Sentences with phrase «opportunities than risks»

When asked whether the digital transformation offers more opportunities than risks, there also is a clear picture: Most of those asked expect a positive impact.

I believe that, globally, we have more opportunities than risks and that nobody can be very far behind if we really take stock of where we are.

Canada's potential trade deal with the European Union, if it is ambitious, could generate far more opportunities than risks, according to a new report from the C.D. Howe Institute.

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang has defended the country's economic policies, repeating that there was more opportunity than risk and vowing that there would be no hard landing for the world's second - largest economy if the government pressed ahead with reforms.

Not exact matches

Failing early and figuring out how to handle it is a much better approach than risk avoidance, which basically limits your upside opportunities without really providing any downside protection.

The interview was already scheduled, so I risked sending it, feeling I was risking the opportunity, but less than not sending it after they asked three times.

What's more, those that fear being «caught» may avoid taking risks that could reveal their perceived inadequacies, or they'll settle for less, not believing they deserve better than mediocre results, mediocre talent or average opportunities.

The rhetoric in filings always makes risks seem more daunting than they are in practice, but this is an opportunity for MCD to deliver (no pun intended) on a front that its customers have wanted for years — really since the likes of GrubHub (NYSE: GRUB) and Seamless went mainstream.

It's a (mostly) short term, higher risk, higher reward place to invest cash that has a low correlation with the stock market, but is far more passive than buying and managing properties, has more opportunity for diversification than private placements (minimums of 5 - 10K, rather than 100K), and most of the equity offerings (and all of the debt offerings) provide monthly or quarterly incomes.

More than ever before, businesses must keep an eye on the wider risk and opportunity landscape in order to ensure current and future profits.

In terms of the interest rate risks, It's more of an opportunity cost than a real «hit from rising interest rates», assuming you hold to maturity.

On the basis of 8 Global Opportunity Panels held in San Francisco, Sao Paulo, London, Oslo, Johannesburg, Abu Dhabi, Mumbai and Shanghai and a survey of more than 6000 business managers globally, have turned 5 risks into 15 global opportunities.

The panels produced more than 80 ideas for global opportunities for both society and business in addressing these five risks.

The panels brought together more than 200 inspirational and insightful professionals from both business, academia, NGOs and the public sector to discuss what opportunities underlie five of the global, systemic risks we face.

The good news is that the more than 5,500 leaders surveyed worldwide for this year's Global Opportunity Report sees great new market potential in addressing the risk of the global food crisis.

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.

Comparing our opportunity to Japan's, isn't our sovereign credit risk much higher than Japan's in terms of per capita GDP growth, structural balance - of - payments deficit, history of default and history of inflation?

Offering periodic redemptions rather than daily redemptions gives the fund the opportunity to invest in assets that may be considered more illiquid in nature and higher risk, and therefore more suitable to long - term investors.

In setting base salaries at higher than pre-financial crisis levels and reducing target and maximum annual incentive compensation opportunities from pre-financial crisis levels, the HRC intended to establish a more balanced relationship between fixed and variable annual compensation to reduce the focus on short - term performance and the potential related risks.

The author pointed out that big countries are at most risk from a trade war (so focus on smaller ones), big companies are most subject to regulatory / antitrust actions (so go small), and regional opportunities are better than global ones.

I believe that once businesses see the opportunity rather than the risk, many of the systemic challenges of diversity will disappear.

Secondary real estate cities outside of core gateway cities such as New York, London, Tokyo, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Paris, Hong Kong, Sydney, Seoul, and Shanghai continue to provide opportunities for yields in markets and asset types that fall farther along the risk curve than those available in gateway markets that are saturated.

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As we've said throughout the year, we believe investors are still paying a larger premium than they should for low - risk securities, and that we are finding better opportunities in companies with more economic sensitivity.

Our research suggests a globally diversified portfolio benefits from a broader spectrum of opportunities and can more effectively manage volatility and risk than one that emphasizes Canadian companies.

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They knew that the risks of not seizing the opportunity before them were far greater than the risks of seizing it.

How they empower women: For more than ten years, Sudara has advocated on behalf of and empowered women who have escaped from, or at the highest risk of, human trafficking by providing dignified employment opportunities.

On the other hand, God must so act in the interests of both the self and all others as thereby to establish the cosmic order of natural law that sets the optimal limits of all other action, where by «optimal limits» I mean limits such that, were they to be set otherwise than they are, the ratio between opportunities for good and risks of evil would be less rather than more favorable than it in fact is.

For if God is concerned, as Hartshorne says, to provide a world in which there is an optimum mix of opportunities and risks (LP 231), then surely that might include more specific influences than just the provision of laws of nature.

Those who don't make the leap to IoT risk being left behind in a tumultuous industry, suffering higher costs, reduced efficiencies and far greater opportunity loss than their competitors.

Many believe he should be given the opportunity to start which would certainly be a considerably less substantial risk than usual given the quality of the opposition.

This points to Kos trying to push up at the last minute rather than drop further to allow Per to make a tackle without risking a red card for preventing a goal scoring opportunity.

Rather than dismissing schoolyard bullying as «a phase» that children will eventually outgrow, parents have the unique opportunity to alter these behaviors by helping young children overcome the very fears, anxieties, and insecurity that place them at risk.

NATO's military exit military from Afghanistan entails risks and opportunities both for Islamabad and Kabul, which is why we now see them cooperating more pro-actively than before to secure a peace deal with the Taliban.

«For me, if the secular left suggests is allergic to any public role for faith, it seems to me to risk misunderstanding its own history - given that the foundation of the Labour Party did owe more to Methodism than Marxism - and to turn down the opportunity to build new alliances for social justice today.»

It is not surprising that disaster should be more common than the other «frames» or narratives the study surveyed (uncertainty, opportunity and explicit risk).

Overall, Lee found that the guidelines focus primarily on the risks and challenges presented by the use of social media rather than the opportunities and advantages for media.

«Climatic changes are threatening highly prized native trout as introduced rainbow trout continue to expand their range and hybridize with native populations through climate - induced «windows of opportunity,» putting many populations and species at greater risk than previously thought,» said project leader and USGS scientist Clint Muhlfeld.

Earlier Friday, at the Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS), the tone was one of mitigating environmental risks to preserve financial opportunities, rather than studying ecological concerns outright.

Young children with disruptive behaviors have fewer opportunities to learn in school than their focused peers, and are at risk for lower levels of academic achievement.

It's easier to pass up on opportunities to meet new and different people than to take a risk and become disappointed again.

They allow you to be a little braver without taking any huge risk, and whilst you may think it would be rare that you'd ever get the opportunity to wear your wedding dress again, this would certainly be more of an investment than most with the option of turning it into something far more evening gown further down the line.

Likewise, today's generation of parents are possibly more safety - conscious than their predecessors and hence find themselves caught in the Catch - 22 situation of knowing that their children would benefit from the opportunity to be outdoors more, but being unable to find the time to supervise them and unwilling to take the risk of sending them out alone.

Russell Hobby, general secretary of the National Association of Head Teachers, warned some schools had more opportunities to generate income, and said it could «risk widening inequality rather than solving it».

Teaching is at serious risk of becoming nothing more than a short - term, public service opportunity.

While enhanced index funds may offer an opportunity for higher returns, they typically expose you to the risk of greater losses than their more traditional index funds.

«These new listings build on our successful suite of low volatility ETFs and are structured to help manage the highs and lows of the markets,» says Kevin Gopaul, Chief Investment Officer and Senior Vice President, BMO Asset Management Inc. «Our unique methodology seeks to provide investors with lower risk than the broad market while still offering growth opportunities.»

I saw an opportunity where maybe the risk - reward was a little low (meaning the return is higher than it should be for the risk) since it was such a new investment and I decided to jump in.

That means your downside risk is disproportionately larger than your upside opportunity, and that makes avoiding defaults the most important aspect of security selection.