For more than two years, German bonds have been the go-to investment for risk-averse investors whenever doubts have emerged about the ability of troubled euro-zone countries to continue to fund themselves.
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The healthy sell-off of Monster have set up a plump investment for the more risk-tolerant investors.
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Private equity investing poses the greatest risk of politicization of the investment decision-making process of any form of investing.
Because private investors shoulder upfront costs -- as well as the considerable risk that their investment might fail -- they have strong incentives to make sure projects are completed on time and on budget.
Mr. Hanke would be most helpful in suggesting how African policymakers can protect the currency-risk interests of foreign investors and leave investment-making decisions to those who understand the terrain and know that plenty of investment opportunities await to be exploited.
Indeed, private equity is not the only illiquid, high-risk, private investment that has gained the attention of securities regulators since the market collapse of 2008.
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Another problem is what some ministers call "the Honda problem" - the risk that multinational companies put further investment in Britain on hold while they wait to see if the country will stay in or get out of Europe.
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You don't want to try to put at risk the most -- largest investment of your life for most people, to purchase this piece of property, without making sure you're ready.
We believe our offer represents a unique and compelling opportunity for Take-Two shareholders to maximize the value of their investment in the company, with materially lower risk than if Take-Two proceeds on a stand-alone basis.
By eliminating the dozens of carve-outs that make the current code so incomprehensible, we will renew incentives for entrepreneurial risk-taking and investment that creates jobs, inspires Americans to work hard and forms the foundation of a strong economy.
The financial collapse in 2008 and subsequent federal bailout plus a string of hearings on the lax oversight and high-risk investment practices that led to it stoked public anger.
But the short-term strategy they employed is a solid one that, if implemented on day 1, can yield a solid profit for investors while minimizing the risk associated with a long-term investment horizon.
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It should also help illuminate new national security-related risk factors -- particularly in the post-September 11 era -- that need to be incorporated into the "due diligence" risk assessments of investment banks, fund managers and other market players.
The Hulbert Financial Digest ranks Investment Quality Trends number one in risk-adjusted performance over the last 15 years, returning an annualized 12.4% per year.
That being said, we see the expected risk in Treasury securities and investment-grade bonds as low.
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But in any business struggling for energy and capital, energy efficiency is often the highest-return, lowest-risk investment available, limited less by technology or economics than by culture and imagination.
"With the rulemaking still underway, the Qualcomm development funding is a risk-based investment, yet it is important for us to accelerate a long-term path to developing both the satellite and ground-based mobile markets, " said Cullen.
The flows into risk-free assets by central banks and private investors has plunged returns on these assets into negative territory, and pushed investors out along the risk curve into assets that are close substitutes to risk-free assets (such as investment grade U.S. corporate bonds).
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The expected credit risk premium over inflation from investment-grade securities is also expected to remain stable.
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Two factors make the investment environment conducive for more risk-taking in 2013 now.
Nor have high-risk investment divisions been the only ones to get it wrong.
Houses, to the lenders, are a secure low-risk investment.
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Ostensibly, that is why Mr Wuffli was replaced by Marcel Rohner, the new boss, though it is not clear whether the 42-year-old former private banker and risk manager has the hard edge to cut it in investment banking.
Based on prices, the expected risk is low in Treasury securities and investment-grade bonds.
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The assessment may seem obvious to anyone who understands the high-risk, high-reward world of technology investment and development.
The existing investment with debt may provide better risk-adjusted returns than can be achieved when reinvesting the prospective sales proceeds.
It reduces the financial incentives for personal effort, investment and risk-taking.
Last November Kimco celebrated its 20th anniversary as a public company and since its founding in 1958, the retail REIT has evolved into a diversely risk-aligned investment platform.
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