Famous Quotes & Sayings

(Donating the land) was the right thing to do, and if it's done the right way, it will be an asset to the development around it. People will be buying homes there because they want be a part of the historic site.

The NFL is a strong sport and a strong marketing asset these days.

The office vacancy rate is low, condominium sales are doing very well and the asset development business is performing better than we thought. Performance of these divisions is exceeding our expectations. We may beat our forecast.

Michael Lee-Chin

The objective of the customer is not being met if the fund managers are diversifying their assets into hundreds of businesses. If they do this, they are typically performing close to the indexes. But that's not the way wealth is created.

George Soros

The objective is to provide the best possible management for the assets of my family and foundations that may also be attractive to other investors with similar objectives, and to put into place a structure that will last beyond my lifetime,

The numbers were good at all of the custody banks and were driven by revenue in their asset management business.

The numbers aren't good at all, especially because of the costs. Even without what was recently disclosed, investment banking, wealth and. Asset management and even non-life insurance looks heavy on costs.

Don Andrews

Everybody has to feel good about the input that has gone into this, ... We have a lot of assets and I think we've got a good core group of people who are willing to take on our challenges.

The biggest issues are basically the asset price inflation in the U.S., particularly housing prices.

Stronger equity markets mean higher fees so if you want the very leveraged play on a bull market then you buy an asset manager or broking firm.

The bastion is an irreplaceable asset of Point State Park -- the only place that gives you any sense of scale.

The banks are starting to dominate asset management. They're gaining in mutual funds.

Samuel Bodman

The administration has been clear that the Strategic Petroleum Reserve is a national security asset that can be used to protect American consumers and our economy in the event of a major supply disruption, including natural disasters,

That having been said, stocks are the cheapest asset class out there relative to real estate and bonds. You may see more people moving their money to cash, but for people who want to invest, that (stocks) is where it's going to go.

It's in last place with no real assets to improve their position. Discover desperately needs to have an improved value proposition for the cardholders. That's where it all begins.

Rob Patterson

It's clearly an issue. Performance fees will come and go, but the assets they manage have also grown so base management fees will increase.

It's definitely a consolidating sector. With few assets likely to come on the block, you can definitely command a premium.

There was always going to be some shock value when the Fed changed 'the considerable period' statement, but we had always felt that the change would come when it was fairly obvious that it should, and when the Fed had softened the blow, by alerting the market to such a change, ... As it was, there was no such warning, and the sharp market reaction is testimony to just how far it caught asset markets 'off-side.'

These types of assets don't come up every day.

This is likely to be the first of many filings. Once they determine what the assets and the cash flow of the other units are, it's reasonable to expect the parent company to file for bankruptcy as well.

This is just a continued consolidation in the industry on a global basis. You're seeing Credit Suisse take a bigger stake in the research end of things -- it's good for Credit Suisse because it gives them better asset management and greater size.

This is just a continued consolidation in the industry on a global basis, ... You're seeing Credit Suisse take a bigger stake in the research end of things -- it's good for Credit Suisse because it gives them better asset management and greater size.

This is in keeping with our upstream strategy, to build our portfolio of high quality producing assets and medium term development opportunities to supply our British Gas customers.

This is clearly not the case, ... The liabilities may have been understated and the assets overstated.

On balance, we believe companies will continue to grow their earnings, while buoyant liquidity and improving business confidence will encourage investors to seek assets with potentially higher returns.

Not only is he well-prepared for the job, but with his professional demeanor, and very diplomatic temperament, he will surely prove to be an asset to the council and to the citizens of Howard County.

The new owner was looking for a stable asset in a mature market and this is one of the nicest office buildings in this market. This building has stable tenants, so it gives (Meyer) stability and security in rent.

The new combined company is going to be trading at something like 20 to 22 times 2007 earnings. So, it's very much at the high end of the asset management peer group. Most asset managers trade at that sort of multiple on this year's earnings, not next year's earnings.

Terry Lewis

The new AGSS II provides the look, feel, motion, tactics, targets and realism that are warranted to provide the proper training for these most important assets to the aircrew team

The NCAA is demonstrating how digital asset management has become a core component of the overall video management, production, and distribution process. Java-based APIs and integration with industry leading technologies allows Artesia DAM to sit at the heart of broadcast workflows for production and distribution management.

It's really a central bank story. But the dollar will gain favor if we see U.S. assets drawing investors again.

It's a rebuilding year for us, but I think by the end of the season, we'll have grown up. The younger guys are a great asset for the future of our team.

It remains to be seen if they're an asset or not. I know they're hard workers ..., but it's led to illegal activity.