russia investigation closes, the Mueller Risk Index will likely morph into an impeachment index, which will measure the political risk to Trump based on Mueller's conclusions and Congress» and the American public's respoRisk Index will likely morph into an impeachment index, which will measure the political risk to Trump based on Mueller's conclusions and Congress» and the American public's resporisk to Trump based on Mueller's conclusions and Congress» and the American public's response.

To determine our peer group of companies, we considered public cloud - based services providers and selected those most similar to us based on various factors, including, but not limited to, financial risk, company size, geographic diversification, profitability, growth characteristics and stage of life cycle.

I've just found them to have the lowest hurdle of nearly anything you can challenge yourself with — no extra cost, time, risk of public embarrassment, risk of injury, scheduling conflict, membership, equipment, dependence on weather, etc..

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

«This has been weeks and weeks of those vehicles on the road for no apparent reason, and it's a huge public safety risk.

«When we talk about the risks looming on the horizon, one of the risks has to do with the high level of public and private debt.»

Stance Capital, LLC is a Registered Investment advisor (RIA) with the Massachusetts Securities Division, primarily focused on constructing and bringing to market public equity portfolios that mitigate material risk and generate excess returns while at the same time allowing investors to align their capital with their belief systems.

In recognizing the catalysts behind the public's persistence to save and reluctance to spend, additional analysis by policymakers should focus on the efficacy of further rate cuts on spending and investment, as well as potential «roundabout» benefits of a more normal rates regime to affirm support toward the public's saving objectives, with the end goal of boosting public's risk sentiment and perceptions of future economic stability.

Mr. Rajan added that the public may choose to look through current «unnatural» asset price inflation induced by unconventional monetary policies and instead exercise prudence in risk management on concerns of future volatility.

As a key player in Maine's economic development, FAME provides a host of services to help expand business opportunities through our willingness to invest at a greater risk based on public benefit.

Glass Lewis also develops independent investment research focused on identifying unrecognized business and financial risks at public companies.

excerpt: «After being pestered for years by shareholder activists, Exxon has agreed to produce a public document on its «carbon asset risk.»

«ICE officers took Mr Ramirez into custody based on his admitted gang affiliation and risk to public safety.»

Eroding pension plans by shifting risk onto vulnerable employees and retirees with limited ability to absorb income cuts is quite in keeping with the Harper government's determination to lower the boom on public sector workers and improve the profitability of their corporate friends in the private sector.

Mr. Hodgson currently sits on the boards of The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments) where he chairs the Investment Committee which oversees net investments of $ 99.5 billion as at September 30, 2014, KGS - Alpha Capital Markets, The Global Risk Institute, The Ivey School of Business and The Next36.

On March 1, 2018, Ducey issued an updated order, which allowed fully autonomous operation on public roads without an operator, provided those vehicles meet a «minimal risk condition.&raquOn March 1, 2018, Ducey issued an updated order, which allowed fully autonomous operation on public roads without an operator, provided those vehicles meet a «minimal risk condition.&raquon public roads without an operator, provided those vehicles meet a «minimal risk condition.»

Jobs also became one of Silicon Valley's most prominent opponents of the Trump administration's restrictive immigration policies, including speaking out at public events, lobbying politicians on both sides of the aisles and funding multi-platform media campaigns, this year aimed at the at - risk Dreamers.

They don't have as many followers as you though, I doubt anybody would kill over them, try to impede science education, put public health at risk, or infringe on peoples happiness in their name.