Strategy update
... already strong individual positions; the impact will be somewhat less in Slovakia and very limited in the other markets where KBC is active. ...
... already strong individual positions; the impact will be somewhat less in Slovakia and very limited in the other markets where KBC is active. ...
position paper summary
... new requirements on banks and insurance companies‟ capital will alter their business model and will impact significantly on their economic role of providing long-term financing. For the non-financial corporate sector, more difficulties to access financing, especially for SMEs Banks and insurers ar ...
... new requirements on banks and insurance companies‟ capital will alter their business model and will impact significantly on their economic role of providing long-term financing. For the non-financial corporate sector, more difficulties to access financing, especially for SMEs Banks and insurers ar ...
International investment position
... growing array of corporate tools, standards and operational guidance that already exist to help corporate managers enhance their environmental performance. During the roundtable, representatives of the business, labour and NGO communities gave their views on four topics: recent developments in busin ...
... growing array of corporate tools, standards and operational guidance that already exist to help corporate managers enhance their environmental performance. During the roundtable, representatives of the business, labour and NGO communities gave their views on four topics: recent developments in busin ...
World Trade Organization Economic Research and Statistics Division
... In the 1970s and 1980s the financial sector in many African countries was characterized by significant government intervention of varying forms. Minority or majority government ownership of banks was frequent. Credit allocation quotas often existed and/or governments imposed controls on interest rat ...
... In the 1970s and 1980s the financial sector in many African countries was characterized by significant government intervention of varying forms. Minority or majority government ownership of banks was frequent. Credit allocation quotas often existed and/or governments imposed controls on interest rat ...
Credit Risk and the Performance of Nigerian Banks
... management of risk involving loan and other advances to prevent reoccurrences. A high level of financial leverage is usually associated with high risk. This can easily be seen in a situation where adverse rumours, whether founded or precipitated financial panic and by extension a run on a bank. Acco ...
... management of risk involving loan and other advances to prevent reoccurrences. A high level of financial leverage is usually associated with high risk. This can easily be seen in a situation where adverse rumours, whether founded or precipitated financial panic and by extension a run on a bank. Acco ...
The Transition from Industrial Capitalism to a
... 1913 tax code treated them as regular income. As Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon explained: The fairness of taxing more lightly income from wages, salaries or from investments is beyond question. In the first case, the income is uncertain and limited in duration; sickness or death destroys it and o ...
... 1913 tax code treated them as regular income. As Treasury Secretary Andrew Mellon explained: The fairness of taxing more lightly income from wages, salaries or from investments is beyond question. In the first case, the income is uncertain and limited in duration; sickness or death destroys it and o ...
The State of Sustainable Finance in the United States
... 2014, a growth of 76% since 2012.8 Mutual funds are the largest component of global public equity ownership (over 22%), with most of these dollars owned in the US.9 Ownership of these vehicles is increasingly static and held in well-developed active and passive strategies, through vehicles such as 4 ...
... 2014, a growth of 76% since 2012.8 Mutual funds are the largest component of global public equity ownership (over 22%), with most of these dollars owned in the US.9 Ownership of these vehicles is increasingly static and held in well-developed active and passive strategies, through vehicles such as 4 ...
ab global high yield portfolio
... may be worth more or less than their original cost. Dividends are not paid for all share classes and are not guaranteed. The Fund is meant as a vehicle for diversification and does not represent a complete investment program. Some of the principal risks of investing in the Fund include emerging mark ...
... may be worth more or less than their original cost. Dividends are not paid for all share classes and are not guaranteed. The Fund is meant as a vehicle for diversification and does not represent a complete investment program. Some of the principal risks of investing in the Fund include emerging mark ...
AB - Global Value Portfolio
... Past performance information is not indicative of future performance. Investors may not get back the full amount invested. The computation basis of the performance is based on the calendar year end, NAV-to-NAV, with dividend reinvested. These figures show by how much Class A Shares have increased or ...
... Past performance information is not indicative of future performance. Investors may not get back the full amount invested. The computation basis of the performance is based on the calendar year end, NAV-to-NAV, with dividend reinvested. These figures show by how much Class A Shares have increased or ...
CIBC Q2 Investor Presentation
... Forward-Looking Statements A NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: From time to time, we make written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including in this report, in other filings with Canadian securities regulators or the SEC and in other communicatio ...
... Forward-Looking Statements A NOTE ABOUT FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS: From time to time, we make written or oral forward-looking statements within the meaning of certain securities laws, including in this report, in other filings with Canadian securities regulators or the SEC and in other communicatio ...
Large Cap Growth Factsheet
... takes a nip out of GDP growth, and the continuing effects of the decline in oil prices, the Fed will not raise rates much through the middle of 2016. Another severe winter in the eastern United States will probably produce some weak economic results in the first quarter of 2015. We also feel that a ...
... takes a nip out of GDP growth, and the continuing effects of the decline in oil prices, the Fed will not raise rates much through the middle of 2016. Another severe winter in the eastern United States will probably produce some weak economic results in the first quarter of 2015. We also feel that a ...
Sovereign Risk: A Study on the Brazilian and Mexican Economies
... adjustments; b) what adjustments are necessary to maintain the progress achieved in Brazil; c) possible impacts of country risk classification on the financial system, mainly on retail banks. ...
... adjustments; b) what adjustments are necessary to maintain the progress achieved in Brazil; c) possible impacts of country risk classification on the financial system, mainly on retail banks. ...
Alternative investment sectors
... to a suitable power supply. But they also generally need to be with 40 miles of their client, and the closer the better. Given this, the availability of suitable sites is a major constraint. At present the sector is relatively new and supply is lean with the majority of centres located in or around ...
... to a suitable power supply. But they also generally need to be with 40 miles of their client, and the closer the better. Given this, the availability of suitable sites is a major constraint. At present the sector is relatively new and supply is lean with the majority of centres located in or around ...
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... otherwise lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order; or (c) persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in an investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the Offer may otherwise ...
... otherwise lawfully be communicated, falling within Article 49(2)(a) to (d) of the Order; or (c) persons to whom an invitation or inducement to engage in an investment activity (within the meaning of Section 21 of the Financial Services and Markets Act 2000) in connection with the Offer may otherwise ...
United States Policy Toward Foreign Investment
... internationally-held assets. In turn, these private investments are divided into two categories: "direct" (ownership of 10 percent or more of the equity or its equivalent in a business) investment and "portfolio" (all other) investment. ...
... internationally-held assets. In turn, these private investments are divided into two categories: "direct" (ownership of 10 percent or more of the equity or its equivalent in a business) investment and "portfolio" (all other) investment. ...
Foreign banks in Latin America
... Given the problems of stability that emerged from the mid-1990s onwards, many countries began to implement second-generation reforms aimed at enhancing regulatory and supervisory mechanisms, in order to make their domestic banking systems sounder. These reforms were particularly intensive following ...
... Given the problems of stability that emerged from the mid-1990s onwards, many countries began to implement second-generation reforms aimed at enhancing regulatory and supervisory mechanisms, in order to make their domestic banking systems sounder. These reforms were particularly intensive following ...
investing for charitable good
... and a survivor of many crises in its 158-year history, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection—the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. The following day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 504 points—the largest one-day point drop since 9/11, and stock prices plunged in markets acros ...
... and a survivor of many crises in its 158-year history, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection—the largest bankruptcy filing in U.S. history. The following day, the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 504 points—the largest one-day point drop since 9/11, and stock prices plunged in markets acros ...
Investors adding to Auckland Housing Market risk
... sales and, after describing the landscape, I will explain why we are concerned from a financial stability perspective. When something keeps you awake at night, it is good to do something about it. I will discuss the multi-faceted initiatives needed to address this problem, and the role that the Rese ...
... sales and, after describing the landscape, I will explain why we are concerned from a financial stability perspective. When something keeps you awake at night, it is good to do something about it. I will discuss the multi-faceted initiatives needed to address this problem, and the role that the Rese ...
Understanding Global Imbalances
... As shown in Table 6.1, the modest decline in U.S. private saving over the 1995–2006 period is at odds with frequent media references to a sharp decline in savings rates in the United States. Indeed, household saving as a percent of disposable income declined from around 10 percent in the early 1980s ...
... As shown in Table 6.1, the modest decline in U.S. private saving over the 1995–2006 period is at odds with frequent media references to a sharp decline in savings rates in the United States. Indeed, household saving as a percent of disposable income declined from around 10 percent in the early 1980s ...
UNICREDITO ITALIANO: GROWING THROUGH SPECIALISATION
... Overall positive part of the economic cycle 18-24 months favourable outlook, with positive GDP growth differential vs. EU. Given still slow EU recovery, internal demand continues to be the main engine of growth Back to long term growth potential for Poland (3.6 - 4.4% growth in 2004 and 2005 r ...
... Overall positive part of the economic cycle 18-24 months favourable outlook, with positive GDP growth differential vs. EU. Given still slow EU recovery, internal demand continues to be the main engine of growth Back to long term growth potential for Poland (3.6 - 4.4% growth in 2004 and 2005 r ...
The Development of the Foreign Investment Environment in the
... resisted economic normalization as incompatible with socialism and Soviet power. Viewed from their perspective, it turns out they were largely right: the movement away from official xenophobia and ideology, and * Attorney at law, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, Russia; Adjunct Profes ...
... resisted economic normalization as incompatible with socialism and Soviet power. Viewed from their perspective, it turns out they were largely right: the movement away from official xenophobia and ideology, and * Attorney at law, Steptoe & Johnson, Washington, D.C. and Moscow, Russia; Adjunct Profes ...
REAL ESTATE INVESTMENT IN GERMANy
... matter which would have a negative impact on the value of the property. It is reasonable to conclude that the buyer would not have agreed on the purchase price if they had known about such matters. Such information may, for example, include construction work without the appropriate permit, public or ...
... matter which would have a negative impact on the value of the property. It is reasonable to conclude that the buyer would not have agreed on the purchase price if they had known about such matters. Such information may, for example, include construction work without the appropriate permit, public or ...
Moral Hazard? `Mega` public-private partnerships in African agriculture
... African agriculture targeted at the needs of small-scale producers and women. This represents a proven policy to meet poverty and food security goals through agriculture and at lower risk than mega-PPP investment models. 2. Governments and donors should ensure that land legislation and policies are ...
... African agriculture targeted at the needs of small-scale producers and women. This represents a proven policy to meet poverty and food security goals through agriculture and at lower risk than mega-PPP investment models. 2. Governments and donors should ensure that land legislation and policies are ...
WNS 01-09-2015
... expressed at this meeting or function are not the views of Lincoln and/or its directors, agents, representatives and employees. To the extent permitted by law, Lincoln does not accept any liability or responsibility in connection with the use or reliance to the comments and discussions that occur on ...
... expressed at this meeting or function are not the views of Lincoln and/or its directors, agents, representatives and employees. To the extent permitted by law, Lincoln does not accept any liability or responsibility in connection with the use or reliance to the comments and discussions that occur on ...
Financial Market Structure and Economic Growth
... scale in the production of banking services (cost savings due to consolidating the output of different banks). As a consequence potential cost savings may lead to banks with a higher market share and a superior cost structure.5 Another feature of the positive growth impact of large banks was shown b ...
... scale in the production of banking services (cost savings due to consolidating the output of different banks). As a consequence potential cost savings may lead to banks with a higher market share and a superior cost structure.5 Another feature of the positive growth impact of large banks was shown b ...
Land banking
Land banking is the practice of aggregating parcels of land for future sale or development.While in many countries land banking may refer to various private real-estate investment schemes, in the United States it refers to the establishment of quasi-governmental county or municipal authorities purposed with managing an inventory of surplus land.