Better yet, these products are so complex and involve so many variables--life span, tax rates, market performance, interest rates--that they're almost impossible for clients to evaluate properly.
"It's incredible that we're seeing a huge bonus which should be reflecting performance in the interest of shareholders and that's you and me, " he said.
That manager is a global fixed income manager who may have had other issues affecting performance other than US interest rates.
In America and Britain, shareholders these days are taking a much greater interest in the performance of the firms they own.
Sinn Fein's ambitions give political observers in the republic an additional reason for taking an interest in its performance in government in Belfast.
We are seeing a growing interest in high performance event trading.
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Despite all the obvious, common-sense issues (incompetence, conflict of interest, past performance) Congress is turning a blind eye to this tawdry corner of the financial services industry.
Europe's single monetary policy has also severed the link between short-term interest rates and economic performance in the euro area, says Mr Artus.
This gave the right a vested interest in defending the performance of the economy, while it made the left more inclined to emphasize its flaws.
The investment performance of the account will depend on interest rates, currently between 4% and 6%.
Individuals are not selected based on their knowledge or interest in social and environmental performance.
Its performance during times of inflation and rising interest rates has been excellent, easily outperforming stocks during those times.
The improvement was attributable to solid increases in total performance fees, total investment income, interest and dividend revenue, as well as other revenue.
Mint.com also helps save users money by directing them to credit cards that offer lower interest rates, displays investment performance and allows users to compare their portfolio to market benchmarks to learn whether their investment growth is meeting their goals.
That prescient call set the stage for a brilliant performance as the economy collapsed and took down interest rates with it.
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Sumit Gupta, product lead for high performance computer at Nvidia, recalls the amused interest the company faced at the U.S. Supercomputing conference three years ago.
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The argument for not investing in a 401(k) stems from the possibility that the cost for servicing high-interest debt may outweigh the potential performance on retirement plan assets.
Shortly after 9 he quietly slipped out, opting to skip a performance by jazz singer Cassandra Wilson in the interest of keeping his body clock on Moscow time.
The information and advice they have been providing regarding asset allocation, manager selection and performance has been tainted by undisclosed conflicts of interest, hidden financial arrangements and outright fraud.
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What's more encouraging is that while warning about American Online ads, the parent company reaffirmed its guidance on its overall performance--both sales and earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortization.
The SEC's position is somewhere in the middle, that board independence has nothing to do with improving fund performance but is useful in eliminating conflicts of interest--that is, in keeping the business honest.
That scandal-ridden agency, rife with conflicts of interest, was notably lax in its performance.
And for coaches and others with an interest in analyzing an athlete's performance, the free "JVC CAM Coach" app for iOS and Android allow annotations to be made on the playback image.
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The bank's persistent failure, especially during 2002, to cut interest rates in response to sluggish economic performance across the euro area (and above all in Germany) has drawn criticism from within Europe as well as from America's Federal Reserve and international institutions.
Conflict of interest ridden, high cost services with uncompetitive performance or no verifiable performance history are the norm.
My interest lies in understanding how to index innovation performance.
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So the in-house Conservative critics will watch Lord Deighton's ringmastering of new investment with considerable interest, and a mind to use his performance in evidence against the chancellor, if he fails to meet their expectations.
Today the focus is upon sponsors of defined contribution plans that have not diligently fulfilled their fiduciary duties regarding conflicts of interest, excessive costs, abusive practices and investment performance related to management of these plans.
As interest rates have consistently fallen, this tactic has fueled performance.
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They still seem happy with his performance, whatever criticisms the foreign press may have about conflict of interest and the prime minister's legal situation in a corruption case.
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