Public Relations and Social Media Manager, Dechert LLP

Peggy Heffner

Public Relations and Social Media Manager

Dechert is a global specialist law firm

Dechert LLP

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<ul><li>President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on May 11, 2017 aimed at “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure” (the “Order”).1  </li><li>The Order mandates federal governmental review of cybersecurity policies and practices in two distinct but related spheres: (1) the federal Executive Branch, which “operates its information technology (IT) on behalf of the American people,” and (2) “the owners and operators of the Nation’s critical infrastructure.”</li><li>The Order also addresses, generally, consumer cybersecurity issues by highlighting the need to promote an “open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet” and grow and train a workforce skilled in cybersecurity.</li><li>Its primary purposes appear to be (1) collecting information the Administration believes it needs to formulate its cybersecurity strategies; and (2) identifying avenues of potential cooperation between the federal government and other entities that are central to preserving the nation’s security.  </li></ul>

President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on May 11, 2017 aimed at “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical Infrastructure” (the “Order”).1  The Order mandates federal governmental review of cybersecurity policies and practices in two distinct but related spheres: (1) the federal Executive Branch, which “operates its information technology (IT) on behalf of the American people,” and (2) “the owners and operators of the Nation’s critical infrastructure.”The Order also addresses, generally, consumer cybersecurity issues by highlighting the need to promote an “open, interoperable, reliable, and secure internet” and grow and train a workforce skilled in cybersecurity.Its primary purposes appear to be (1) collecting information the Administration believes it needs to formulate its cybersecurity strategies; and (2) identifying avenues of potential cooperation between the federal government and other entities that are central to preserving the nation’s security.  

Trump Executive Order Addresses Executive Branch, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

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Ryan Shea

<h2>Summary</h2><blockquote>
“There is a time to smile, a time to cry,
A time to live, a time to die, 
A time to sell and a time to buy”
</blockquote>Our thoughts on technology including the outlook for four leading technology stocks – [F]acebook, [A]mazon, [N]etflix and [G]oogle (Alphabet). These four stocks are popular shorts with hedge funds as the combination of strong price momentum and loft valuations has fuelled speculation they are in a bubble. We scan the latest crowd sentiment readings to determine whether this really is…

Summary
“There is a time to smile, a time to cry,
A time to live, a time to die, 
A time to sell and a time to buy”
Our thoughts on technology including the outlook for four leading technology stocks – [F]acebook, [A]mazon, [N]etflix and [G]oogle (Alphabet). These four stocks are popular shorts with hedge funds as the combination of strong price momentum and loft valuations has fuelled speculation they are in a bubble. We scan the latest crowd sentiment readings to determine whether this really is…

The Market Sentimentalist - New-FANG-Led Technology

Japan TMT Analyst

Pelham Smithers

Market Intel on Asian Tech with a Japan focus

Pelham Smithers Associates

Founded in 2009, Pelham Smithers Associates (PSA) provides market intelligence on Asian technology, focusing in particular on Japan. The industries covered by our team of specialists are: consumer electronics, telecomms, pharmaceuticals, internet, electronic parts and materials, automotive technology, retail and capital goods. 

Research is provided by the following:
Pelham Smithers: Macro, consumer electronics, telecoms & pharma
Joel Scheiman: Electronics materials / components
Julie Boote: Autos
Will Nestuk: Capital goods, machinery & transportation equipment parts
Thao Nguyen: eCommerce, internet content, marketing & advertising

If you were simply to take the overall US stock market behaviour since the start of the year, you would have reason for mild contentment. The market is up 6~7% in 15 weeks - the sort of performance that delivers nice bonuses to the fund management industry but doesn't generate sleepless nights worrying that it is about to turn sour.However, such performance is well in excess of the 6% annual total real rate of return generated on average by equities, given that current dividend yields and…

If you were simply to take the overall US stock market behaviour since the start of the year, you would have reason for mild contentment. The market is up 6~7% in 15 weeks - the sort of performance that delivers nice bonuses to the fund management industry but doesn't generate sleepless nights worrying that it is about to turn sour.However, such performance is well in excess of the 6% annual total real rate of return generated on average by equities, given that current dividend yields and…

US Equity Market Looking Increasingly Expensive

Asia and Global Semiconductor and Tech Research

Andrew Lu

Event-Driven

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing) / Event-Driven

TSMC (Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing)

<h2>What's new?</h2>According to The Korea Economic Daily, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/191" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:191:1">Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930 KS)</a> has decided to spin off its foundry operation from the System LSI division to create an independent business unit. With this move, Samsung's two-pronged organization consisting of memory and system LSI will be split into memory, system LSI, and foundry business. The position of the first CEO of the foundry unit will be assumed by Chung Eun-Seung, current head of Samsung semiconductor R&amp;D center. Samsung had…

What's new?According to The Korea Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930 KS) has decided to spin off its foundry operation from the System LSI division to create an independent business unit. With this move, Samsung's two-pronged organization consisting of memory and system LSI will be split into memory, system LSI, and foundry business. The position of the first CEO of the foundry unit will be assumed by Chung Eun-Seung, current head of Samsung semiconductor R&amp;D center. Samsung had…

How Bad for TSMC After Samsung Spins off "Samsung Foundry"?

Equity Bottom-Up

Traditionally, <a href="https://www.smartkarma.com/entities/563" target="_blank" data-smartkarma-citation="entities:563:1">Sony's</a> business model was to pile them high in the Christmas quarter and write down inventory losses in the March quarter, so that unless business conditions were absolutely exceptional, the company generally reported a loss in the 4Q. Even as the firm moved towards a software orientation, the 4Q was usually loss-making, because even in good years, there was some sort of write down or restructuring cost to incur.Because of that, and because of massive improvements in inventory…

Traditionally, Sony's business model was to pile them high in the Christmas quarter and write down inventory losses in the March quarter, so that unless business conditions were absolutely exceptional, the company generally reported a loss in the 4Q. Even as the firm moved towards a software orientation, the 4Q was usually loss-making, because even in good years, there was some sort of write down or restructuring cost to incur.Because of that, and because of massive improvements in inventory…

Sony - Upward Revision Exceeding Even Our Expectations

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Trump Executive Order Addresses Executive Branch, Critical Infrastructure Cybersecurity

President Donald J. Trump issued an Executive Order on May 11, 2017 aimed at “Strengthening the Cybersecurity of Federal Networks and Critical...

Dechert LLP

The Market Sentimentalist - New-FANG-Led Technology

Summary “There is a time to smile, a time to cry, A time to live, a time to die, A time to sell and a time to buy” Our thoughts on technology...

Amareos

US Equity Market Looking Increasingly Expensive

If you were simply to take the overall US stock market behaviour since the start of the year, you would have reason for mild contentment. The...

Pelham Smithers Associates

How Bad for TSMC After Samsung Spins off "Samsung Foundry"?

What's new?According to The Korea Economic Daily, Samsung Electronics Co Ltd (005930 KS) has decided to spin off its foundry operation from the...

Andrew Lu

Sony - Upward Revision Exceeding Even Our Expectations

Traditionally, Sony's business model was to pile them high in the Christmas quarter and write down inventory losses in the March quarter, so that...

Pelham Smithers Associates

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