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The report also compares the U.S. perspective with that of other countries that have adopted or are in the process of adopting IFRS. For example, a previous ACCA study of IFRS adoption in Europe found that the benefits of adoption were greatest in countries with high institutional quality and where stock markets are more important to finance than bond markets or banking.
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Digital Realty continued its acquisition spree during the quarter as part of its long-term investment objectives, which focus on investing in institutional-quality data center facilities in high-barrier-to-entry markets that have significant potential to generate attractive risk-adjusted ROI.
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"We attracted a significant number of high-quality institutional investors, " said Manchester United Vice Chairman Ed Woodward.
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So we try to fix that here and change the incentive so that there is no institutional bias to deny quality care.
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The problem, of course, is that the public is still using institutional prestige as a proxy for educational quality.
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Failure to implement a plan that is suitable for your financial profile could result in your receiving medical and post-acute institutional care that is of a lesser quality than you really need or would find acceptable.
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Rather, it emphasises the important role that institutional structures and policies have made to differences in growth and quality of life from country to country.
ECONOMIST: Growth and geography
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The ETF tracks a NYSE Arca index that selects stocks based on price and earnings momentum, earnings quality, management and value, says Ed McRedmond, senior vice president of institutional and portfolio strategies at Invesco PowerShares, the fund's sponsor.
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If criminal charges were filed--even without ever being tried--AIG's stock price would plummet, institutional holders would be forced to sell because of their own bylaws, and the company could lose the sterling credit quality it needed to write insurance and derivative contracts on favorable terms.
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