Sentences with phrase «other private interests»

... the particular problem that is now before this Court, namely a suggested deprivation and extinguishment of hard - won native title interests of [I] ndigenous Australians for the immediate private gain of commercial interests of other private interests, without needing the consent of the indigenous owners and their satisfaction with the price to be paid for the peculiar value to them of their native title interests.

This law addresses circumstances where a private business, family relationship or friendship, or other private interests interfere with public responsibilities.

This meeting was attended by executive staffers Larry Schwartz and Jim Malatras; no other private interests attended.

Citizens Party candidates and office holders are forbidden to accept any and all gifts, payments or favors from lobbyists or from any other private interests seeking special favors for favorable legislation from the government at the local, state or national level.

That's meant that the so - called LLC loophole — an industry favorite that allows property owners and other private interest groups to pour unlimited amounts of cash into political campaigns though multiple limited liability companies — has remained in place.

In addition, public funding schemes regulate spending of candidates but do not limit the expenditures of political parties or other private interest groups.

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Along with PCCW, he chairs Pacific Century Group, an Asia - based private investment group with interests in technology, media and financial services, among others.

According to a statement, the event aims to benefit and be of interest to audiences composed of institutional investors, fund managers, and other regional players in hedge funds and private equity / venture capital space, with a view to advance the region's investment industry.

While venture capitalists, mutual funds and other private investors can only see upside in a zero - interest environment where growth is hard to find, public investors would be skeptical of a public Uber, Smith explains, just as they've asked tough questions about companies like Twitter and Yelp.

«In soliciting investments in the Fake Funds, CASPERSEN made the following false representations to investors, among others: in recognition for his prior work with Park Hill Group, CASPERSEN had been offered a «friends and family» investment allocation in a security that was allegedly offered by a private equity firm; CASPERSEN was personally investing in the security, and offering it to his family and a limited number of friends; the investment was a credit facility secured by a portfolio of assets owned by one of the Legitimate Funds; the investor would receive quarterly interest payments, ranging from 15 to 20 percent; the investment was practically risk - free, as the loaned funds would remain in a bank account; the investor could withdraw the principal at any time with 90 days» notice; and investor funds should be wired to one of the Fake Fund Accounts.

Top tech investor Paul Meeks told «Squawk Box» on Wednesday, that might be in the form of an offer from private equity, since he doesn't see obvious candidates — other technology companies like Microsoft or Alibaba — as interested.

Others that are said to be interested include CVC Capital Partners, a private - equity fund that was spun off from financial giant Citicorp in the 1990s.

Other companies, including Best Buy, Amazon.com, Comcast and the satellite company EchoStar, had also expressed interest in acquiring Vudu, according to this person, who asked for anonymity because the terms of the deal were private.

Refinancing one private loan to another private loan is a less drastic decision, since it's more or less a switch from one set of interest rates and conditions to another, with no loss of federal benefits or other factors.

That will be important to private investors, because if the central bank held itself out as a privileged bondholder, effectively passing more risk on to other bond holders, other buyers might undermine the stimulus program by demanding higher interest rates.

These add - ons are headed by interest and dividend payments to private owners, other underwriting and financial fees, and much higher salaries and bonuses to the privatized managers, including stock options.

Playboy, which had gone public in 1971, was taken private again in 2011 by Mr. Hefner with Rizvi Traverse Management, an investment firm founded by Suhail Rizvi, a publicity - shy Silicon Valley investor, who has interests in Twitter, Square and Snapchat among others.

However, there are other factors that affect interest rates on private loans, including whether you choose a fixed or variable rate and your credit history.

Investment volatility in these types of private real estate investments is limited to changes in net asset value and interest rate unlike public REITs, which are also subject to stock market volatility, which moves independently of the other two factors.

Over the last several years, private equity and other investment managers have been compensated with «carried interest,» which allow them to claim long - term gains rather than salaries.

Using Private Money — If you have friends, relatives, neighbors, or others who are looking for a better interest rate than the 1 % or so they get from a bank CD or saving's account, they may be interested in lending that money to you to finance your acquisition.

There is a contractionary aspect to this at least in a top - down investor view of the world (perhaps the term «crowding out» captures the shift away from one private interest giving up on their opportunity to use this cash in other ways).

interest from municipal bonds as well as distributions from mutual funds that qualify as exempt interest dividends; this income is generally not subject to regular federal income taxes; note that Fidelity reports this information to the IRS, and may be required to report the information to tax authorities in California among other states; the total amount or a portion of tax - exempt income (reported as specified private activity bond interest) must be taken into account when computing the federal Alternative Minimum Tax (AMT) applicable to individuals and may be subject to state and local taxes; you are required to report tax - exempt income on Form 1040, and may be required to report it on your state tax return as well

Private lenders, on the other hand, offer both fixed and variable interest rates.

The elitists have no problems whatsoever with stratospheric stock and bond prices; 5,000 year low interest rates; $ 450 million Da Vinci's; $ 250 million private homes; $ 50,000,000 annual salaries for circus masters, whose role in keeping the masses distracted and dumb is vital; $ 1.9 million Aston Martins; $ 100,000 Air Jordan sneakers, or any of the other prices that have now gone into outer space.

Parent PLUS Loans have high interest rates compared to other federal student loans and even cost more than some private student loans.

Other factors may have been a degree of illiquidity in the swap market in the face of large increases in private sector bond issuance and rising interest rates.

Federal interest rates are set by law, so they have nothing to do with your income, credit score or any of the other factors private lenders consider when determining your interest and fees rate.

Other shareholders can determine the AMT reportable specified private activity bond interest by multiplying the percentage shown by the total Tax - Exempt Income Dividends received during the year as reported on their annual Year - End Asset Summary Statement.

Twitter's successful debut is likely to stoke interest in other up - and - coming consumer Internet companies such as ride service Uber, scrapbooking site Pinterest, accommodation service Airbnb and the payment start - up Square, all of which boast private - market valuations well north of a billion dollars and could go public in the coming years.

On the other hand, «private» opinion research conducted for large corporations, special interest groups and political parties is booming.

The opportunity also enables you to pay for individual transactions through other private investors that might want to get involved in the anticipation of earning more interest than is possible through traditional forms of bank investing.

Other students of liberalism have held that its view of happiness is not only private but also preferential, i.e., that the nature of one's self - interest is solely a matter of preference, so that one's happiness is defined in whatever way one pleases.

Whatever agencies oversee non-profits, or other kinds of corporations and companies, and can respond to complaints when non-profits especially are allegedly not functioning within the public interest, or there are other issues with governance, conflicts of interest, inurement (use of a tax - exempt non-profit for the private benefit or excessive benefit of someone with insider relationships), misuse of funds that were solicited to be spent on a specific designation project, etc..

We see it particularly displayed in all the subordinate distributions of power, where the constant aim is to divide and arrange the several offices in such a manner as that each may be a check on the other — that the private interest.

It is caused chiefly by kleptocratic governments or private interests in league with governments that make market exchange unprofitable, that make investment in producing something to exchange silly, that encourage achieving private wealth at the cost of other people's wealth instead of by working, saving and inventing (economists know this last by the odd term «rent seeking»).

The idea that society could be based on a mere coagulation of individual interests, that the pursuit of private vice could result in public virtue, was a radically new idea in the 17th and 18th centuries and one that did not sit well with other still powerful traditions.

-- As private individuals, we are responsible for seeking our interest in harmony with, and not at the expense of, the interest and well - being of others; responsible for condemning and averting all forms of killing and violence; and responsible for respecting the right to life and development of all people and all living things on Earth, next door to us the same as on distant continents.

Robert Bellah has shown that American culture from its early beginnings has held two views in tension: on the one hand, the biblical understanding of community based on the notion of charity for all members, a community supported by public and private virtue; and, on the other hand, the utilitarian understanding that community is a neutral state which allows individuals to pursue the maximization of their self - interest.16.

The others were only interested in the provision of private satellite services (information traffic within a network owned or leased by the customer) in the North Atlantic region.

Against this dualism, between the internal and external, private and public, a dualism which has led to the exploitation and oppression of many human beings, I contend that followers of Christ have no other option but to take an active interest in the earthly, secular things such as politics and economics because Jesus would not permit us the luxury of dwelling in a «spiritual ghetto unrelated and unconcerned with real life issues».

Whichever is right» whether marriage is or is not a purely private matter in which the state has no abiding interest» the deeper and more immediate danger of the marriage issue for Christians is its potential use by gay activists to undermine the autonomy of the Church and other religious entities.

A person who is insensitive to the interests of other members of the community or of the community as a whole and seeks only to obtain private wealth is a monster.

The emergence of industrial civilization, in other words, called forth a federal apparatus sufficient to the need to regulate the private sector in the public interest, to provide macroeconomic stability amidst the uncertainties of the business cycle, and to offer the nation's citizens welfare and security programs appropriate to the vicissitudes of modern life.

You get 2 one - on - one coaching calls with Sherrie, weekly recipe ideas and worksheets with really interesting information about everything from metabolism to just generally getting your life in balance, and access to a private Facebook group where everyone participating that month can support each other.

Notably, Shinh is also a member of The Billionaires Club — a responsive community of engaged, pre-qualified «members» with distinct tastes and interests, from exotic cars, private jets, and uber - extravagant bottles of champagne to the latest residential real estate developments and other ventures.

Treasury Wine Estates is attracting interest from other private equity players following Kohlberg Kravis Roberts's $ 3.1 billion takeover bid, made public on Tuesday, with chief Michael Clarke's plans for turning around the troubled winemaker already winning early support from potential bidders.

As a rule of thumb, plant breeders in both public research institutes and private companies use genetic engineering only in the following situations: 1) the gene of interest is not found within the crop gene pool, 2) if found in the gene pool, transfer will be difficult due to incompatibility and other breeding problems or 3) the transfer of the gene will take a long time as in the case of perennial crops like coconut.

The new report shows that a food hub / packinghouse — which would enable area farmers to aggregate their produce, and provide storage, packing and distribution, limited processing, and private labeling for interested large volume buyers in the Midwest, including distributors, grocery stores, hospitals, hotels and schools and other institutional buyers — would create new jobs, and new revenue for up to 50 family farm businesses in Wisconsin.

Conference delegates represent: restaurants and chefs, foodservice, gourmet retailers, tea and coffee shops, grocery chains, private label brands, convenience stores, distributors, online businesses, hotels and distributors, as well as manufacturers and beverage developers, and others interested in building their business through tea.