Arguably, therefore, NRE has been jealously guarding publicly funded data — even if it's not actually profiting from it (it claims it doesn't profit off Darwin, saying that revenues only go towards maintaining the system).
BGI and State Street have teams working on the problem a problem because ETFs are inherently transparent, whereas active funds guard their strategies jealously, fearful that they will be copied.
The redeveloped buildings were being burglarized almost daily, so he hired nine security guards using government funds.
This week, as Mr. Obama confronted a scandal frenzy unlike any he has faced, he let his guard down during fund-raisers in New York.
Hedge funds closely guard their trading and investment strategies, fearing that rivals might try to anticipate and run ahead of the fund's trading.
His warning comes despite rules forcing banks to hold more funds to guard against the risk of a future downturn.
One can expect to be blocked by an industrious beach guard or overzealous hedge-fund manager at least every couple of miles.
MARK JACKSON, the New York Knicks point guard, recently joined the fund's board, as did the new Yankees power hitter JASON GIAMBI and AL LEITER, the Mets pitcher who was the M.C. at MAYOR MICHAEL R. BLOOMBERG'S inauguration.
The governor said California's finances were strong enough that he wanted to put aside a $1 billion reserve fund to guard against future downturns, and included in the budget sharp increases in aid to public schools and the state university system, both targets of big spending cutbacks.
Funding agencies would still play a role; they would, for example, decide which research areas should receive more support, and monitor the overall flow of funding to guard against abuses.
One month later the council presented proposals to change the way political parties are funded and guard against corruption, but these have faced opposition in Congress.
