| 单词 | asset |
| 释义 | asset (æset ) Word forms: assets 1. countable noun Something or someone that is an asset is considered useful or helps a person or organization to be successful. He considered that the greatest asset of a bank was its reputation for probity. [+ of] His Republican credentials made him an asset. 2. plural noun The assets of a company or a person are all the things that they own. [business] By the end of 1989 the group had assets of 3.5 billion francs. [+ of] Collocations: acquire assets When a company builds a new factory, there is an outflow of cash, but shareholders also acquire an asset that is likely to bring higher cash flows in the future. Principles of Corporate Finance (1991) Some investors fear the valuation is too high given the legal risks facing the company over the way it acquired assets. Times, Sunday Times (2006) They then use these funds to acquire assets such as securities and loans. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995) So its management is faced with a quandary: diversify its asset base or simply stick all its money in the bank and watch it grow. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The stock is also underpinned by a strong asset base, as the company owns much of its property. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Capital velocity is a measure of how much capital is being invested in proportion to the size of the company's asset base. Times, Sunday Times (2015) This bumps up the average performance figures for the asset class. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The trust deed allows the managers to invest in any asset class anywhere in the world. Times, Sunday Times (2018) This looks like a worthy addition to a growing asset class. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It overlooked the fact that millions of people had become investors in a new asset class. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Investing in a single asset class is risky. Times, Sunday Times (2014) I doubt any crooked politician in power need be in fear of him or his asset forfeiture unit. ST He concluded that asset forfeiture was a motive for the raid. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The incident occurred along a stretch of highway know to be a lucrative source of asset forfeiture revenue for state and local police departments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In some cases, a court may impose asset forfeiture or another penalty. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In terms of asset forfeiture, he offers only the assets linked to the detail's case, leaving out most of the property and the funeral parlor. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Six senior officials were also subjected to a travel ban and asset freeze. Times,Sunday Times He called the asset freeze 'illegitimate and absurd'. Times, Sunday Times However, the court was told yesterday that in light of the asset freeze it had not been possible to access these funds. Times, Sunday Times This was reduced after his lawyers argued that it was impossible for him to meet the original terms as a result of an asset freeze on his account. Times, Sunday Times This resolution imposes an asset freeze and travel notification requirements. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 One can predict a clear outcome to the ceilings there - bank asset growth will slow down fast as the banks are starved of deposits. ST This offers significant potential for asset growth. Times, Sunday Times For the second year it missed its organic asset growth target of 5 per cent. Times, Sunday Times In fact, expense growth has exceeded asset growth. Globe and Mail It will also allow it to meet annual asset growth targets of 5-7 per cent. Times, Sunday Times The specialist bank and asset manager is sponsor of the Ashes. The Sun (2013) The company is now a wealth and asset manager, and we must henceforth remember not to call it a broker. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The founder of one big asset manager sighed as he looked back over the past six months. Times, Sunday Times (2015) Investors first need to set an asset mix. Globe and Mail What type of asset mix would you typically see in member investment portfolios? Globe and Mail Secondly, pension funds have been piling back into office blocks and shopping centres, putting property back into their asset mix. Times, Sunday Times The long-awaited shift in the asset mix from bonds to stocks has finally started, he said. Globe and Mail Was it better regulation, a lower reliance on so-called wholesale funding, a different asset mix, or simply an accident of geography? Times, Sunday Times Corporate investigators say it will become harder to detect money laundering, establish asset ownership in fraud cases and make credit checks. Times, Sunday Times Without the comfort blanket of asset ownership, management would have to deliver. Times, Sunday Times Like many of its rivals, the company has been focusing increasingly on management contracts rather than asset ownership. Times, Sunday Times It uses focused asset groups for better management and control, which allows asset ownership details to be tracked (to get a clear picture of who owns what). Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He credited 'a prudent approach to managing our property and asset portfolio' for the company's move back into profit. Times, Sunday Times The pair said the marriage reduced risk through a more diversified asset portfolio, cut costs and bulked up gold reserves. Times, Sunday Times The company provides specialty asset portfolio servicing to third party investors, which can include pre-settlement funding and attorney cost financing. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This business combination would create an asset portfolio worth 9 billion euros, approximately 80% of which would be commercial and office property. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The failings concerned a business that restructures clients' asset portfolios with the aim of increasing returns and managing risk. Times, Sunday Times These are investments that offer investors a slice of the increase in an asset price, while protecting them from falls. Times, Sunday Times There would still no doubt be asset price bubbles but these wouldn't have the capacity to rock the entire sector. Times, Sunday Times Low interest rates, owing principally to prolonged low inflation, were the foundation of the era of cheap money that created the asset price bubble. Times, Sunday Times The personal savings rate has dropped to zero after a period of strong asset price gains. Times, Sunday Times As property values have soared, yields - which show rental income as a percentage of the asset price - have slumped to their lowest since 1989. Times, Sunday Times He had twice won a national award for asset protection risk management. Times, Sunday Times Treasury sources say they will use the new 'asset protection' scheme to impose the curbs. The Sun The bank has said that if it joined the asset protection scheme, its preference would be to pay in cash. Times, Sunday Times Economists pointed out that further details of how this asset protection scheme will work will not emerge until next month. Times, Sunday Times The banks are also preparing to put a combined 585 billion of bad debts into a government-backed asset protection scheme. Times, Sunday Times These moves would help criminal investigations, assist asset recovery after civil judgments and enable banks and lawyers to do proper due diligence on clients. Times, Sunday Times Fraudsters will be hit with criminal investigations and civil asset recovery measures aimed at clawing back millions of pounds lost every year. Times, Sunday Times Certain cases involving asset recovery have seen difficulties emerge during the repatriation stage. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The asset recovery process has three main parts: idle asset identification, redeployment, and divestment. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Both large and small organizations practice asset recovery at some level with the end goal of obtaining the greatest possible return from the asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It said that the accounting valuation did not consider expected asset returns. Times, Sunday Times But don't expect asset returns over the long term to match the exceptional times of the past decade. Times, Sunday Times It's not possible to predict shortrun asset returns with consistent accuracy, but there are few grounds for long-term optimism. Times, Sunday Times That would be a surer foundation for prosperity, on which asset returns ultimately depend, than maintaining artificially cheap credit. Times, Sunday Times No one can forecast short-run (12-month) asset returns with reliability, let alone consistency, but there's no pressing reason to expect a bond market retreat globally. Times, Sunday Times Profits were ahead of market expectations and, more importantly in the current environment, the company was able to give investors comfort on both asset risk and its capital position. Times, Sunday Times In other words, investors can reduce their exposure to individual asset risk by holding a diversified portfolio of assets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But a failure to discuss and document how to split assets risks storing up trouble for the future. Times, Sunday Times Under the terms of the asset sale, the group retained a management contract that included a bonus payment based on performance. Times, Sunday Times But little progress has been made in implementing these or proceeding with a hugely ambitious €50 billion privatisation and state asset sale programme. Times, Sunday Times Another asset sale will be needed to finance more acquisitions. Times, Sunday Times This would let him save face after ruling out an asset sale. Times, Sunday Times It will be the first asset sale by the coalition. Times, Sunday Times Much of the apparent reduction in the balance sheet has come from financial engineering, rather than conventional asset sales. Times, Sunday Times (2013) There was a failed attempt by rebel investors to force asset sales and boardroom changes. Times, Sunday Times (2010) And now it is pressing ahead with asset sales to give it further financial headroom. Times, Sunday Times (2008) More asset sales and closures seem inevitable. Times, Sunday Times (2013) Such plans usually involve asset sales, job losses and negotiations for better borrowing terms. Times, Sunday Times (2009) A lot of people have assets worth millions. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Companies are always searching for assets that are worth more to them than to others. Principles of Corporate Finance (1991) No single asset can be worth more than 40% of the total value of the fund. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The fund has about 50% of net assets invested in gold and government bonds, with the remainder in global blue-chip equities. Times, Sunday Times It has 49 per cent of its assets invested in retail property, including warehouses, but holds cash equivalent to only 14.6 per cent of the portfolio. Times,Sunday Times The trust also has a modest amount of spice in the form of 12-13 per cent of its total assets invested in carefully chosen private-equity investments. Times, Sunday Times This also preserves balanced diversification, maintains a higher degree of the percent of assets invested in the market and helps reduce tracking error in the performance of the fund/account. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Ministers will claim that taxpayers could benefit if bank assets turn out to be worth more in the future. The Sun Bank assets are given weightings depending on their riskiness to determine capital requirements. Times,Sunday Times But in a worsening economic climate, where bank assets will be under constant review, bank share prices are likely to be pushed down again. Times, Sunday Times A charge on bank assets was introduced by the coalition in response to the financial crisis, with the aim of discouraging risk. Times, Sunday Times It also forecast that growth in lending and bank assets would lag behind the wider economy in the next few years. Times, Sunday Times These accounted for 58 per cent of banking assets in the eurozone. Times, Sunday Times Higher inflation would mean higher interest rates on private lending, implying that large tranches of banking assets - mortgages, corporate loans etc - would turn 'bad'. Times, Sunday Times About 195 billion of investment and corporate banking assets will be in the non-ringfenced division. Times, Sunday Times They include cross-border bank lending, marine insurance, commercial banking assets, foreign exchange, international bonds, and foreign-equity trading. Times, Sunday Times He has set his sights on selling €150bn of investment banking assets and saving €3.5bn by 2020. Times, Sunday Times The accountancy firm said that in a survey of 1,600 top executives, 58 per cent believed that they would buy an asset over the next 12 months. Times, Sunday Times In some arrangements, the current lessee will give the option to buy the asset back at the end of the lease. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 If a group wants to buy the asset, they can trigger a moratorium for six months, to give them a chance to raise the money to purchase the asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In the interest of creditors and transparency, they had embarked in a bidding process to give everyone a fair chance to buy the assets. ST Buy the assets that tend to perform well when investors get anxious and risk-averse. Times,Sunday Times In all, he has bought 40 assets in the past five years. Times, Sunday Times (2010) They can no longer afford to wait for a downturn and buy the assets they need from smaller, weaker companies. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The Fed will use the money to buy back assets, such as conventional government bonds, from investors. Times, Sunday Times (2010) That's because on substantial cash assets they pass on only part of the rate rise to clients. Times, Sunday Times The financial crisis dramatically raised the cost of borrowing and reduced the availability of credit to market participants, materially reducing the value of cash assets. Times, Sunday Times Interest, they said, has increased across the board, largely because of favourable monetary policies and declining yields for bonds and cash assets. Globe and Mail Recent dividends of up to 27m and past payments give him cash assets of 2.8bn, with other holdings and property interests on top. Times, Sunday Times He has cash assets of 2.8bn. Times, Sunday Times The combined assets are a long way off production. Times, Sunday Times More than 330 new funds started up, raising combined assets of 16 billion, up from 250 in 2004 with aggregate assets of 13 billion. Times, Sunday Times The family has a £70m interest and three ventures show £56.3m combined assets. Times,Sunday Times Their combined assets are said to be worth more than 4bn. Times, Sunday Times He also controls considerable wealth, estimating yesterday that his three trusts had combined assets worth 140 million, and revenues of about 63 million in 2009. Times, Sunday Times It was a smart investment, an appreciating company asset, end of story. Globe and Mail Raising or releasing revenue from company assets can often get overlooked. Times, Sunday Times It will initially buy commercial paper, but will consult on purchasing corporate bonds and other company assets. Times, Sunday Times In many cases company assets are misappropriated. Times, Sunday Times Fund managers, more so than bankers, are the key company assets that leave the office each night. Times, Sunday Times Just 100,000 key players control assets worth 220billion - yet 300million starve on 50p a day. The Sun However, the military faces some issues limiting its conventional capabilities, including obsolete equipment, insufficient fuel supplies and a shortage of digital command and control assets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 After that, they were used as all-purpose command and control assets during the invasion. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It provides rotary-wing, tiltrotor, and fixed-wing aircraft, support equipment, pilots, maintenance personnel, as well as command and control assets to the commander. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It specialises in distressed assets and has $3.5 billion in assets under management. Times,Sunday Times Of the 93 properties offered for sale, many of which were distressed assets, 87 were sold raising €12.4 million (10.3 million) in total. Times, Sunday Times There are certainly going to be opportunities to buy distressed assets. Times, Sunday Times He has since expanded his fortune enormously by buying up distressed assets during and after the crash. Times, Sunday Times But opportunities for buying distressed assets shrank. Times, Sunday Times They separated in 2008 and in 2009 signed a consent order dividing the assets of their marriage. Times, Sunday Times Others have broken up in spirit, but are having to struggle on undivorced until they can finally sell the property and divide their assets. Times, Sunday Times A consent order - an official court ruling - usually happens when people are going to court anyway as part of their divorce process, for example to divide their assets. Times, Sunday Times These couples should pause, however: instead of separating immediately and dividing their assets, there are important tax advantages if they stay together - for a few more months at least. Times,Sunday Times Desirable as a clean break would be it could not be achieved here at the same time as dividing the assets equally. Times, Sunday Times It represents the minimum return that a company must earn on an existing asset base to satisfy its creditors. Times,Sunday Times Income must be invested in new assets and existing assets must be sold to pay off claims. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Additionally, the firm invests in existing assets on the secondary market and primary partnership investments across all sectors, industries and regions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Anxious that your home - and main financial asset - may have to be sold to fund lifelong medical care? Times, Sunday Times What an outrage if that 100 million global financial asset was ever used as a home. Times, Sunday Times However, over the summer, it became clear that it had retained its interest in the financial sector and was interested in 'alternative' financial asset classes. Times, Sunday Times At least some prospective financial asset buyers are no longer hesitating. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes it's easy to see your property not as a reflection of your own style, but simply as another financial asset. Times, Sunday Times This has boosted the value of financial assets. Times, Sunday Times (2014) Her other financial assets are with Lloyds Bank. Times, Sunday Times (2016) It's not just financial assets that are being sold. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Gilts are considered by institutional investors such as pension funds to be the safest type of fixed income asset. Times, Sunday Times The leakage of fixed income assets under management also appears to have slowed. Times, Sunday Times But more recently the preference for equities has waned and enthusiasm for gilts and other fixed income assets has risen. Times, Sunday Times Other critics warn that the use of leverage and relying heavily on fixed income assets may create its own risk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 So foreign asset prices responded accordingly and there were complaints from emerging economies worried about further inflows of hot money. Times, Sunday Times Such products are attractive for speculators and investors who wish to have exposure to a foreign asset, but without the corresponding exchange rate risk. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the end of the day, the country's net foreign asset position remains unchanged, despite the $700 billion current account deficit. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Western intelligence agencies have been increasing security around foreign assets for five days. Times, Sunday Times All are subject to visa bans and a freeze on their foreign assets. Times, Sunday Times He is in the middle of a legal battle over the freezing of assets of more than £1 billion around the world. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Yet only six have had their assets frozen. The Sun (2015) His worldwide assets were frozen and he agreed to surrender his passport. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The gross assets of the business being sold are €2 million. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The London-based bank said that the operation had ten branches and gross assets of about 395 million pounds. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The scheme is aimed at smaller companies with no more than 250 employees and gross assets of no more than £30 million. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The unit relied on the co-operation of criminals to seize hidden assets and enforcement was made more difficult when a criminal fled. Times, Sunday Times Sometimes, hidden assets can be 'right in front of your face', he says. Times, Sunday Times It can take time to uncover a director's fraudulent behaviour, and even longer to trace hidden assets. Times, Sunday Times Meanwhile, 'receivers have been allowed to use the frozen funds to try to trace hidden assets and are paid at the rate of 250 per hour,' he says. Times, Sunday Times He also considers management, and searches for hidden assets and a potential catalyst that could boost the stock price. Globe and Mail However, the law can be slow and unwieldy because of the evidence threshold, while criminals often have been effective at hiding their assets from police. Times, Sunday Times Tax authorities across the world are now using the data to investigate people suspected of hiding their assets in the tax haven. Times, Sunday Times They know where the co-respondent to the proceedings has hidden the assets. Times, Sunday Times Now he faces charges of hiding assets when he went bankrupt in 2009. Times, Sunday Times From next month, suspects who hide their assets or do not fully comply with means-testing will be denied legal aid. Times, Sunday Times Some 40 per cent of our assets are held outside of the UK. Times, Sunday Times (2016) There is a document on file confirming the buyer holds assets in excess of the price offered. Times, Sunday Times (2014) There is no further tax to pay on assets held within an individual savings account. Times, Sunday Times (2012) This is one of the most important assets the company has and the indications were that it might have to find another partner or go it alone. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The people who work for us are our single most important asset. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Yet it was also one of his most important political assets. Times, Sunday Times (2015) However, capitalising the expenditure as an intangible asset on the balance sheet may be more beneficial to the company's finances. Times, Sunday Times The lack of physical substance would therefore seem to be a defining characteristic of an intangible asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Organizations have recognized that knowledge constitutes a valuable intangible asset for creating and sustaining competitive advantages. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Stock markets give indirectly an estimate of a corporation's intangible asset value. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 This led to taxpayers having the incentive to ignore any basis in the intangible asset until it was sold. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There will be fewer international intelligence assets available to disrupt the planners. Times, Sunday Times Its intelligence assets will still be important. Times, Sunday Times After concern for the aid worker's safety intelligence assets managed to locate the hostages and a rescue operation was initiated. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each of the three services has its own intelligence assets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He also possessed a very good memory for events and conversations that had taken place many years earlier — an invaluable asset for a broadcaster. Times, Sunday Times But against this, it has one invaluable asset. Times, Sunday Times Bamboos pull out of the ground very neatly for the first few months after planting and have that invaluable asset of trendiness. Times, Sunday Times She says that having a professional website has been an invaluable asset. Times, Sunday Times This was an invaluable asset, as in real life she had a strong cockney accent, which proved to be her downfall. Times, Sunday Times These factors will support gold's case as an investment asset. Times, Sunday Times For good or ill over recent years, art has become another investment asset class and the breadth, depth and 'trading volume' of its market have all increased dramatically. Times, Sunday Times In selling leasehold, developers are creating an investment asset class — the freehold — at the expense of their customers. Times, Sunday Times Similarly, the coalition government should continue to make buy-to-let properties subject to at least standard rates of capital gains tax in the same way as any other investment asset. Times, Sunday Times It measures the risk-adjusted return of an investment asset, portfolio or strategy. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Their sublimely intertwined voices were also lost in the instrumental mix on a few numbers, squandering a key asset. Times, Sunday Times Not to mention its key asset for many locals: its station. Times, Sunday Times Proved reserves are a key asset of oil companies. Houston Chronicle They estimate the monthly return that each key asset class offers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He has dismissed the idea of selling any key assets and intends to keep the spine of his team together. The Sun Currently, these liquid asset stocks exceed half a trillion pounds. Times, Sunday Times They are now desperate to convert huge stockpiles of cash into any other liquid asset. Times, Sunday Times A liquid asset means cash, or something that can be very quickly sold in order to realise cash. Times, Sunday Times The fund's liquid assets, which accounted for 74% of its value, have all been sold. Times,Sunday Times They cannot invest more than 10% of their liquid assets. Times, Sunday Times Cooperation of the secured creditor may however affect the assignee's ability to liquidate an asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 You will engage an independent broker to liquidate the assets of timberlands. Christianity Today He liquidated his assets voluntarily after investing in three film firms accused of tax avoidance. The Sun The assignee has the primary responsibility to: liquidate the assets of the company; vette creditor claims; and issue a dividend to the creditors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Some quietly liquidated the assets of their organization and secreted the proceeds in overseas accounts and investments. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Each side will list their assets and outgoings. Times, Sunday Times He lists his assets as a 30-year-old car, an old house, and an empty bank account. Times, Sunday Times Against the assets listed above were the debt, a total of 15 creditors with 89,000 riksdaler outstanding, where the largest sum was the permanent loan of 50,000 from the state. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In 1881, the partnership was converted into a limited company with capital assets listed at 600,000 (0 as of) and the founders became managing directors for life. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What are her main assets? The Sun (2013) One of the main assets of the film is the punchy dialogue. Times, Sunday Times (2015) His main assets are being a motivator, good tactician and he makes good subs. The Sun (2016) Changes in the way that we pay for financial advice will also benefit families who manage their assets together. Times, Sunday Times A judge can use their discretion to split assets fairly for a married couple who haven't been overly careful to jointly manage their assets. Times, Sunday Times The agency sought to recover the receiver's costs of the investigation only, not of managing the assets. Times, Sunday Times Removing the riskier investment approach to managing the assets would make the portfolio more stable and easier to sell, they said. Times, Sunday Times This removed the financial risk of the assets from its balance sheet and the bank was able to pay itself fees for snaring and managing the assets. Times, Sunday Times Their marital assets are alleged to be worth 10 million. Times, Sunday Times The court awarded him 60 per cent of the marital assets while maintaining that the circumstances in which 'special contribution' arguments would succeed were limited. Times, Sunday Times It will be seen as a departure from the usual rule marital assets are split down the middle. The Sun Problematic mortgage assets that have caused the bank to announce $9 billion (4.9 billion) of writedowns in the past year are being dealt with. Times, Sunday Times It gave lenders a six-month window in which to exchange hard-to-trade mortgage assets for government bills. Times, Sunday Times The inability to determine their worth has fostered uncertainty about mortgage assets, and even about the financial condition of the institutions that own them. Times, Sunday Times The vulnerability of subprime mortgage assets, taken out on overpriced properties by individuals unable to meet repayments, has been clear for a year. Times, Sunday Times The normal buying and selling of nearly all types of mortgage assets has become challenged. Times, Sunday Times The primary natural asset was land, and the run-off in streams or rivers was incidental. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Presently, it has first-category legal protection status, denoting a natural asset of exceptional value. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As well as their natural assets, they were picked for their confidence. The Sun They make the most of their natural assets: clean beaches, picturesque harbours, majestic headlands, local seafood. Times, Sunday Times The difference lies in the choices the countries made, not their geographic positions or natural assets. ST He will have to sell non-core assets to satisfy creditors. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Various unspecified non-core assets are being sold. Times, Sunday Times (2014) There will be bargains galore as banks shrink their balance sheets and sell non-core assets. Times, Sunday Times (2012) The fund managed close to $70 billion of overseas assets. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Spanish companies are proving to be keen buyers of overseas assets. Times, Sunday Times (2006) The Chancellor added he would no longer impose the levy on the overseas assets of British banks. The Sun (2016) The authorities are looking for people who not only own the asset but are beneficiaries. Times, Sunday Times Customers do not own the asset but instead predict whether its price will rise or fall. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Contractors compete to provide new buildings, roads and bus interchanges and even aircraft, but the public sector never gets to own the assets. Times, Sunday Times Because he owned the assets, he should have reported the interest - on his tax return. Christianity Today At the last count, Britons owned assets worth about 7 trillion pounds. Times, Sunday Times (2010) 'Owning real assets can provide investors with an insurance policy,' he says. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The Treasury is also devising a means of valuing troubled assets owned by the world's biggest banks. Times, Sunday Times (2008) Wood acquired 1.7 billion of pension assets in his first 18 months through 33 deals, sapping much of his seed capital. Times, Sunday Times Suddenly, large and thoroughly solvent companies are considering offloading their pension assets and liabilities. Times, Sunday Times It's impossible to know what pension assets people have in total. Times, Sunday Times Areas of concern included property valuations, response to fraud risks and the valuation of pension assets. Times,Sunday Times It boosts its pension assets by 170 million to 750 million. Times, Sunday Times But prosperity was considered a social and national asset - not merely a personal asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 His personal assets include three jets, several yachts - one worth 56m - homes on five continents and a priceless collection of jewels and antiques. Times, Sunday Times Second homes and other personal assets also could be at risk. Times,Sunday Times This left him with personal assets of 22.8 million, plus 95.3 million in trust assets. Times, Sunday Times He said last month that his entire stake was pledged to creditors and that he would pay back the loan by selling personal assets. Times, Sunday Times Guard your integrity; it is your most precious asset. Times, Sunday Times (2006) That list of telephone numbers has turned out to be a truly precious asset. Times, Sunday Times (2010) My most precious asset, those little grey cells, were finally working again. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The wisdom and flair of older people are priceless assets. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The two priceless assets of any team are knowing how to win and knowing how not to lose. The Sun (2012) Far from being a liability, she has proved herself to be a priceless political asset. Times, Sunday Times (2012) And he insists only a ridiculous offer would make him consider selling his prize asset. The Sun (2015) His record company was predictably furious that its prize asset was turning his back on his primary audience. Times, Sunday Times (2019) I've always been famous for my hair, and I've always looked after it like a prize asset. The Sun (2012) Engineers, scientists and mathematicians became socially useless but highly paid bankers and money flowed not into productive assets but to speculative ones, such as houses. Times,Sunday Times It would indeed allow higher borrowing but only if this were invested in productive assets. Times,Sunday Times This would create a negative risk-free interest rate, encouraging savers either to invest in property, shares and other productive assets - or simply to save less and consume more. Times, Sunday Times But the economy also needs rebalancing through a shift to exports and investment rather than debtbased consumption — specifically towards long-term investment in productive assets rather than short-term speculative property accumulation. Times, Sunday Times It would also create conditions for the pound to fall even farther, stimulating exports, and for savings institutions to invest more in productive assets, such as commercial property and shares. Times, Sunday Times Retail warehouse rents fell by more than any other property asset class in the quarter. Times, Sunday Times The deal would help to promote strategic land as a new property asset class, he added. Times,Sunday Times I like the idea of having a physical property asset rather than relying on a pension. Times, Sunday Times A long lease of a residential property was not only a home, but was also a valuable property asset. Times, Sunday Times Being efficient in the use of property assets should not be a political issue. Times, Sunday Times The notion that it could spin-off its property assets from its operations is also thought to be unlikely. Times, Sunday Times (2010) The loans are secured mostly against retail property assets. Times, Sunday Times (2014) It will buy both property loans and direct property assets. Times, Sunday Times (2012) These cosy headphones will keep your lugs snug and protect your assets. Times, Sunday Times They're going to throw everything they've got at protecting their asset. Times, Sunday Times Inflation-linked bonds, where returns are linked to the retail prices index, are a proven means of protecting your assets against the damaging effects of inflation. Times, Sunday Times If a government acts irresponsibly and recklessly, then companies, funds and individuals will use tax havens to protect their assets. Times, Sunday Times In recent years, owners of these new kinds of property have sought to use theft law to protect their assets, often with the backing of government officials. The Times Literary Supplement Electronically creating money to purchase assets was novel in 2009. Times, Sunday Times To get the required internal rates of return, private equity players either had to purchase assets very cheaply or put in a lot of debt with very little equity. ST Eighty-one percent (16,588) have used $74.5 million in savings and match to purchase assets valued at more than $351 million. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Depository banks will take deposits and purchase assets with them, assuming not all deposits will be called back by depositors. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the same time, the outlook for buyers became more uncertain and a number of prominent secondary players were slow to purchase assets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He probably would have won but for a late error and his staying power will be a real asset here. The Sun His strength and overall presence are a real asset. The Sun Being unconventional - it's been a real asset in my life. Times, Sunday Times He stays further than this which could be a real asset in the conditions. The Sun She drops back in trip here and her stamina will be a real asset at this track. The Sun For investors, rental blocks offer stable cash flows and risk-adjusted returns that can outperform other real estate asset classes. Times, Sunday Times Given the inefficiency of real estate markets, multiple approaches are generally preferred when valuing a real estate asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In turn, the real estate property index attempts to aggregate real estate market information to provide a more accurate representation of underlying real estate asset performance. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The greyfield term may also be applied more broadly to urban infill or commercial locations where underuse or outdated (non-retail) uses hamper an otherwise valuable real estate asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As a complement of that, they have invested in real estate assets in the past. Houston Chronicle He said it took a strong board to abandon the auction and retain the assets. Times, Sunday Times The technical community often defines maintenance in terms of retaining an asset's functionality compared to repairs that restore an asset's functionality. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He knows a lot of criminals and introduces them to his legal teams who get them off on technicalities or help them retain their assets. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 What we have generally seen today has been investors remaining firmly on the front foot, hunting risky asset classes, such as the heavyweight miners and energy firms. Times, Sunday Times A higher ratio suggests a better riskadjusted performance, while a lower one means you could be better off with a less risky asset. Times, Sunday Times The difference between these two returns can be interpreted as a measure of the excess expected return on the risky asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The incentive in finance comes in the form of higher expected returns after buying a risky asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Recent market turmoil has pushed gilt yields to record lows, as investors pile into less risky assets. Times,Sunday Times Bank regulations that restrict banks from holding risky assets such as common stock are a direct means of making banks avoid too much risk. Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995) Why, then, do many investors hold many risky assets rather than just one? Financial Markets, Institutions and Money (1995) We have been moving out of riskier assets in preparation. Times, Sunday Times (2007) Investors are seeking safe assets to protect their capital. Times, Sunday Times (2015) They would have to invest in the safest possible assets. Times, Sunday Times (2013) UK government bonds were chased higher by anxious investors running for safer assets. Times, Sunday Times (2012) He also wants to seize assets of suspected terrorists or collaborators. Times, Sunday Times (2006) It aims to discourage banks from seizing assets unfairly and to work with borrowers. Times, Sunday Times (2010) Criminals who owe millions of pounds in legal aid face having their cars and assets seized under government plans. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Even the most junior investment banker would not struggle to sell an asset boasting a market-leading position and whose services enjoy booming demand. Times, Sunday Times For example, a city would sell an asset to a bank. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Thus, asset holders may be forced to sell their assets at a price below the long term fundamental price. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Be proactive, don't let the trustees meander through selling your assets. Times, Sunday Times First, they have to sell the assets in a market where there are no buyers. Times, Sunday Times The committee hopes to return money to the bank's creditors by selling off the assets. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Investors would rather see the company sell assets than raise the cash it needs through a rights issue. Times, Sunday Times (2015) The bank is trying to return to health by slashing costs and selling bad assets. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The government is tightening its belt by selling off capital assets. Times, Sunday Times (2008) All the while he was selling off other non-core assets. Times, Sunday Times (2011) That way they can hold the club to account when the board are selling off assets . The Sun (2014) He saw him as a potential strategic asset. The Times Literary Supplement Over recent years, design has become a strategic asset in brand equity, differentiation, and product quality for many companies. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Investors can use this information to improve their performance by modifying their strategic asset allocations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The first 500 were transferred during the early months of 1989, and soon proved to be a critical strategic asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Clients and the market have traditionally viewed design as an expressive and production function, rather than as a strategic asset. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 At the top of the new structure are the elite, 6% of the population, who hold substantial assets in housing, pensions and savings. Times, Sunday Times The former assistant bank manager has a 40% stake, worth 49m, in the business and substantial assets from past share sales. Times, Sunday Times If he fails to renegotiate loans, he may have to refinance $4.5 billion by the end of this week or risk losing substantial assets. Times, Sunday Times Families with substantial assets would then probably choose to avoid the scheme. Times, Sunday Times However, in practice this did not happen, and substantial assets were transferred from local governments to the new water authorities. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 He will be rewarded with a tangible asset. Times, Sunday Times People are our only tangible asset. Times, Sunday Times They are trading at more than twice 2016 net tangible asset value and sell on about 14 times this year's earnings. Times, Sunday Times When you invest in a tangible asset you have something you can see, measure and sell. Times, Sunday Times Those who want to hold gold as a tangible asset usually buy it in the form of bullion or coins. Globe and Mail Taxpayers were in theory on the hook for hundreds of billions of pounds of losses on the toxic assets covered by this giant insurance policy. Times, Sunday Times There was no barrier to them investing that money in the same toxic assets as the worst-affected banks. ST It has since been split in two, with toxic assets parked in a separate vehicle. Times, Sunday Times The latter will hold billions of pounds of toxic assets and loans that remain unpaid. The Sun The banking crisis will take up to a decade to resolve as toxic assets are written off. Times, Sunday Times Married couples where one spouse has little or no income could transfer an asset into the lower-earner's name, making use of both income and capital gains allowances. Times, Sunday Times You can transfer an asset to anybody and it will be deemed outside your estate for inheritance tax purposes after seven years. Times, Sunday Times Many other companies are looking at deals to hedge their pension liabilities without transferring the assets or administration of the scheme to a third party. Times, Sunday Times Clients have been advised to transfer their assets to other banks. Times, Sunday Times But then, he claims, they set about transferring his assets to financial entities linked to themselves. Times, Sunday Times If it's made known to them that they can be a tremendous asset, then they'll take that on board. Times, Sunday Times A good agent earns that money not only by becoming a tremendous asset to a client, but also a big help to their club. Times, Sunday Times Now he just might prove to be a tremendous asset to us. The Sun While most people lean more toward one leadership style than another, the ability to move between styles and remain fluid can be a tremendous asset to any team. Christianity Today He has years ahead as a tremendous asset to the country, giving more than he takes. The Sun This left him with personal assets of 22.8 million, plus 95.3 million in trust assets. Times, Sunday Times The appointed trustees would have a legal duty to look after and manage the trust assets. Times,Sunday Times A creditor's recourse to trust assets, however, was derived from the trustee's right of indemnity and it was vulnerable because of this. Times, Sunday Times A trustee assumed those liabilities personally and without limit, thus engaging not only the trust assets, but his personal estate. Times, Sunday Times To secure his right of indemnity, the trustee had an equitable lien on the trust assets. Times, Sunday Times They might buy a put option that will rise in value if the price of an underlying asset falls. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Sukuk are asset-backed bonds where the cashflow from the underlying asset is distributed. Times, Sunday Times (2006) So you can hedge against risk by taking offsetting positions in the option and in delta units of the underlying asset. Principles of Corporate Finance (1991) The value of an option is linked to the value of the underlying asset by the option delta. Principles of Corporate Finance (1991) They open at the end of the summer, when anything newly in flower is a valuable asset. Times, Sunday Times (2006) Players are the most valuable assets of any club. Times, Sunday Times (2011) Traits such as pest, drought or heat resistance are all likely to be valuable assets in a coming century of climate change fallout. Smithsonian Magazine (2011) This was a vital asset as he negotiated the complicated takeover where passions were running high among some of those involved. The Sun That suggests resilience, a vital asset at the highest level. Times, Sunday Times On circuits where the consequences of crashing were more serious than they are today, this was a vital asset. Times, Sunday Times His group told staff its fitness ranges made it a vital asset. The Sun By this he means that his medical knowledge has proved a vital asset in his understanding of the humancondition andtherefore in his directorial craft. 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