http://altlanticinternationalpartnership.net/2011/05/atlantic-international-partnership-headlines-dubai-financial-market%E2%80%99s-first-quarter-net-plunges-96-amid-mideast-unrest/
Dubai Financial Market (DFM) PJSC, the only Gulf Arab stock market to sell shares to the public, had a 96 percent plunge in first-quarter profit as trading volumes declined amid political unrest in the Middle East.
Net income for the quarter ended March 31 was 2.18 million dirhams ($594,000), the exchange said in an e-mailed statement today, without giving comparative numbers for the year-earlier period. The bourse had a profit of 53.58 million dirhams in the first quarter of 2010, according to Bloomberg data.
First-quarter trading volumes dropped to a daily average of 116 million from 235 million in the year-earlier period as political unrest toppled leaders in Tunisia and Egypt, according to data compiled by Bloomberg data. Abdullah Al Turaifi, chief executive officer of the Securities & Commodities Authority, said in February the market regulator would support a merger between the exchanges in Dubai and neighboring Abu Dhabi.
“Dubai Financial Market pursues an ambitious strategy to diversify revenue streams and downscale reliance on trading commissions as the main source of income,” Chairman Abdul Jalil Yousef Darwish said in the statement. “Since the beginning of this year we have started the implementation of this strategy, which will reflect positively on our revenue and profit and maximize shareholders’ value.”
Shares of Dubai Financial Market fell 1.5 percent to 1.31 dirhams at the 2 p.m. close in Dubai today. The stock has lost 13 percent this year compared with a 2.4 percent decline in the benchmark Dubai Financial Market General Index.
Signing Agreements
Revenue for the first quarter was 48.7 million dirhams, comprising 33.6 million dirhams of operating income and 15.1 million dirhams in investment returns, the company said. The value of shares traded was 10.9 billion dirhams during the quarter, it said, without giving year-earlier figures.
Dubai Financial Market in that past few months signed agreements to sell market data to 14 local, regional and international data vendors and applied listing fees in April, Chief Executive Officer Essa Kazim said in the statement.
The U.A.E., the second-biggest Arab economy, is home to the Dubai Financial Market, Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange and Nasdaq Dubai. Dubai Financial Market and Abu Dhabi Securities Exchange are implementing systems to qualify for an upgrade to emerging market status at index provider MSCI Inc. (MSCI)
donderdag 12 mei 2011
According to the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, Rep. Noem, who pledged to voters not to make Washington her home, held at least 10 fundraisers in D.C. during that first quarter, her first months as a member of Congress. They included two dinners at the Capital Grille, at which attendees donated between $1,500 and $2,000 apiece, and lunch at We, the Pizza on Pennsylvania Avenu
Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Teaching new dogs old tricks
http://altlantic-internationalpartnership.com/2011/04/atlantic-international-partnership-headlines-teaching-new-dogs-old-tricks/
Remember that scene in “Mr. Smith Goes to Washington” when Jimmy Stewart arrives in the capital for the first time? The freshman senator shakes off his handlers in Union Station and jumps onto a sightseeing bus, eager to see all the statues and monuments honoring the greats of American history.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been so thrilled in my life,” he says afterward. “And that Lincoln Memorial — gee whiz! Mr. Lincoln, there he is. Just looking straight at you as you come up those steps. Just sitting there like he was waiting for somebody to come along.”
For all their talk of the Founding Fathers, the Constitution and core principles, you’d have thought that the current freshman class of Congress, the sprouted seed of Tea Partyers and the 2010 midterms, would have made a similar tour their first priority on arrival. And for all I know, many of them did just that. But for some, the siren song of cash and influence has proven stronger, already luring them onto the rocks of privilege and corruption that lurk just inside the Beltway. They’ve made a beeline not for the hallowed shrines of patriots’ pride but for the elegant suites of K Street lobbyists, where the closest its residents have been to Lincoln is the bearded face peering from the $5 bill — chump change. So much for fiercely resisting the wicked, wicked ways of Washington. These new members were seduced faster than Dustin Hoffman in “The Graduate.”
In an April 2 editorial, the New York Times reported:
The revolving door between government and lobbyists has never spun faster. Then there’s this, from Wednesday”s Washington Post:
According to the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, Rep. Noem, who pledged to voters not to make Washington her home, held at least 10 fundraisers in D.C. during that first quarter, her first months as a member of Congress. They included two dinners at the Capital Grille, at which attendees donated between $1,500 and $2,000 apiece, and lunch at We, the Pizza on Pennsylvania Avenue.
AP/Susan Walsh
House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio delivers the oath of office to Republican members of the House of Representatives during the first session of the 112th Congress, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Jan. 5, 2011.
“I don’t think I’ve ever been so thrilled in my life,” he says afterward. “And that Lincoln Memorial — gee whiz! Mr. Lincoln, there he is. Just looking straight at you as you come up those steps. Just sitting there like he was waiting for somebody to come along.”
For all their talk of the Founding Fathers, the Constitution and core principles, you’d have thought that the current freshman class of Congress, the sprouted seed of Tea Partyers and the 2010 midterms, would have made a similar tour their first priority on arrival. And for all I know, many of them did just that. But for some, the siren song of cash and influence has proven stronger, already luring them onto the rocks of privilege and corruption that lurk just inside the Beltway. They’ve made a beeline not for the hallowed shrines of patriots’ pride but for the elegant suites of K Street lobbyists, where the closest its residents have been to Lincoln is the bearded face peering from the $5 bill — chump change. So much for fiercely resisting the wicked, wicked ways of Washington. These new members were seduced faster than Dustin Hoffman in “The Graduate.”
In an April 2 editorial, the New York Times reported:
Since last year’s Republican victories, nearly 100 lawmakers have hired former lobbyists as their chiefs of staff or legislative directors, according to data compiled by two watchdog groups, the Center for Responsive Politics and Remapping Debate. That is more than twice as many as in the previous two years.
In that same period, 40 lobbyists have been hired as staff members of Congressional committees and subcommittees, the boiler rooms where legislation is drafted. That again dwarfs the number from the previous two years. While some of those lobbyist-staffers were hired by Democrats, the vast majority are working for Republicans… In many cases, those hiring lobbyists were Tea Party candidates who vowed to end business as usual in Washington.
Many of the Republican freshmen in the House won election vowing to shake up Washington, so it’s a little surprising that many of them seem to be playing an old Washington game: raising much of their campaign money from corporate political action committees.For example, freshman star Kristi Noem of South Dakota — one of the two newbies anointed as liaison to the Republican House leadership — raised $169,000 in PAC money, including cash from General Electric, Boeing, Raytheon, Wells Fargo, Fedex, AFLAC, Altria (the parent company of Philip Morris and Kraft Foods) and pharmaceutical giants Bayer and GlaxoSmithKline.
More than 50 members of the class of 87 GOP freshmen took in more than $50,000 from PACs during the first quarter of 2011, according to new campaign disclosure reports filed with the Federal Election Commission. Eighteen of the lawmakers took in more than $100,000.
According to the nonpartisan Sunlight Foundation, Rep. Noem, who pledged to voters not to make Washington her home, held at least 10 fundraisers in D.C. during that first quarter, her first months as a member of Congress. They included two dinners at the Capital Grille, at which attendees donated between $1,500 and $2,000 apiece, and lunch at We, the Pizza on Pennsylvania Avenue.
Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Robotics morphs into more-mainstream investment
http://altlantic-internationalpartnership.com/2011/05/atlantic-international-partnership-headlines-robotics-morphs-into-more-mainstream-investment/
Sunday, May 1, 2011
BEDFORD, Mass. — Top scientists around the world are trying to improve upon robots, which can already detect bombs, perform surgery and even go into battle.
At iRobot Corp., they’re trying to make a better vacuum.
Of course, iRobot’s scientists do other things too. The company, best known for its Roomba floor vacuum, recently sent machines to Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster to help detect radiation, to the war zone in Afghanistan to find bombs, and to the Gulf of Mexico to locate spilled oil in the water.
But home robots — dominated by vacuums — make up 55 percent of the company’s revenue and are part of the reason iRobot is on a tear. Shares are up 43 percent since the start of the year, and the company earned a profit of $26 million on sales of $401 million last year, up from $3 million on $299 million in revenue the year before.
The company recently announced it had won a contract to make bomb disposal robots for the Navy.
That iRobot, the only public company that focuses purely on robotics, is getting attention from investors indicates that this young industry is becoming more mainstream. As analysts and consumers get more comfortable with robots, more companies might succeed in the space.
“It’s almost like buying Internet companies in the 1990s,” said Alex Hamilton, an analyst with Early Bird Capital who covers iRobot. “The sky’s the limit.”
Not everyone is a fan. A 2008 Consumer Reports review of vacuums found that the Roomba 560 “was among the worst performers at cleaning edges and corners.” On consumer tech site CNET, comments ranged from “always broken, warranty poor” to “It’s awesome! Great for what it costs.”
The company is now trying to boost sales of secondary items, such as pool and gutter cleaners, to go along with its bestselling Roomba and Scooba robots.
Next up: a device on wheels that can follow you around the house like Rosie from “The Jetsons” and someday maybe even bring you a beer. The company predicts an expanding market in robots that assist the country’s aging population.
“No one has ever made money with robots before,” said Chief Executive Colin Angle, a freckle-faced 43-year-old who happens to be married to Erika Ebbel, Miss Massachusetts 2004. “But ours create more value than they cost to build.”
The growth is evident at the company’s headquarters in a Bedford, Mass., office park, where young men in ties and white shirts follow a tour on their first day of orientation. Awards from the last decade sit along the walls: gold-plated and silver Roombas, a crystal Entrepreneur of the Year award for Angle. IRobot now employs about 650 people.
The success is new for a company that teetered on the edge of survival for its first decade and a half. Founded in 1990 by Angle, MIT professor Rodney Brooks and graduate student Helen Greiner, the company’s mission was initially vague: to make practical robots that could be useful in everyday lives.
At the time, few investors believed this was a profitable venture, so the three put company expenses on their credit cards, and struggled.
“We were unfundable,” said Angle, walking through an exhibit in the company’s headquarters of experiments from iRobot’s past — a baby doll robot, a Zamboni-like vacuum, a furry creature that runs away from humans when it senses anger.
IRobot didn’t receive its first venture funding until 1998. Even then, its endeavors were disjointed, spread across eight divisions: robots that could vacuum floors, entertain children and work on oil wells, to name just a few. It sent robots to work in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the government contracts weren’t profitable enough to support the flailing consumer side.
The company nearly went under in 2002 as it tried to find retailers that would stock the newly completed Roomba. Just when its founders had given up hope, the Brookstone retailing chain called, saying that a test run of the machines had gone well and that consumer demand was increasing.
“We went from the lowest of the low to the most exciting time,” Angle said. “Suddenly, things started to work.”
Even after the company went public in 2005, its financial problems continued. Its stock slid, precipitously at times, to a low of $7 in 2009 as the company burned through cash because of manufacturing issues and the high price of nickel, which is used to make batteries.
A new chief financial officer, John Leahy, has helped the company better manage its finances, analysts say, as has a focus on what it does best: robotic vacuums. Demand is growing overseas as the company expands into Latin America and Europe. International sales grew 70 percent in 2010, and international home robot revenue made up two-thirds of the company’s home robot sales.
The military machines have been a success too: IRobot is one of only two companies that provided robots to the military that have actually ended up on the ground, said Barbara Coffey, managing director at Brigantine Advisors, an investment research company. And the contracts keep coming in. Aside from the Navy deal, the Army said in March that it had ordered 76 small unmanned ground vehicles from iRobot.
“The company during that period really did grow from focused on the next flashy thing to the nuts and bolts of running a business,” Coffey said. “Things like quality assurance and all the heavy lifting stuff came to bear.”
IRobot hopes next to enter the health care field with Ava, essentially a device on wheels that works with existing tablet computers and can follow people around, sensing walls and other obstacles. If someone is trying to reach a senior citizen who isn’t answering the phone, for example, Ava can go find the person, Angle said.
The company is inviting iPad developers to get into the game, designing apps for Ava.
It’s just one way the company is expanding outside of cleaning products to make robots a more common presence in our lives.
“Nearly 100 percent of robots are going to help us do more and more and be part of a better life,” Angle said. “It’s the stuff of dreams.”
Read more: Robotics morphs into more-mainstream investment – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_734815.html#ixzz1L4ryn26L
Sunday, May 1, 2011
BEDFORD, Mass. — Top scientists around the world are trying to improve upon robots, which can already detect bombs, perform surgery and even go into battle.
At iRobot Corp., they’re trying to make a better vacuum.
Of course, iRobot’s scientists do other things too. The company, best known for its Roomba floor vacuum, recently sent machines to Japan’s Fukushima Daiichi nuclear plant disaster to help detect radiation, to the war zone in Afghanistan to find bombs, and to the Gulf of Mexico to locate spilled oil in the water.
But home robots — dominated by vacuums — make up 55 percent of the company’s revenue and are part of the reason iRobot is on a tear. Shares are up 43 percent since the start of the year, and the company earned a profit of $26 million on sales of $401 million last year, up from $3 million on $299 million in revenue the year before.
The company recently announced it had won a contract to make bomb disposal robots for the Navy.
That iRobot, the only public company that focuses purely on robotics, is getting attention from investors indicates that this young industry is becoming more mainstream. As analysts and consumers get more comfortable with robots, more companies might succeed in the space.
“It’s almost like buying Internet companies in the 1990s,” said Alex Hamilton, an analyst with Early Bird Capital who covers iRobot. “The sky’s the limit.”
Not everyone is a fan. A 2008 Consumer Reports review of vacuums found that the Roomba 560 “was among the worst performers at cleaning edges and corners.” On consumer tech site CNET, comments ranged from “always broken, warranty poor” to “It’s awesome! Great for what it costs.”
The company is now trying to boost sales of secondary items, such as pool and gutter cleaners, to go along with its bestselling Roomba and Scooba robots.
Next up: a device on wheels that can follow you around the house like Rosie from “The Jetsons” and someday maybe even bring you a beer. The company predicts an expanding market in robots that assist the country’s aging population.
“No one has ever made money with robots before,” said Chief Executive Colin Angle, a freckle-faced 43-year-old who happens to be married to Erika Ebbel, Miss Massachusetts 2004. “But ours create more value than they cost to build.”
The growth is evident at the company’s headquarters in a Bedford, Mass., office park, where young men in ties and white shirts follow a tour on their first day of orientation. Awards from the last decade sit along the walls: gold-plated and silver Roombas, a crystal Entrepreneur of the Year award for Angle. IRobot now employs about 650 people.
The success is new for a company that teetered on the edge of survival for its first decade and a half. Founded in 1990 by Angle, MIT professor Rodney Brooks and graduate student Helen Greiner, the company’s mission was initially vague: to make practical robots that could be useful in everyday lives.
At the time, few investors believed this was a profitable venture, so the three put company expenses on their credit cards, and struggled.
“We were unfundable,” said Angle, walking through an exhibit in the company’s headquarters of experiments from iRobot’s past — a baby doll robot, a Zamboni-like vacuum, a furry creature that runs away from humans when it senses anger.
IRobot didn’t receive its first venture funding until 1998. Even then, its endeavors were disjointed, spread across eight divisions: robots that could vacuum floors, entertain children and work on oil wells, to name just a few. It sent robots to work in war zones in Iraq and Afghanistan, but the government contracts weren’t profitable enough to support the flailing consumer side.
The company nearly went under in 2002 as it tried to find retailers that would stock the newly completed Roomba. Just when its founders had given up hope, the Brookstone retailing chain called, saying that a test run of the machines had gone well and that consumer demand was increasing.
“We went from the lowest of the low to the most exciting time,” Angle said. “Suddenly, things started to work.”
Even after the company went public in 2005, its financial problems continued. Its stock slid, precipitously at times, to a low of $7 in 2009 as the company burned through cash because of manufacturing issues and the high price of nickel, which is used to make batteries.
A new chief financial officer, John Leahy, has helped the company better manage its finances, analysts say, as has a focus on what it does best: robotic vacuums. Demand is growing overseas as the company expands into Latin America and Europe. International sales grew 70 percent in 2010, and international home robot revenue made up two-thirds of the company’s home robot sales.
The military machines have been a success too: IRobot is one of only two companies that provided robots to the military that have actually ended up on the ground, said Barbara Coffey, managing director at Brigantine Advisors, an investment research company. And the contracts keep coming in. Aside from the Navy deal, the Army said in March that it had ordered 76 small unmanned ground vehicles from iRobot.
“The company during that period really did grow from focused on the next flashy thing to the nuts and bolts of running a business,” Coffey said. “Things like quality assurance and all the heavy lifting stuff came to bear.”
IRobot hopes next to enter the health care field with Ava, essentially a device on wheels that works with existing tablet computers and can follow people around, sensing walls and other obstacles. If someone is trying to reach a senior citizen who isn’t answering the phone, for example, Ava can go find the person, Angle said.
The company is inviting iPad developers to get into the game, designing apps for Ava.
It’s just one way the company is expanding outside of cleaning products to make robots a more common presence in our lives.
“Nearly 100 percent of robots are going to help us do more and more and be part of a better life,” Angle said. “It’s the stuff of dreams.”
Read more: Robotics morphs into more-mainstream investment – Pittsburgh Tribune-Review http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/business/s_734815.html#ixzz1L4ryn26L
Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Panthers protect their investment in rounds 6 and 7
http://altlantic-internationalpartnership.com/2011/05/panthers-protect-their-investment-in-rounds-6-and-7/
I’ve always been of the opinion that you can never have too many DL or OL. The trenches are always fraught with exceptionally hard play, and by extension injuries. No one knows this better than the Carolina Panthers who have at times been forced to piecemeal together a makeshift offensive line while dealing with the oft injured Jeff Otah, while even the stalwart Travelle Wharton missed games in 2010.
It wasn’t a surprise the Panthers addressed the OL in the draft, but the names may not be household (sense a theme here?). With their 6th round compensatory pick the Panthers added C Zachary Williams out of Washington State and T Lee Ziemba out of Auburn.
At the next level Williams projects to add depth at guard, while helping where needed at center. If you remember correctly the Panthers were relying on Mackenzey Bernadeau to help snapping the ball during the preseason last year, with disastorous results. Meanwhile Ziemba played right tackle for Auburn, but he figures to move over to right guard and will likely compete for the starting job there. He is more NFL ready than Williams at this point, and the move to guard should hide the issues with his lack of athleticism.
Ziemba could compete at RT, but more likely figures to play a role at RG
It wasn’t a surprise the Panthers addressed the OL in the draft, but the names may not be household (sense a theme here?). With their 6th round compensatory pick the Panthers added C Zachary Williams out of Washington State and T Lee Ziemba out of Auburn.
At the next level Williams projects to add depth at guard, while helping where needed at center. If you remember correctly the Panthers were relying on Mackenzey Bernadeau to help snapping the ball during the preseason last year, with disastorous results. Meanwhile Ziemba played right tackle for Auburn, but he figures to move over to right guard and will likely compete for the starting job there. He is more NFL ready than Williams at this point, and the move to guard should hide the issues with his lack of athleticism.
Atlantic International Partnership Headlines: Berkshire stands by investment in BYD
http://altlantic-internationalpartnership.com/2011/05/atlantic-international-partnership-headlines-berkshire-stands-by-investment-in-byd/
(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway is happy with its investment in Chinese car maker BYD Co Ltd, despite product delays and declining sales, Berkshire’s vice chairman Charlie Munger said on Saturday.
Munger and Warren Buffett were asked at the company’s annual meeting whether they still considered BYD a good investment despite the company’s recent problems.
“I’m quite encouraged by what’s going on, and I expect delays and glitches,” said Munger. Buffett has said that Munger was the inspiration for Berkshire’s September 2008 purchase of nearly 10 percent of BYD.
BYD’s March sales were down more than 40 percent from a year earlier, and its entry into the U.S. market has been repeatedly delayed. Munger said such growing pains were natural given BYD’s aggressive growth plans
(Reuters) – Berkshire Hathaway is happy with its investment in Chinese car maker BYD Co Ltd, despite product delays and declining sales, Berkshire’s vice chairman Charlie Munger said on Saturday.
Munger and Warren Buffett were asked at the company’s annual meeting whether they still considered BYD a good investment despite the company’s recent problems.
“I’m quite encouraged by what’s going on, and I expect delays and glitches,” said Munger. Buffett has said that Munger was the inspiration for Berkshire’s September 2008 purchase of nearly 10 percent of BYD.
BYD’s March sales were down more than 40 percent from a year earlier, and its entry into the U.S. market has been repeatedly delayed. Munger said such growing pains were natural given BYD’s aggressive growth plans
woensdag 27 april 2011
New rules on loan-originator compensation - Atlantic International Partnership Funding Group
http://www.onlineprnews.com/news/126683-1303047546-new-rules-on-loanoriginator-compensation-atlantic-international-partnership-funding-group.html
New loan-originator compensation rules promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board make three sweeping changes in the way residential lending business will be conducted. Although they were designed to enhance consumer protection, it is not at all clear yet whether these changes will improve conditions for borrowers more than they detract from them.
First, loan originators are now prohibited from being paid on the basis of the interest rate of the loan they sell to a borrower. Second, if a borrower pays the loan originator, that loan originator cannot receive compensation from any other party. Third, loan originators are prohibited from steering consumers toward loans that will benefit the originator to the detriment of the borrower. The purpose of these changes is to protect consumers from unfair or abusive lending practices.
Until April 1, it was perfectly legal, and in fact customary, for a mortgage broker to collect points (one point equals 1 percent of the loan amount) from a borrower and additional points (called yield-spread premiums) from the lender. Lenders were willing to pay mortgage brokers yield-spread premiums because the mortgage brokers had sold loans to the borrowers with interest rates higher than the rate commonly available on the market. The more the interest rate exceeded the market rate, the greater was a broker’s yield-spread bounty.
These yield-spread premiums were disclosed to borrowers in the margins of the HUD-1 settlement statement. Because these payments were not coming out of the borrowers’ pockets at closing, borrowers often overlooked the significance that they were funding those yield-spread premiums in the form of higher interest rates.
Online PR News – 17-April-2011 –New rules on loan-originator compensation may not be answer to borrowers’ woes
AIFG has established a unique and innovative concept in the mortgage industry (Partnership Servicing) that is ideally suited to a challenging economy and real estate market. If you don’t know about our concept, then here’s an opportunity to learn more.
By Harvey S. JacobsNew loan-originator compensation rules promulgated by the Federal Reserve Board make three sweeping changes in the way residential lending business will be conducted. Although they were designed to enhance consumer protection, it is not at all clear yet whether these changes will improve conditions for borrowers more than they detract from them.
First, loan originators are now prohibited from being paid on the basis of the interest rate of the loan they sell to a borrower. Second, if a borrower pays the loan originator, that loan originator cannot receive compensation from any other party. Third, loan originators are prohibited from steering consumers toward loans that will benefit the originator to the detriment of the borrower. The purpose of these changes is to protect consumers from unfair or abusive lending practices.
Until April 1, it was perfectly legal, and in fact customary, for a mortgage broker to collect points (one point equals 1 percent of the loan amount) from a borrower and additional points (called yield-spread premiums) from the lender. Lenders were willing to pay mortgage brokers yield-spread premiums because the mortgage brokers had sold loans to the borrowers with interest rates higher than the rate commonly available on the market. The more the interest rate exceeded the market rate, the greater was a broker’s yield-spread bounty.
These yield-spread premiums were disclosed to borrowers in the margins of the HUD-1 settlement statement. Because these payments were not coming out of the borrowers’ pockets at closing, borrowers often overlooked the significance that they were funding those yield-spread premiums in the form of higher interest rates.
TELLING AND ARGETON IN A SHIMMER IN NEW US HOSPITAL PROJECT - atlantic international
http://www.specificationonline.co.uk/news-article/643
An ‘iridescent’ glaze on a fluted Argeton tile won the contract for the supply of terracotta rainscreen cladding for the new Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
Telling Architectural has completed the supply of the Argeton tiles to Benson Industries’ plant in Tijuana, Mexico where they are unitised into their aluminium curtain wall before transportation to site for crane installation in modular sections.
The international partnership is delivering an innovative, fast track and technical expertise to meet the programme demands of General Contractor Hoffman Construction.
Designed by ZGF Architects, the façade creates a vibrant aesthetic that shimmers in the sunlight with a profile of tile to soften the large unbroken areas of cladding. A combination of the precise joint and specially created large format tiles up to 1200mm in length create a modern and lightweight natural clay cladding suitable for all forms of modern architecture.
An ‘iridescent’ glaze on a fluted Argeton tile won the contract for the supply of terracotta rainscreen cladding for the new Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
Telling Architectural has completed the supply of the Argeton tiles to Benson Industries’ plant in Tijuana, Mexico where they are unitised into their aluminium curtain wall before transportation to site for crane installation in modular sections.
The international partnership is delivering an innovative, fast track and technical expertise to meet the programme demands of General Contractor Hoffman Construction.
Designed by ZGF Architects, the façade creates a vibrant aesthetic that shimmers in the sunlight with a profile of tile to soften the large unbroken areas of cladding. A combination of the precise joint and specially created large format tiles up to 1200mm in length create a modern and lightweight natural clay cladding suitable for all forms of modern architecture.
TELLING AND ARGETON IN A SHIMMER IN NEW US HOSPITAL PROJECT - atlantic international partnership
http://www.specificationonline.co.uk/news-article/643
An ‘iridescent’ glaze on a fluted Argeton tile won the contract for the supply of terracotta rainscreen cladding for the new Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
Telling Architectural has completed the supply of the Argeton tiles to Benson Industries’ plant in Tijuana, Mexico where they are unitised into their aluminium curtain wall before transportation to site for crane installation in modular sections.
The international partnership is delivering an innovative, fast track and technical expertise to meet the programme demands of General Contractor Hoffman Construction.
Designed by ZGF Architects, the façade creates a vibrant aesthetic that shimmers in the sunlight with a profile of tile to soften the large unbroken areas of cladding. A combination of the precise joint and specially created large format tiles up to 1200mm in length create a modern and lightweight natural clay cladding suitable for all forms of modern architecture.
Benson Industries won the project in competition with site installed alternatives by applying their worldwide expertise in turnkey unitised façades. There was an exacting period of glaze development and die preparation for the tile spanning three months. Invaluable input during a visit by ZGF, Benson and Hoffmann to the Goerlitz production plant in Germany, enabled Argeton to apply their leading in-line glazing technology to meet the client’s aesthetic design intent within the parameters of extruded clay manufacturers.
The Legacy Emanuel project is the second largest project Telling Architectural has undertaken with Benson Industries having supplied Argeton to the Atlantic Terminal in New York in 2003.
An ‘iridescent’ glaze on a fluted Argeton tile won the contract for the supply of terracotta rainscreen cladding for the new Legacy Emanuel Children’s Hospital in Portland, Oregon.
Telling Architectural has completed the supply of the Argeton tiles to Benson Industries’ plant in Tijuana, Mexico where they are unitised into their aluminium curtain wall before transportation to site for crane installation in modular sections.
The international partnership is delivering an innovative, fast track and technical expertise to meet the programme demands of General Contractor Hoffman Construction.
Designed by ZGF Architects, the façade creates a vibrant aesthetic that shimmers in the sunlight with a profile of tile to soften the large unbroken areas of cladding. A combination of the precise joint and specially created large format tiles up to 1200mm in length create a modern and lightweight natural clay cladding suitable for all forms of modern architecture.
Benson Industries won the project in competition with site installed alternatives by applying their worldwide expertise in turnkey unitised façades. There was an exacting period of glaze development and die preparation for the tile spanning three months. Invaluable input during a visit by ZGF, Benson and Hoffmann to the Goerlitz production plant in Germany, enabled Argeton to apply their leading in-line glazing technology to meet the client’s aesthetic design intent within the parameters of extruded clay manufacturers.
The Legacy Emanuel project is the second largest project Telling Architectural has undertaken with Benson Industries having supplied Argeton to the Atlantic Terminal in New York in 2003.
Atlantic International Partnership Funding Group: Our Mission – aifg
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Atlantic International Partnership, a Florida Based, Multi State Licensed Mortgage Banker, has been upon condition which partnership services to a debt as well as genuine estate attention since 2001. At AIFG we have been all about partnership not product which is indeed a singular proceed to a debt industry.
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Atlantic International Partnership Approach to Retirement Investing
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Summarizes available Retirement Investment Options and Portfolio
Alantic International Partnership investors are uniquely dynamic individuals or groups of individuals. AIP investors invest their capital in new or early stage companies. We have found that AIP investors are not a source of capital alone but we have found them to make excellent mentors. As most AIP investors are in fact successful entrepreneurs or business people themselves we have found that they are able to offer entrepreneurs advice and helpful suggestions based on the experience that they have accumulated from their own businesses.
Expert tips and best approach on investing - Figure out how much retirement income will be needed. Retirement investment calculators are available online that can predict how much a given investment will be worth or how much retirement income will be needed to maintain quality of life by retirement.
Here at AIP we appreciate that each and every individual investor is a uniquely complex person. It’s our belief in this that has led us develop a widely recognised innovative investment philosophy. At AIP we believe that our methodology can significantly increase the success of our private clients investments.
Open an investment retirement savings account. Even a small amount, deposited every week or every paycheck, eventually adds up to substantial savings that can be used to fund a comfortable retirement. Take every opportunity to learn about retirement investments, as well as the best investment planning in general, and invest money from the aforementioned retirement account wisely as opportunities appear. Some stocks will go up while others go down. The real estate market might be booming while sales in other areas fall. The best retirement investment planning takes this into account and invests in several different options at once to ensure a solid investment portfolio that will do well, no matter what.
Summarizes available Retirement Investment Options and Portfolio
Alantic International Partnership investors are uniquely dynamic individuals or groups of individuals. AIP investors invest their capital in new or early stage companies. We have found that AIP investors are not a source of capital alone but we have found them to make excellent mentors. As most AIP investors are in fact successful entrepreneurs or business people themselves we have found that they are able to offer entrepreneurs advice and helpful suggestions based on the experience that they have accumulated from their own businesses.
Expert tips and best approach on investing - Figure out how much retirement income will be needed. Retirement investment calculators are available online that can predict how much a given investment will be worth or how much retirement income will be needed to maintain quality of life by retirement.
Here at AIP we appreciate that each and every individual investor is a uniquely complex person. It’s our belief in this that has led us develop a widely recognised innovative investment philosophy. At AIP we believe that our methodology can significantly increase the success of our private clients investments.
Open an investment retirement savings account. Even a small amount, deposited every week or every paycheck, eventually adds up to substantial savings that can be used to fund a comfortable retirement. Take every opportunity to learn about retirement investments, as well as the best investment planning in general, and invest money from the aforementioned retirement account wisely as opportunities appear. Some stocks will go up while others go down. The real estate market might be booming while sales in other areas fall. The best retirement investment planning takes this into account and invests in several different options at once to ensure a solid investment portfolio that will do well, no matter what.
Atlantic International Partnership Funding Group: Providing Simplified Homewnership Solutions
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AIFG has established a unique and innovative concept in the mortgage industry (Partnership Servicing) that is ideally suited to a challenging economy and real estate market. If you don’t know about our concept, then here’s an opportunity to learn more.
Atlantic International Partnership, a Florida Based, Multi State Licensed Mortgage Banker, has been providing partnership services to the mortgage and real estate industry since 2001. At AIFG we are all about partnership not product which is truly a unique approach to the mortgage industry. Here’s why.
Our mortgage professionals take a wholly different approach to doing business. We are unconventional, but in a good way. AIFG is committed to your success, we will stand behind you. We will promote you within our unique personalized partnership service package approach to doing business. Basically, our job is to make you look good; after all, you’re not a product but a partner. With our partnership service packages we‘ll make you a mortgage service professional and more. Think of yourself as an industry superstar…with the help of AIFG.
Atlantic International Partnership is prepared to partner with you within a service and marketing level that is both comfortable and ideally suited to your unique needs. Our flexible and scalable approach to servicing our industry partners is profoundly effective and results oriented.
One key difference with AIFG is that we are mortgage bankers Licensed in Multiple states, not brokers, with the ability to close and fund loans using our own warehouse line facility. Because of this capability, our resources and reach are significantly different, which means yours can be also, which sets us apart from many others in the industry today. And we are prepared to bring this exciting level of unique professionalism and support expertise directly to you and your client base.
AIFG has established a unique and innovative concept in the mortgage industry (Partnership Servicing) that is ideally suited to a challenging economy and real estate market. If you don’t know about our concept, then here’s an opportunity to learn more.
Atlantic International Partnership, a Florida Based, Multi State Licensed Mortgage Banker, has been providing partnership services to the mortgage and real estate industry since 2001. At AIFG we are all about partnership not product which is truly a unique approach to the mortgage industry. Here’s why.
Our mortgage professionals take a wholly different approach to doing business. We are unconventional, but in a good way. AIFG is committed to your success, we will stand behind you. We will promote you within our unique personalized partnership service package approach to doing business. Basically, our job is to make you look good; after all, you’re not a product but a partner. With our partnership service packages we‘ll make you a mortgage service professional and more. Think of yourself as an industry superstar…with the help of AIFG.
Atlantic International Partnership is prepared to partner with you within a service and marketing level that is both comfortable and ideally suited to your unique needs. Our flexible and scalable approach to servicing our industry partners is profoundly effective and results oriented.
One key difference with AIFG is that we are mortgage bankers Licensed in Multiple states, not brokers, with the ability to close and fund loans using our own warehouse line facility. Because of this capability, our resources and reach are significantly different, which means yours can be also, which sets us apart from many others in the industry today. And we are prepared to bring this exciting level of unique professionalism and support expertise directly to you and your client base.
Atlantic International Partnership (AIP) Madrid Tax Write-Offs That can Get You Into Trouble
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You will discover deductions that deserve your interest but there are also people you need to be much more wary about.
You will discover deductions that deserve your interest but there are also people you need to be much more wary about.
Atlantic International Partnership (AIP) investment team brings together a wealth of experience, much of it gained in fund management roles in the major financial centres in America, Europe and Asia. We have actively recruited a dynamic mixture of analysts and advisers who have proven results in their fields of expertise. Our team serves both individual and institutional investors. All are given the same exceptional access to our full compliment of financial services available.
Additionally tax write-offs are constantly welcome especially at the moment of your yr. Nonetheless, prior to shifting your interest to new credits, it really is ideal to make sure you comprehend the aged ones.
Many of us need to get the most from a thing with no finding the IRS to our front doors. Examine the following for some write-offs which might be often misinterpreted but deserve your consideration, and a few that you simply ought to stay away from altogether.
Here at AIP we appreciate that each and every individual investor is a uniquely complex person. It’s our belief in this that has led us develop a widely recognised innovative investment philosophy. At AIP we believe that our methodology can significantly increase the success of our private clients investments.
Does anyone tried borrowing from Atlantic International Partnership or Atlantic Funding Group?
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I guess what you mean is the AIFG - Atlantic International Funding Group based in Florida. Multi State Licensed Mortgage Banker and has been providing partnership services to the mortgage and real estate industry since 2001. SINCE 2001! The years of existence speaks for itself!
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African Union Commission Chairperson concludes official visit to Europe with meetings in Brussels wi : aip madrid
The Chairperson of the African Union Commission (AUC), Dr. Jean Ping, has concluded a three-day official visit to Europe, which began in London on Sunday, 3 April 2011, and ended yesterday with several important meetings at the Brussels Headquarters of the European Union (EU) and the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), with Senior Officials of both organizations, including: Mr. Herman Van Rompuy, the President of the EU Council, Ms Catherine Ashton, the EU High Representative, and Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen, the Secretary General of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO).
During his meeting with President Van Rompuy, the Chairperson underscored the strong partnership that exists between the European Union and the African Union on many regional and global issues, including peace and security matters.
Both parties agreed to continue working closely together, within the framework of this partnership and as part of the international efforts for a resolution of the conflicts in Libya and Côte d'Ivoire.
With specific regard to Côte d'Ivoire, the Chairperson and the President stressed the need to ensure the protection of the civilian population, in line with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, and expressed the wish that Mr. Alassane Ouattara will soon be able to assume the office of the President of the Republic to which he has been democratically elected.
On Libya, the Chairperson and his interlocutor agreed on the need for a broad-based intra-Libyan dialogue, culminating in a political dispensation that fulfills the legitimate aspirations of the Libyan people to democracy, justice and the rule of law.
The situations in Libya and Côte d'Ivoire were also discussed at the meeting between the Chairperson and High Representative Ashton, who said she was delighted to meet with Dr. Ping, and stated that the EU and AU are “close partners on many issues and we attach great value to our cooperation.”
On Libya, both parties agreed on the crucial importance of EU and AU engagement in the long term, together with the United Nations, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, to build a solid foundation for democracy and to give the Libyan people the possibility to choose their leaders.
On Côte d'Ivoire, the Chairperson and the High Representative agreed that Mr. Alassane Ouattara will soon be able to assume the office of the President of the Republic to which he has been democratically elected. They stressed the need to promote reconciliation among all Ivorians as a pre-requisite for long term stability and development in Côte d'Ivoire. The European Union and the African Union will co-operate closely in this effort.
Chairperson Ping also exchanged views on several issues of mutual interest with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The meeting was followed by a discussion between the Chairperson and the North Atlantic Council on the situation in Libya, within the framework of NATO's operational cooperation with the African Union.
Both parties agreed on the importance of the role played by the AU in achieving an early and peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis, and agreed to maintain a close dialogue on Libya and other peace and security matters in Africa, including Somalia, where NATO is providing logistical and planning support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
At the conclusion of his fruitful visit, the Chairperson left Europe for Cotonou, where he will participate in the inauguration of the re-elected President of Benin, Mr. Boni Yayi. He will then travel to Niamey to witness a similar ceremony for the newly elected President of Niger, Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou.
During his meeting with President Van Rompuy, the Chairperson underscored the strong partnership that exists between the European Union and the African Union on many regional and global issues, including peace and security matters.
Both parties agreed to continue working closely together, within the framework of this partnership and as part of the international efforts for a resolution of the conflicts in Libya and Côte d'Ivoire.
With specific regard to Côte d'Ivoire, the Chairperson and the President stressed the need to ensure the protection of the civilian population, in line with the relevant resolutions of the UN Security Council, and expressed the wish that Mr. Alassane Ouattara will soon be able to assume the office of the President of the Republic to which he has been democratically elected.
On Libya, the Chairperson and his interlocutor agreed on the need for a broad-based intra-Libyan dialogue, culminating in a political dispensation that fulfills the legitimate aspirations of the Libyan people to democracy, justice and the rule of law.
The situations in Libya and Côte d'Ivoire were also discussed at the meeting between the Chairperson and High Representative Ashton, who said she was delighted to meet with Dr. Ping, and stated that the EU and AU are “close partners on many issues and we attach great value to our cooperation.”
On Libya, both parties agreed on the crucial importance of EU and AU engagement in the long term, together with the United Nations, the League of Arab States and the Organization of the Islamic Conference, to build a solid foundation for democracy and to give the Libyan people the possibility to choose their leaders.
On Côte d'Ivoire, the Chairperson and the High Representative agreed that Mr. Alassane Ouattara will soon be able to assume the office of the President of the Republic to which he has been democratically elected. They stressed the need to promote reconciliation among all Ivorians as a pre-requisite for long term stability and development in Côte d'Ivoire. The European Union and the African Union will co-operate closely in this effort.
Chairperson Ping also exchanged views on several issues of mutual interest with the NATO Secretary General, Mr. Anders Fogh Rasmussen. The meeting was followed by a discussion between the Chairperson and the North Atlantic Council on the situation in Libya, within the framework of NATO's operational cooperation with the African Union.
Both parties agreed on the importance of the role played by the AU in achieving an early and peaceful solution to the Libyan crisis, and agreed to maintain a close dialogue on Libya and other peace and security matters in Africa, including Somalia, where NATO is providing logistical and planning support to the African Union Mission in Somalia (AMISOM).
At the conclusion of his fruitful visit, the Chairperson left Europe for Cotonou, where he will participate in the inauguration of the re-elected President of Benin, Mr. Boni Yayi. He will then travel to Niamey to witness a similar ceremony for the newly elected President of Niger, Mr. Mahamadou Issoufou.
India’s Market Oulined by Atlantic International Partnership
The central government budget which set the tone for reducing fiscal deficit and an unexpected increase in the policy rate to rein in inflation has convinced the markets and economists..
Atlantic International Partnership (AIP) offers a comprehensive service giving you, AIP investors and entrepreneurs access to Marketplaces in your region and around the World.
Inflation in India has been surging, driven by a low base and high food prices as the weakest monsoon rains in 37 years last year hurt farm output. Inflation running at 8.5% may have peaked and it is expected to ease by April as the winter-sown crop comes to market. The year-on-year inflation rate for food articles was 16.22% in the week ending March 13, far above the comfortable zone for the central bank and the government. In order to manage the inflationary expectations, the central bank increased overnight lending and borrowing rates by 0.25 percentages point each, making it one of the first major central banks to raise rates. The central bank further announced that it would continue to roll back its loose monetary policy to manage prices, as the country can’t have sustained strong growth with high inflation. We expect a 0.25-percentage-point rate hike in mid-April and another increase of one percentage point through March 2011. The rebound in industrial activity also saw a surge in India’s exports for the third month running in January. Exports in January rose 11.5% from a year earlier to $14.34 billion, after having increased 9.3% to $14.61 billion in December. Imports increased 35.5% in January to $24.70 billion while oil imports rose by 56% to $7.05 billion. Non-oil imports, a barometer of investment activity, grew 28.8% to $17.65 billion.
On the back of robust economic numbers and policy pronouncements, the rating agency Standard & Poor’s raised its rating outlook to stable, expecting the fiscal situation to recover and growth to remain strong in the coming years. The government’s commitment to follow the recommendations of the 13th Finance Commission, as well as its move to reduce fertilizer subsidies and raise domestic fuel prices were taken as positive indicators. The country’s external position continues to be in a comfortable zone.
AIP investors are uniquely dynamic individuals or groups of individuals. AIP investors invest their capital in new or early stage companies. We have found that AIP investors are not a source of capital alone but we have found them to make excellent mentors. As most AIP investors are in fact successful entrepreneurs or business people themselves we have found that they are able to offer entrepreneurs advice and helpful suggestions based on the experience that they have accumulated from their own businesses.
It is unlikely that India will benefit from the Google-China spat as the Indian government will not provide the kind of benefits China extends to the manufacturing sector in China. But some relocation is likely to emerge. For example, American companies GoDaddy and Dell have threatened to pull out of China and relocate themselves in India.
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Atlantic International Partnership (AIP) offers a comprehensive service giving you, AIP investors and entrepreneurs’ access to Marketplaces in your region and around the World. AIP investors are uniquely dynamic individuals or groups of individuals. AIP investors invest their capital in new or early stage companies. We have found that AIP investors are not a source of capital alone but we have found them to make excellent mentors. As most AIP investors are in fact successful entrepreneurs or business people themselves we have found that they are able to offer entrepreneurs advice and helpful suggestions based on the experience that they have accumulated from their own businesses.
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Atlantic International Partnership (AIP Madrid) in Foreign Market Investing
Foreign markets are often referred to as emerging markets and a good investment with excellent profits.
Atlantic International Partnership – Investment Research: Due Diligence and Analysis
It is of the utmost importance that due diligence is in place as it’s a way of making sure that no harm comes to all parties involved. All transactions must be fair and unbiased. We make sure a prospective investment opportunity undergoes a disciplined approach to due diligence. We want to ensure that any transactions made have a solid foundation to build success on.
Our experience in early-stage investing has shown us just how critically important it is to have a rigorous due diligence process before we enter into any kind of partnership deal with another party. Atlantic International Partnership, Madrid has a team dedicated to making sure that any investment opportunity for our individual or institutional investors has undergone a thorough program of analysis. Our team thoroughly reviews a prospective portfolio of companies books and will compile a detailed summary of said company’s assets, all with the aim of providing a realistic picture of a prospective investments worth.
AIP Madrid uses the most sophisticated methods when it comes to research. Without exception all prospects must undergo vigorous research before we will consider any form of investment. Time has shown that this attitude is key to our success, a record we can be proud of, one that could not have been attained without our team and their excellent techniques.
It is imperative that no corners are cut, even in the face of the best possible presentation we will still insist upon the full assessment of a prospective company. Our success has been achieved through this level of perseverance. Our team will conduct consultations with the senior managers and directors of a prospective investment, we take a comprehensive look at market potential and use the latest scientific methods and research tool available.
All information is collected together for analysis, results must attain a certain benchmarks for us the ascertain whether a business has potential or not. With our methods we can be sure to distance ourselves form any emotional reactions to a product or presentation, everything we do to asses a potential investment opportunity is based on concrete facts and figure, not just talk and hot air.
AIP has a risk management program developed to help everyone from our highly valued individual investor and institutional investors to insurance companies. We help to identify, manage and understand levels of risk by providing the advice and results of our analysis of prospective investment opportunities. We look at all aspects of a prospect, the products, operations, management and work force.
Products and companies which are unsafe, environmentally unfriendly or an exploiter of resources and workforce can all substantially reduce any investments prospect of hitting goals and targets set out by the investor. In these volatile economic times, reliable information is crucial. Our due diligence program identifies all manner of technical strengths and weaknesses in our potential investments. This is solely designed to help our clients make the right decisions.
Additionally, AIP will conduct an independent assessment of the social and environmental impact of all prospective investment opportunities. AIP offers the kind of information businesses and investors can trust. We aim to provide the very best we can when it comes to consumer product quality assurance testing, inspection and factory auditing.
Our experience in early-stage investing has shown us just how critically important it is to have a rigorous due diligence process before we enter into any kind of partnership deal with another party. Atlantic International Partnership, Madrid has a team dedicated to making sure that any investment opportunity for our individual or institutional investors has undergone a thorough program of analysis. Our team thoroughly reviews a prospective portfolio of companies books and will compile a detailed summary of said company’s assets, all with the aim of providing a realistic picture of a prospective investments worth.
AIP Madrid uses the most sophisticated methods when it comes to research. Without exception all prospects must undergo vigorous research before we will consider any form of investment. Time has shown that this attitude is key to our success, a record we can be proud of, one that could not have been attained without our team and their excellent techniques.
It is imperative that no corners are cut, even in the face of the best possible presentation we will still insist upon the full assessment of a prospective company. Our success has been achieved through this level of perseverance. Our team will conduct consultations with the senior managers and directors of a prospective investment, we take a comprehensive look at market potential and use the latest scientific methods and research tool available.
All information is collected together for analysis, results must attain a certain benchmarks for us the ascertain whether a business has potential or not. With our methods we can be sure to distance ourselves form any emotional reactions to a product or presentation, everything we do to asses a potential investment opportunity is based on concrete facts and figure, not just talk and hot air.
AIP has a risk management program developed to help everyone from our highly valued individual investor and institutional investors to insurance companies. We help to identify, manage and understand levels of risk by providing the advice and results of our analysis of prospective investment opportunities. We look at all aspects of a prospect, the products, operations, management and work force.
Products and companies which are unsafe, environmentally unfriendly or an exploiter of resources and workforce can all substantially reduce any investments prospect of hitting goals and targets set out by the investor. In these volatile economic times, reliable information is crucial. Our due diligence program identifies all manner of technical strengths and weaknesses in our potential investments. This is solely designed to help our clients make the right decisions.
Additionally, AIP will conduct an independent assessment of the social and environmental impact of all prospective investment opportunities. AIP offers the kind of information businesses and investors can trust. We aim to provide the very best we can when it comes to consumer product quality assurance testing, inspection and factory auditing.
Atlantic International Partnership – Investment Research: Due Diligence and Analysis
It is of the utmost importance that due diligence is in place as it’s a way of making sure that no harm comes to all parties involved. All transactions must be fair and unbiased. We make sure a prospective investment opportunity undergoes a disciplined approach to due diligence. We want to ensure that any transactions made have a solid foundation to build success on.
Our experience in early-stage investing has shown us just how critically important it is to have a rigorous due diligence process before we enter into any kind of partnership deal with another party. Atlantic International Partnership, Madrid has a team dedicated to making sure that any investment opportunity for our individual or institutional investors has undergone a thorough program of analysis. Our team thoroughly reviews a prospective portfolio of companies books and will compile a detailed summary of said company’s assets, all with the aim of providing a realistic picture of a prospective investments worth.
AIP Madrid uses the most sophisticated methods when it comes to research. Without exception all prospects must undergo vigorous research before we will consider any form of investment. Time has shown that this attitude is key to our success, a record we can be proud of, one that could not have been attained without our team and their excellent techniques.
It is imperative that no corners are cut, even in the face of the best possible presentation we will still insist upon the full assessment of a prospective company. Our success has been achieved through this level of perseverance. Our team will conduct consultations with the senior managers and directors of a prospective investment, we take a comprehensive look at market potential and use the latest scientific methods and research tool available.
All information is collected together for analysis, results must attain a certain benchmarks for us the ascertain whether a business has potential or not. With our methods we can be sure to distance ourselves form any emotional reactions to a product or presentation, everything we do to asses a potential investment opportunity is based on concrete facts and figure, not just talk and hot air.
AIP has a risk management program developed to help everyone from our highly valued individual investor and institutional investors to insurance companies. We help to identify, manage and understand levels of risk by providing the advice and results of our analysis of prospective investment opportunities. We look at all aspects of a prospect, the products, operations, management and work force.
Products and companies which are unsafe, environmentally unfriendly or an exploiter of resources and workforce can all substantially reduce any investments prospect of hitting goals and targets set out by the investor. In these volatile economic times, reliable information is crucial. Our due diligence program identifies all manner of technical strengths and weaknesses in our potential investments. This is solely designed to help our clients make the right decisions.
Additionally, AIP will conduct an independent assessment of the social and environmental impact of all prospective investment opportunities. AIP offers the kind of information businesses and investors can trust. We aim to provide the very best we can when it comes to consumer product quality assurance testing, inspection and factory auditing.
Our experience in early-stage investing has shown us just how critically important it is to have a rigorous due diligence process before we enter into any kind of partnership deal with another party. Atlantic International Partnership, Madrid has a team dedicated to making sure that any investment opportunity for our individual or institutional investors has undergone a thorough program of analysis. Our team thoroughly reviews a prospective portfolio of companies books and will compile a detailed summary of said company’s assets, all with the aim of providing a realistic picture of a prospective investments worth.
AIP Madrid uses the most sophisticated methods when it comes to research. Without exception all prospects must undergo vigorous research before we will consider any form of investment. Time has shown that this attitude is key to our success, a record we can be proud of, one that could not have been attained without our team and their excellent techniques.
It is imperative that no corners are cut, even in the face of the best possible presentation we will still insist upon the full assessment of a prospective company. Our success has been achieved through this level of perseverance. Our team will conduct consultations with the senior managers and directors of a prospective investment, we take a comprehensive look at market potential and use the latest scientific methods and research tool available.
All information is collected together for analysis, results must attain a certain benchmarks for us the ascertain whether a business has potential or not. With our methods we can be sure to distance ourselves form any emotional reactions to a product or presentation, everything we do to asses a potential investment opportunity is based on concrete facts and figure, not just talk and hot air.
AIP has a risk management program developed to help everyone from our highly valued individual investor and institutional investors to insurance companies. We help to identify, manage and understand levels of risk by providing the advice and results of our analysis of prospective investment opportunities. We look at all aspects of a prospect, the products, operations, management and work force.
Products and companies which are unsafe, environmentally unfriendly or an exploiter of resources and workforce can all substantially reduce any investments prospect of hitting goals and targets set out by the investor. In these volatile economic times, reliable information is crucial. Our due diligence program identifies all manner of technical strengths and weaknesses in our potential investments. This is solely designed to help our clients make the right decisions.
Additionally, AIP will conduct an independent assessment of the social and environmental impact of all prospective investment opportunities. AIP offers the kind of information businesses and investors can trust. We aim to provide the very best we can when it comes to consumer product quality assurance testing, inspection and factory auditing.
Atlantic International Partnership Madrid Commodities and Bonds
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The commodities market works in a similar way to the stock market. Where equities are traded on the stock market, it is commodities like copper, soy beans, corn, gold and crude etc traded on the commodities market. Both small and large speculators are known for their ability to shake up the commodities market.
There are three different types of investor in the commodity markets:
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The commodities market works in a similar way to the stock market. Where equities are traded on the stock market, it is commodities like copper, soy beans, corn, gold and crude etc traded on the commodities market. Both small and large speculators are known for their ability to shake up the commodities market.
There are three different types of investor in the commodity markets:
1. Commercial Investors: This is the actual companies involved in the production, processing or merchandising of a particular commodity. Commercial investors account for the majority of trading in all commodity markets.
2. Large Speculators: Here a group of investors will pool their resources together aiming to reduce their combined risks and to increase their combined gains. Similar to mutual funds in the stock market, large speculators have investment managers that make decisions for the investors.
3. Small Speculators: These are the individual commodity traders who trade via their own accounts or through a commodity broker.
2. Large Speculators: Here a group of investors will pool their resources together aiming to reduce their combined risks and to increase their combined gains. Similar to mutual funds in the stock market, large speculators have investment managers that make decisions for the investors.
3. Small Speculators: These are the individual commodity traders who trade via their own accounts or through a commodity broker.
In order to trade commodities through AIP, you will meet a commodities advisor to discuss contract specifications for each commodity. You will also discuss trading strategies. Trading in commodities uses the same mechanics as any other investment opportunity. Investors want to buy low and sell high. The major difference with trading in commodities is that they are highly leveraged. Commodities trade in contract sizes instead of shares.
All stock investors should know about bonds. Often during times of economic turmoil bonds may be what is needed to keep a portfolio afloat. Bonds are effectively an I.O.U. and they are issued by the kind of entities that are able to cover the money the bond holder has invested in it. If you own stock in a company, you become the owner of a share of the company. As a bondholder, you become a creditor.
Entities Who Issues Bonds
1. Corporations (as a way to borrow money)
2. Governments or governmental agencies (such as the U.S. Treasury)
3. Local governments (used to fund infrastructure projects)
All stock investors should know about bonds. Often during times of economic turmoil bonds may be what is needed to keep a portfolio afloat. Bonds are effectively an I.O.U. and they are issued by the kind of entities that are able to cover the money the bond holder has invested in it. If you own stock in a company, you become the owner of a share of the company. As a bondholder, you become a creditor.
Entities Who Issues Bonds
1. Corporations (as a way to borrow money)
2. Governments or governmental agencies (such as the U.S. Treasury)
3. Local governments (used to fund infrastructure projects)
Even though investing in bonds is less exciting than stocks, bonds do play a critical role in any economy and they are an important role in every well-balanced portfolio.
Returns expected from bonds are usually much lower than investments in stocks. But bonds offer a much safer investment due to how they are backed by the issuing entities. The safety and stability bonds provide act as a counter balance to the fluctuations that are common to stocks.
Returns expected from bonds are usually much lower than investments in stocks. But bonds offer a much safer investment due to how they are backed by the issuing entities. The safety and stability bonds provide act as a counter balance to the fluctuations that are common to stocks.
The majority of investors should have a mix of stocks and bonds in their portfolio. Your level of risk tolerance will help you to calculate what percentage of stocks form your portfolio. The more dynamic investor will want a higher percentage of stocks verses bonds in their portfolio compared to a more conservative investor.
Atlantic International Partnership Funding Group: Mortgage Purchasing and Refinancing Tips
All mortgages or mortgage lenders are not created equal. There are so many factors to consider when looking for a mortgage like rate, closing costs, points, fees and what type of program best fits your need.
AIFG has established a unique and innovative concept in the mortgage industry (Partnership Servicing) that is ideally suited to a challenging economy and real estate market. If you don’t know about our concept, then here’s an opportunity to learn more.
Shopping for rates may seem like the best approach when obtaining a mortgage but as with most important buying decisions, it may not always be the only way to shop. You certainly want to benefit from a low rate to keep your monthly payments as affordable as possible. But considering value is also a key component. Let’s look at closing costs and fees. Many lenders will quote an incredible low rate but will add in fees and closing costs that could impact your cash at the time of closing. In some cases, it could take you years to recoup what you’ve laid out in cash because a low rate seemed more enticing at the time.
Accurate information is another aspect to review.
When you call a mortgage lender today for a rate, do you discuss how long that rate would be effective? Or are there any points? What about rate lock options? Rate locks can offer you a guarantee that if the rate becomes lower during a predetermined time frame, you can lock in to the new rate without penalties. Here’s a list of questions to consider.
Getting the best value.
There are many things to consider when shopping for a mortgage and ethics should be one of them. Trust your instincts when you choose a lender. Are you comfortable asking him/her questions? Are they being answered to your satisfaction? Considering the myriad of choices, you want to make sure that your lender is someone who is knowledgeable and trustworthy. Get a referral from a friend, meet with a few. You’ll be able to make a distinction in the first meeting about how pleased you will be with the loan process and getting the best value will come naturally.
MORTGAGE TIPS — BEFORE BORROWING
• Eliminate Debt: Get rid of or reduce as much existing debt as possible. This will make you a better borrowing candidate and improve your credit score.
• Get a credit report: Request your credit report from one of the credit agencies and review it carefully. Clear up any discrepancies before applying for a new loan.
• Put off major purchases: Delay any other major purchases to be made with debt for the time being.
• Shop around. Beware of unseemly tactics: Use caution when you see interest rates that are too good to be true. Also, you may find very attractive ads on the Internet from mortgage or Internet companies but keep in mind: Many of these “fly-by-night” operators practice “bait and switch” tactics and you may have trouble getting personal attention, requiring you to do much more work. If you’re not inclined to take on this risk, consider doing business with your local bank instead.
• Question over-aggressiveness: Keep in mind that a mortgage broker is likely to try to “push” you toward its affiliated mortgage-company lender. You could get a better deal, better service and more choice from your local bank.
• Price vs. service: Ask yourself, “What’s more important to me, saving a few dollars or getting the best service?” Try to get both, or reach a happy medium.
• What can you afford? Begin with the knowledge of how much home you can really afford. Most experts (and your lender) believe you can probably afford a house that costs up to 2 ½ times your annual gross income. If you are buying with a spouse or partner, add in his or her income to arrive at the total. Still, there are a lot of other factors that will count toward the qualification: how much cash you have available for a down payment and closing costs, the amount of debt you have and your credit history. It pays to know all of this in advance – you’ll need to make it part of your application.
• Pre-qualification: Some banks give you the opportunity to become pre-qualified so that you know before you begin home shopping just how much home that you can afford. It also tells sellers that you are serious and can work in your favor in a competitive bidding situation.
• The down payment: The most difficult challenge for many first-time home buyers is raising enough money for a down payment. If you’re in this situation, stop into your local bank and ask for help. Many lenders have special programs for first timers — see if you might qualify. Generally, the granting of mortgage depends on the amount of money you have for the down payment and closing costs. The bigger the down payment the more affordable the mortgage payments will be.
• Debt vs. income: General rules for earnings and debt: Most lenders want your prospective mortgage payments, property taxes, insurance and any other related housing costs not to exceed 28 percent of your monthly gross income. This rule of thumb is in place so that you and your lender can have confidence that you will still be able to afford other living essentials like food, a car loan, saving for the future, etc. The sum of all debt should not exceed 35 to 40 percent of your monthly gross.
• Home-owning benefits: Besides building equity in a home, what may be the best part of paying down a mortgage is that it is one of the few consumer debts that the government gives you the opportunity to deduct on your taxes – the interest, that is. Consult with an expert, some of the other deductible items may be the points you pay at closing and certain property taxes.
• Beware of over leveraging: The investment in your own home over time will appreciate and build equity for you, making it possible and more affordable to finance other purchases or to borrow for a car or for college education. Exercise caution, however, in doing so you are further leveraging the roof over your head.
• Weekly, bi-monthly and pre-payments: Most mortgages require monthly payments. However, if you are able to make weekly or bi-monthly payments you could pay off your mortgage much sooner and save thousands of dollars over the life of the loan. This can be done formally, according to a plan that you and your bank create, or rather informally if you choose to occasionally send extra money beyond what is you regular mortgage payment. Inquire with your lender about its rules regarding these methods that can save you a lot of money.
• Lock-in: When you contact a lender ask them about their ability to lock-in the current interest rate until closing. This way, if during the closing period rates go up, you will have “locked-in” a lower rate.
• Float down: Ask the lender if it has a float-down provision that can lower your interest rate in the period before closing if rates drop – saving you more money.
• Closing period: Most lenders have a standard closing period, either 30 or 45 days. You might want to look for a longer period to give you and your lender more time to prepare to close on your loan.
• Escrows: Some lenders will require you to place extra money up front to cover one year’s worth of homeowners insurance or 3 months of property taxes. You should have a preference going into the transaction based upon your own needs. Some homebuyers like the fact that they only make one payment to the lender each month to cover the mortgage principle, interest, home insurance and taxes. Other people would rather keep the tax and insurance money in the bank or in investments as long as possible and prefer to pay the tax and insurance bills themselves.
• Save on closing costs: If you know how to do so, ask your lender if it will allow you to hire your own appraiser, inspector and title company (attorney), and if this will save you money. If you are refinancing, using the title company that handled your loan the last time may lead to a significant savings.
• Private mortgage insurance (PMI): If you do not have 20 percent of the value of your new home for a down payment, your lender may ask you to pay mortgage insurance. This is standard operating procedure and you need to budget for it. Then, as you build up equity in your home, keep track of it and don’t forget to notify the lender that you wish to stop the payments when your equity hits the 20 percent mark. If you think you fall into the category of a low- to moderate-income wage earner, ask your lender about the SoftSecond Mortgage Program that could eliminate your need for PMI.
Atlantic International Partnership, a Florida Based, Multi State Licensed Mortgage Banker, has been providing partnership services to the mortgage and real estate industry since 2001. At AIFG we are all about partnership not product which is truly a unique approach to the mortgage industry.
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