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Almost 10 per cent also said they sponsor a pension plan, compared with a negligible number of respondents last year, and around four per cent of firms in 2014.

About 12,000, or more than half of all private practitioners in Ontario, work in firms with five lawyers or fewer, while 86 per cent of all firms in the province contain five lawyers or less, Pawlitza said, noting they are also responsible for almost all legal services in languages other than English.

81 per cent of firms in your industry employ fewer than 5 people.

Not exact matches

The slowdown in mining project work has resulted in a 26 per cent fall in the number of environmental professionals employed at the state's biggest consulting firms over the past year.

The investment indicator in the Business Outlook Survey weakened significantly from the summer report, as the balance of opinion between firms planning more spending on machinery and equipment versus those predicting less dropped to 17 per cent from 29 per cent in the summer and 35 per cent at the start of the year.

That's led to cases where some firms, such as Canopy Growth Corp., have reported gross margins in excess of 100 per cent.

Microcap fund manager Acorn Capital has increased its stake in listed Perth - based financial planning firm Plan B Group Holdings to control almost 10 per cent of the voting power.

Neither existed in Germany or the Netherlands just a few years ago, but they now account for 17 per cent and 32 per cent of their respective markets, the analysis firm says.

In Ontario, for example, around 82 per cent of 18 - to 29 - year - olds consumed alcohol in 2015, according to a report from equity research firm Cowen and CoIn Ontario, for example, around 82 per cent of 18 - to 29 - year - olds consumed alcohol in 2015, according to a report from equity research firm Cowen and Coin 2015, according to a report from equity research firm Cowen and Co..

In total, around 55 per cent of our American clients who own firms have already actively enquired about this issue in the last six monthIn total, around 55 per cent of our American clients who own firms have already actively enquired about this issue in the last six monthin the last six months.

The whole concept of inversion, and the simpler relocation of smaller firms» HQs, is driven by one simple desire — to avoid America's corporate tax rate which headlines at 35 per cent, which is the highest corporate tax rate in the industrialized world.

New York - based resource investment company Sigur Minerals has taken a $ 1.9 million placement in Walkabout Resources, representing 19.9 per cent of the Perth - based junior exploration firm's stock.

The loonie's plunge below 70 cents against the U.S. dollar in mid-January was bad news for energy companies but will boost the competitiveness of our high - tech firms.

Shares in engineering firm Monadelphous Group fell sharply today after it posted a 27 per cent slide in profit on the back of lower activity in the resources and energy sectors and predicted contracting margins would remain under pressure.

Exploration firm Red River Resources has seen its share price jump by over 80 per cent after it entered into a $ 6.5 million agreement with the administrators of collapsed explorer Kagara, for the sale of its projects in northern Queensland.

Perth exploration firm Hannans Reward has entered into a joint venture agreement with Reed Resources for 20 per cent interest in its Lake Johnston nickel sulphide project west of Norseman.

That's according to new stats from app tracking firm SensorTower, which found that total installs of the top 15 apps in the United States dropped 20 per cent year over year in May.

Corey Davis, an analyst with investment firm Jefferies & Co., estimates shares will rise to $ 1.44 in 2014 (about a 60 cents jump from the current price) after the combined company has a full year of operations under its belt.

«According to [analytics firm] Sensor Tower, on July 11 (6 days after its July 6 US launch), Pokémon Go was generating US revenue of $ 1.6 million per day on iOS, from the 10 million downloads on iOS devices, implying spending of $ 0.16 per person per day, of which Apple keeps 30 % (five cents),» Martin adds in her note.

Microsoft's Windows Phone software holds a distant third place behind Apple's iOS and Google's Android, with a worldwide market share of 3.7 per cent in the second quarter, according to research firm IDC.

Even after its 100 per cent acquisition, ModiFace will remain based in Toronto to stay close to the University of Toronto where Aarabi continues to be a professor and where the firm has established research partnerships.

Seedrs makes money by taking roughly 6 per cent commission on funds raised, and then a share of any increase in value when the company is sold — similar to the «carry» earned by private equity firms.

Jeff Schuster, senior vice-president of auto sales forecasting for LMC Automotive, an industry consulting firm, expects annual auto sales to grow in the 1 to 2 per cent range through 2015, when sales will plateau.

Just five per cent of companies that have won a Best Managed award have gone out of business, compared to an estimated 72 per cent of average Canadian firms in a comparable period of time.

The financial sector changes were later confirmed by Yi Gang, the newly appointed head of China's central bank, who said foreign investors would be allowed to hold up to a 51 per cent equity stake in brokerage firms, futures companies and fund management firms.

The deal values Andeavor, formerly known as Tesoro, at about US$ 152 per share, a premium of about 24 per cent to closing prices on Friday, driving shares in the San Antonio - based firm 14 per cent higher in premarket trading on Monday.

«Every penny counts, but if we step back and I'm looking at earnings of $ 6.60 per share this year, 2 cents is an easy concession if the president - elect listens to some of the company's bigger concerns,» said Howard Rubel, a senior equity analyst with Jefferies, an investment banking firm in New York.

In one of the few studies that has examined flextime's effect on company profits, last year, researchers from the University of Toronto's Rotman School of Management and China's Renmin University studied the 35 per cent of Canadian firms with flextime policies.

Insiders point to issuers who have been quoted in the press making comments along the lines of, «The proxy advisory firm is my number one shareholder because they control 50 per cent of my vote.»

While Canada is ranked fifth in the world (behind the U.S., China, India and the U.K.) in terms of global venture capital investment, and many Canadian companies achieve success in their first five years, only three per cent of firms that survive beyond that point classify as high growth.

The Aussie will decline to 72 US cents by year - end as restrained economic growth and inflation mean the Reserve Bank of Australia will take a «few years» to catch up with the Federal Reserve in raising borrowing costs, said Philip Moffitt, Asia - Pacific head of fixed income in Sydney at the firm, which oversees more than $ US1 trillion.

First, based on the location data in the Munk School's CanAsia Footprint map, of the 637 locations of Canadian tech firms in Asia that we studied, more than half (53 per cent) are services - related.

Looking ahead, Governing Council expects inflation to move up to close to 2 per cent in the near term, mainly because of firmer energy prices.

Wesley Clover Corp., an investment firm created by Matthews in 1972, has 6.73 million shares or 5.6 per cent of all outstanding shares in the firm.

Consumption import volumes remained firm, with growth in excess of 12 per cent over the past twelve months.

Imports of goods also expanded at a firm pace in the second half of 2003, particularly consumption imports, which rose in line with robust consumer spending to be around 12 per cent higher over the year; imports of capital and intermediate goods were also sharply higher over the year.

Even the younger set find these benefits appealing, with 82 per cent of those ages 20 to 37 (millennials) and 81 per cent of those ages 38 to 52 (generation X) citing the benefits as a critical factor in accepting a job, compared to 74 per cent of baby boomers (ages 53 to 71), found the survey by management consulting firm Accenture.

In line with this, the NAB survey reported that firms continue to anticipate low and steady inflation for final product and retail prices, both of which are expected to increase by 0.3 per cent in the December quarteIn line with this, the NAB survey reported that firms continue to anticipate low and steady inflation for final product and retail prices, both of which are expected to increase by 0.3 per cent in the December quartein the December quarter.

For office workers, data from Mercer's December Quarterly Salary Review show a slight firming in the growth rate of base salaries, to around 4.3 per cent in year - ended terms, compared with slightly less than 4 per cent earlier in 2003.

The impact of the ITC downturn is even more evident in the production data, where growth has slowed to a year - ended pace of around 3 1/2 per cent, as firms cut back ITC production in order to rein in inventories.

Values of imports and exports soared, rising by around 50 per cent over the year to December as firms rushed to fill export orders ahead of the cut in export rebates on 1 January 2004 (Graph 9).

The BBB's analysis found that only 1.7 per cent of small firms sought new loans over the last 10 quarters — a record low since its index began in 2011.

With the rise of Persian power, the Persian language gained a firm footing in Sind along with Arabic, with the result that modern Sindhi, written in Arabic script, contains more than fifty per cent Arabic and Persian words.

And to illustrate both the international dimension of this revolution in automation and its impact even on the newly growing service sector, a German multinational firm's study estimated that by 1990, 40 per cent of the jobs in the office could be rationalized and 25 per cent automated.

Curiously, the memory is a little stronger, the image a little firmer, in recollecting the buying of presents, rather than the getting: the simultaneous feeling of titanic generosity and utter miserliness, an endless calculation of love measured to the penny, and an irrecoverable sensation» the proud knowledge that one has, in a rage of magnanimity, squandered every cent, matched with the shameful awareness of just how paltry the result is.

Accolade, which is 80 per cent owned by private equity firm CHAMP, has installed a new general manager into the Grant Burge Wines business in Jeff Bond, who had been chief executive of Peter Lehmann Wines for five years until it was taken over by Casella Wines in late 2014 in a $ 57 million buyout deal.

Sales to China had jumped by more than 50 per cent year - on - year off a low base and this had resulted in a range of approaches from both Chinese private equity firms and companies involved in the wine business.

Two key drivers of the global rise of Swisse have taken a stake in WelleCo, a plant - based supplements firm in which supermodel Elle Macpherson has a 25 per cent share.

Scandinavian dairy firm Arla Foods said last autumn that many European producers were reducing skimmed milk powder output by as much as 20 per cent in the peak season because of the impending EU price cuts.

Canadian dairy firm Saputo has lifted its stake in Warrnambool Cheese and Butter to almost 18 per cent although 13.35 per cent of its holdings remains subject to withdrawal rights.