Some postnups even include an immediate transfer of assets to the less-well-off partner.

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And in a world of internationally dispersed and mobile work teams, immediate access to those assets is essential.

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In a world where more than forty wars are being fought and where there are serious terrorism threats, natural disasters, deadly viruses, border skirmishes, and widespread political unrest, the only way to keep employees and assets secure is to have immediate and comprehensive information that can assist management in making time-critical decisions.

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An orderly sale of Italy's state-owned industries and Greece's land holdings would take time, which is no longer available, so the immediate solution to the crisis is to place such hard assets in a euro-zone trust that would then issue euro-zone bonds backed by those assets.

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That Lloyds should beef up the assets it is selling was the one proposal for immediate action made by the independent commission in its interim report published last month.

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Moreover, Second Mile's attorneys argued that the plaintiffs had failed to show any "immediate or irreparable harm, " because there is no evidence that the charity is transferring its assets.

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Low net worth individuals owning a high proportion of foreign currency assets would likely need to sell some of these assets if their cash deposit holdings (in Japan) did not cover their (immediate) needs.

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You can also purchase inflation-adjusted immediate annuities but they generally tend to be expensive, require you to give up control over your assets, and leave nothing for your heirs.

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