Sentences with phrase «on substantial funding»

Cuomo also jumped on that and Sanders» platform in which he attacks what he calls a corrupt political funding system and Clinton's reliance on substantial funding from Wall Street and corporate America.

Not exact matches

The problem, according to the plan's critics, is that financial entities such as private - equity, venture capital and hedge funds are all partnerships whose wealthy partners would see substantial tax savings on large portions of their income unless congressional tax writers find a way to exclude them.

«We've received this substantial funding, and a lot of people are waiting on the outcome.»

B.) Bitcoin payment processors: Also known as bitcoin exchanges, there are multiple bitcoin payment processors that have received substantial funding from venture capitalists to create services to process payments on behalf of vendors.

The federal government has secured opposition support to pass one of the most substantial budget packages since the Coalition took office in 2013, making trade - offs on renewable energy funding and welfare payments to pick up about $ 6 billion in savings.

Daniel Loeb's Third Point hedge fund on Sunday unveiled a substantial Nestle stake and advised the company to shed its L'Oreal stake.

Fleiss declined to comment on how much funding Code 8 expects to receive from Wal - Mart, though says that the amount is substantial.

The bank pointed out «new prohibitions on using credit cards to buy cryptocurrencies, implying that perhaps a substantial amount of Bitcoin buying in 2H17 had been funded with credit cards.»

Add to that a substantial corporate reorganization at the top, which included both promoting some long - term Husky insiders, but also bringing on - board five new senior VPs with deep oilpatch experience (including John Myer, now Husky's senior vice-president of oilsands, from Suncor Energy, and Rob Symonds, Husky's senior vice-president of Western Canada productions, from Enerplus Resources Fund), and Ghosh was ready to focus on crafting the new Husky story.

As for the problem of redemptions, there were, as had been feared, a large number of mutual - fund shareholders who demanded millions of dollars of their money in cash when the market crashed, but apparently the mutual funds had so much cash on hand that in most cases they could pay off their shareholders without selling substantial amounts of stock.

Located in South San Francisco, Calif., and funded by leading investors, including The Column Group (TCG), Kleiner Perkins (KP), Topspin Partners, GV and Celgene Corporation, we have assembled a leadership team and advisory group with a proven track record of success and team of scientists with substantial knowledge and expertise in drug discovery and translational areas essential to execute on this approach.

All parties receive substantial public funding intended to support democracy, but it also means they are in varying degrees highly dependent on money that will disappear with a Conservative majority, making the Tories even more motivated to win and gain an advantage in the election after this one.

Last week I noted that the Fund would quickly and almost invariably lose at least 1 - 2 % in the event of a substantial market decline, at which point I expected the put options beneath the portfolio to reduce the impact of market fluctuations on the portfolio.

Such risks and uncertainties include, but are not limited to: our ability to achieve our financial, strategic and operational plans or initiatives; our ability to predict and manage medical costs and price effectively and develop and maintain good relationships with physicians, hospitals and other health care providers; the impact of modifications to our operations and processes; our ability to identify potential strategic acquisitions or transactions and realize the expected benefits of such transactions, including with respect to the Merger; the substantial level of government regulation over our business and the potential effects of new laws or regulations or changes in existing laws or regulations; the outcome of litigation, regulatory audits, investigations, actions and / or guaranty fund assessments; uncertainties surrounding participation in government - sponsored programs such as Medicare; the effectiveness and security of our information technology and other business systems; unfavorable industry, economic or political conditions, including foreign currency movements; acts of war, terrorism, natural disasters or pandemics; our ability to obtain shareholder or regulatory approvals required for the Merger or the requirement to accept conditions that could reduce the anticipated benefits of the Merger as a condition to obtaining regulatory approvals; a longer time than anticipated to consummate the proposed Merger; problems regarding the successful integration of the businesses of Express Scripts and Cigna; unexpected costs regarding the proposed Merger; diversion of management's attention from ongoing business operations and opportunities during the pendency of the Merger; potential litigation associated with the proposed Merger; the ability to retain key personnel; the availability of financing, including relating to the proposed Merger; effects on the businesses as a result of uncertainty surrounding the proposed Merger; as well as more specific risks and uncertainties discussed in our most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.cigna.com as well as on Express Scripts» most recent report on Form 10 - K and subsequent reports on Forms 10 - Q and 8 - K available on the Investor Relations section of www.express-scripts.com.

Located in South San Francisco, Calif., and funded by leading investors, including The Column Group (TCG), Kleiner Perkins (KP), Topspin Partners, GV (formerly Google Ventures) and Celgene Corporation, FLX Bio has assembled a leadership team and advisory group with a proven track record of success and team of scientists with substantial knowledge and expertise in drug discovery and translational areas essential to execute on this approach.

They conferred substantial financial benefits on Retrophin's already highly - compensated founder at Retrophin's expense and provided no benefit to Retrophin other than a release of claims relating to actions that Shkreli undertook in his capacity as the manager of the MSMB Funds.

Last week, I also increased the position of the Strategic Total Return Fund in precious metals shares on the substantial price weakness in that group.

Over the course of his long career, Bogle — founder of the Vanguard Group and creator of the world's first index mutual fund — has relied primarily on index investing to help Vanguard's clients build substantial wealth.

For this purpose, I will focus on the exchange traded fund managers who have gained a following among Israeli investors, on the investment indices that have won investors» trust, and on the local institutions that have chosen to assign substantial weight to exchange traded funds in the funds managed by them.

«Locally», the Fund is likely to appear about 60 - 70 % hedged, but less than that on substantial advances, and more than that on substantial declines.

The alternative to a substantial bet on stocks at age 60 and up is a portfolio heavily in bonds or bond mutual funds, with only a modest amount of money in stocks.

These actions, along with the board's assertion of «substantial liquidity» just months before the collapse and a progressive dividend policy (apparently at the expense of employees» pension fund contributions), have prompted questions on whether oversight failures relate to coziness with management, or simply competence.

In practice, that means that the Fund would quickly and almost invariably lose at least 1 - 2 % in the event of a substantial market decline, at which point I would expect the put options beneath the portfolio to reduce the impact of market fluctuations on the portfolio.

Examples of these risks, uncertainties and other factors include, but are not limited to the impact of: adverse general economic and related factors, such as fluctuating or increasing levels of unemployment, underemployment and the volatility of fuel prices, declines in the securities and real estate markets, and perceptions of these conditions that decrease the level of disposable income of consumers or consumer confidence; adverse events impacting the security of travel, such as terrorist acts, armed conflict and threats thereof, acts of piracy, and other international events; the risks and increased costs associated with operating internationally; our expansion into and investments in new markets; breaches in data security or other disturbances to our information technology and other networks; the spread of epidemics and viral outbreaks; adverse incidents involving cruise ships; changes in fuel prices and / or other cruise operating costs; any impairment of our tradenames or goodwill; our hedging strategies; our inability to obtain adequate insurance coverage; our substantial indebtedness, including the ability to raise additional capital to fund our operations, and to generate the necessary amount of cash to service our existing debt; restrictions in the agreements governing our indebtedness that limit our flexibility in operating our business; the significant portion of our assets pledged as collateral under our existing debt agreements and the ability of our creditors to accelerate the repayment of our indebtedness; volatility and disruptions in the global credit and financial markets, which may adversely affect our ability to borrow and could increase our counterparty credit risks, including those under our credit facilities, derivatives, contingent obligations, insurance contracts and new ship progress payment guarantees; fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; overcapacity in key markets or globally; our inability to recruit or retain qualified personnel or the loss of key personnel; future changes relating to how external distribution channels sell and market our cruises; our reliance on third parties to provide hotel management services to certain ships and certain other services; delays in our shipbuilding program and ship repairs, maintenance and refurbishments; future increases in the price of, or major changes or reduction in, commercial airline services; seasonal variations in passenger fare rates and occupancy levels at different times of the year; our ability to keep pace with developments in technology; amendments to our collective bargaining agreements for crew members and other employee relation issues; the continued availability of attractive port destinations; pending or threatened litigation, investigations and enforcement actions; changes involving the tax and environmental regulatory regimes in which we operate; and other factors set forth under «Risk Factors» in our most recently filed Annual Report on Form 10 - K and subsequent filings by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission.

This major undertaking requires considerable dedication on the part of international scholars, substantial funding (more financial support is needed), and the interest and commitment of the publisher, Fortress Press.

Hanging on to substantial wealth can be justified only if you can accomplish at least as much good by hanging on to it as by giving the whole lot to a relief agency that would use it to fight hunger or to a scholarship fund for the underprivileged or to similar good causes.

The volume of advertising companies place suggests that is not only to promote products (usually with unsubstantiated claims), but provides a cover for channeling funds to the organisation, substantial enough to make it dependent on the income.

For example, one could impose a $ 1 or 2 % or whatever excise tax on every new radio or music player or television sold in the United States or its territories (both Japan and New Zealand, among others fund their public broadcasting systems in substantial part with excise taxes on TV and radio taxes).

The cost of the Crossrail project was largely seen as its most controversial aspect and fears that substantial government funding would place significant pressures on the transport budget led former transport secretary Alistair Darling to announce that the Crossrail project would not be funded entirely by the national taxpayer.

The NEA has around 3 million members, spends quite a bit on lobbying, and makes substantial contributions directly to election funds and such (enough to rank as the third largest political donor in the US, according to opensecrets.org).

It's worth pointing out that a substantial minority of Lib Dems are very keen on ideas such as Land Value Tax which would directly address many of the problems arising from asset inequality, in particular the fact that land owners can often make substantial gains in wealth as a result of public works funded out of the income and consumption taxes paid by those of substantially less wealth than themselves.

That's a tough outcome for Massey, whose candidacy has adopted a sort of inevitability argument based in part on his ability to provide a substantial amount of self - funding.

Background on the Warm Front and the successor scheme: Since 2000, when the Home Energy Efficiency Scheme was re-branded as Warm Front, with substantial additional funding and the introduction of heating measures to supplement insulation works, the scheme has formed a major element in fuel poverty policy.

A publicly funded campaign for NYC Council, launched by a longtime staffer for Brooklyn state Sen. Marty Golden, spent $ 13,000 on a business in which Golden has a substantial financial interest.

ALBANY — Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo on Wednesday proposed using his first substantial budget surplus to fund a $ 154 billion spending plan that includes a $ 2.1 billion increase in school funding over two years and billions of dollars in legacy - building construction projects.

Ossining for Fair Funding Communications Director Jessica Vecchiarelli said: «With significant enrollment growth and substantial increases in student needs, we are simply asking that Ossining be put on a path to being funded at the same percentage level as the average district in New York State, at least 80 % of the fully phased - in Foundation Aid.

As has been the case in the past, both Democrats and Republicans have substantial pockets of money unlikely to be spent on this year's campaigns, because the funds belong to former members who have since died or been indicted.

Even as newly released financial disclosures reveal that Clinton enjoys a substantial fund - raising advantage over Trump, she is struggling to replicate the sort of small - dollar juggernaut that President Obama enjoyed in his campaigns and Sen. Bernie Sanders relied on in this year's Democratic primaries.

As the independent party funding watchdog published the financial accounts of the main political parties, the British National Party (BNP) and Christian Party were warned they could face substantial fines for failing to submit their accounts on time.

De Blasio initially called for a tax increase on those earning more than $ 500,000 to pay for universal pre-K, but in recent days he has abandoned that push and is simply saying he is «confident» he will get substantial funding.

On 23 November, the Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced that it will not fund new grants for prevention and treatment until 2014, owing to «substantial budget challenges in some donor countries&raqFund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria announced that it will not fund new grants for prevention and treatment until 2014, owing to «substantial budget challenges in some donor countries&raqfund new grants for prevention and treatment until 2014, owing to «substantial budget challenges in some donor countries».

«The Commission is concerned that over-reliance on international offsets — given the practical difficulty of assuring that emissions reductions claimed in other countries are real, permanent, additional, and verifiable — could undermine program goals and political support, especially if substantial U.S. funds are leaving the country to support abatement efforts abroad rather than at home,» it states.

The BBSRC - funded ARK - Genomics facility — which is part of Edinburgh Genomics at the University of Edinburgh — provided a substantial body of sequence data, including information on which genes are expressed in a spectrum of 40 different tissues.

Once funded by a fraction of a percentage of NASA's budget, SETI has relied on private donors to maintain the interstellar dial tone since 1993 — courtesy of one senator, who killed any substantial SETI funding for the foreseeable future.

No one knows how many innocent people have been convicted based on junk forensic science, but the National Research Council report recommends substantial funding increases to enable labs to conduct experiments to improve the validity and reliability of the many forensic subfields.

Statistical information on the impact of NSF's budget reductions won't be available until March 2006, but the impact of such reductions on scientists in the trenches is bound to be substantial: If a 5 % budget increase led to a 3 % decline in success rates, what will be the impact on funding rates of a nearly 1 % budget reduction?

«Right now the research community is hampered in its ability to inform policymakers about the expected benefits and costs of different policy approaches because of politically ‑ motivated limits on data access, and substantial federal under ‑ funding of research on gun violence.»

A substantial part of the research is financed on the basis of projects (the so - called second and third flows of funds).

By comparison, when NASA began work two years ago on its next Mars rover, the project had a firm launch date (2020), a target budget ($ 1.5 billion) and substantial funding ($ 775 million for its first four years).

Her team also analyzed the type of research that NIH funded, but found no substantial relationship between whether the grant focused on basic or applied science and its likelihood to be cited by a patent.