Luckily, this year was a good one for most partners according to the survey, with 51 per
cent of firms reporting an increase in partners» earnings in the last year.
Not exact matches
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.
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 Co..
Beleaguered jewellery
firm PC Jeweller reversed its early losses and rallied over 32 per
cent from the day's low after the company termed
reports of arrest
of MD and CEO Balram Garg by the CBI as «factually incorrect».
BCA Research, an independent Montreal - based
firm, estimates the total number
of analyst
reports being produced will fall by at least 20 per
cent as investment banks reshape operations to adapt to the popularity
of indexing.
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 quarter.
In a new
report, the FSB is calling for schools in England to increase their engagement with small
firms, as new research shows only nine per
cent of small
firms have taken on an apprentice in the last 12 months.
The real estate
firm Zillow
reported 30 - year fixed mortgage rates
of around 3.40 per
cent Tuesday, near the all - time average weekly lows.
According to a survey conducted last year by market research
firm The Intelligence Group's Cassandra
Report, 44 per
cent of 900 shoppers between the ages
of 14 and 34 think
of resale value when they purchase things like electronics, furniture and clothing.
In its quarterly update
of the Global Games Market
Report, the
firm forecasted mobile games revenues to grow 25.5 per
cent year - on - year and to account for more than 50 per
cent of the global games market as it reaches $ 137.9 billion this year.
Of that figure, 16.3 per cent of that group were playing Epic's Fortnite: Battle Royale, with 14.6 per cent going for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, per previous reporting from the research fir
Of that figure, 16.3 per
cent of that group were playing Epic's Fortnite: Battle Royale, with 14.6 per cent going for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, per previous reporting from the research fir
of that group were playing Epic's Fortnite: Battle Royale, with 14.6 per
cent going for Playerunknown's Battlegrounds, per previous
reporting from the research
firm.
In a monthly
report titled Worldwide Digital Games Market: March 2018, the
firm revealed that Fortnite's revenue was up by 73 per
cent from February and is now the largest free - to - play console game
of all time, regarding revenue generated and monthly active users.
Sixty - seven per
cent of respondents said their
firm paid associates a general bonus in 2010, with 70 per
cent reporting that such payments were discretionary.
Despite the concerns, the study found 65 per
cent of the law
firms that participated have no staff devoted to information security, with 31 per
cent of them
reporting budgets for the issue in the range
of $ 10,000 to $ 50,000.
Although 97 per
cent of large U.S.
firms sponsor a women's initiative, only 42 per
cent report their women's initiative is part
of the
firm's strategic plan.
According to the
report, 43 per
cent of lawyers surveyed at law
firms and corporations indicated they are likely to increase hiring in the fourth quarter
of 2011.
In a September 2009 article in the English Law Gazette, a London lawyer working in a two - partner
firm reported that he would be closing his practice after receiving a quoted premium
of # 110,000 (nearly $ 200,000 CAD, and equivalent to 25 per
cent of the
firm's annual turnover).
Research
firm Gartner analyst Tom Bittman recently
reported that 95 per
cent of respondents in one
of its surveys found some aspect
of their IaaS private cloud has «gone wrong.»
According to an American Lawyer
report on the top 200
firms in the country released in December, 39 per
cent of managing partners said their
firms de-equitized partners in 2011, and 38 per
cent planned to de-equitize more in 2012.
Despite all the talk
of the death
of the law
firm hourly rate, the ALM Intelligence
report shows hourly rates currently account for about 70 per
cent of total spend and rates are continuing to go up every year.
Interestingly, this popular operating system was still used at an astonishing 37 per
cent of U.S. law
firms only a year or so ago, according to a 2012 survey by the International Legal Technology Association and as
reported in the ABA Journal.
Just under 60 per
cent of them said their jobs consisted mostly
of doing research, and at some
of the smaller
firms, students
reported being able to carry at least some
of their own files.
ICBC also pointed to the fact that 80 per
cent of customers
reporting an injury claim had no previous recent claims, indicating their decision to obtain a lawyer had more to do with outside factors such as advice from friends and family or marketing by legal
firms.
A full 97 per
cent of respondents
reported that marketing and business development staff were highly or somewhat involved in supporting and implementing their
firm's strategic priorities, while only 36 per
cent participated in setting them.
Zver, president
of legal services software developer Tikit Inc. (North America) which offers the Carpe Diem Next Generation timekeeping system, quotes the Peer Monitor Index Q3 2015 Executive
Report, issued Oct. 26, 2015, by Thomson Reuters, when he states that U.S. law
firm realization rates (the ability to collect what they bill) have slumped to a trough
of 82.9 per
cent.
The «magic circle», the elite cadre
of firms with headquarters in London and a large international client base, have
reported record rises in revenue for the 2013 - 14 financial year, with profitability up at least 6 per
cent across the board.
Rather, in - sourcing is cited as the most immediate competitive concern: 83 per
cent of large
firms report having business taken in - house by their client; another 15 per
cent view it as a potential threat, leaving less than two per
cent of large
firm leaders who don't see it as a concern.
Firms are
reporting or planning an increase
of four per
cent in standard hourly billing rates for 2011.
Four out
of five law
firms reported worries around increased competition, a twenty per
cent rise year on year according to our latest law
firm survey.
The short - term news was good at 56 per
cent of responding
firms, where partner earnings increased last year, according to the survey, although that figure may have benefited in part from the de-equitization
of partners, which was
reported at around nine per
cent of respondents.
A recent analysis
of the performance
of the three
firms at handling hate speech complaints in Germany, conducted by local youth protection organization jugendschutz.net, found that Facebook only deleted 39 per
cent of reported criminal content, while Twitter only removed one in a hundred
reported messages.
Banks could lose up to 60 per
cent of their retail profits to Fintech
firms, the consultancy says in the
report.
A new
report by realty
firm Re / Max Integra shows that 40 per
cent of 65 districts within the Toronto Real Estate Board recorded detached house price increases in the quarter ended June 30 compared with the first quarter
of 2017, including almost half
of all the districts in the 905 regions surrounding the city
of Toronto.