Sentences with phrase «firm over another based»

On the surface, Erin's issue seems like a choice between one firm over another based on the idea that she'll receive more reliable service by purchasing mutual funds at one of the big banks.

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Ford's board may have decided to leave out the cash base pay (which, prorated, would've been a little over $ 1 million) because unlike stock, a direct cash payment could make for poorer optics, said Alan Johnson of the executive compensation consulting firm Johnson Associates.

That is among the findings of a new report from Englewood, Colo. - based research firm IHS which shows Canadian cable providers lost over 10,000 subscribers in Q2, making for three straight quarters of losses (satellite has recorded losses for five straight quarters).

• RCP Advisors, a Chicago - based firm, raised over $ 284 million for its latest fund out of a $ 400 million target, according to an SEC filing.

As a result, the Zurich - based firm's shares jumped over 4 percent.

In Germany, prices in major cities have increased more than 30 percent over the past five years, according to Berlin - based research firm Bulwiengesa.

Then over the weekend, he printed a $ 6.5 million invoice for Darby (again not naming her) based on calculations by a Dublin PR firm regarding the value of the publicity their exchange had generated.

The Montreal - based firm is RIM's sixth biggest investor (10.2 million shares at the end of the first quarter, worth about $ 361 million yesterday), and just sold over half its holdings.

The pace of acquisition over the past two years has been «aggressive and fast,» according to Vincent Romans, founder of the Romans Group, a collision repair industry consulting firm based in Chicago.

It's the sort of rapid gearshift that few companies ever experience, much less master: over the course of about five years, FouFou Dog (FFD), a Markham, Ont. - based dog apparel firm, has seen its revenue grow by more than 800 % — a steep growth trajectory matched by the company's shift from providing very specialized boutique goods, like jewelry and booties for small dogs, and to a far wider range of products suitable for mass merchandisers and large offshore customers.

Resource Equipment director Andrew Aitken has accepted Pump Services» $ 115.5 million takeover offer, giving the US - based firm majority control over the mining equipment provider.

The CEO of the Washington - based firm made jaws drop when he announced that, over the next couple of years, all of his employees would be brought up to the $ 70k mark — a change that would mean doubling the income of his lowest - paid employees.

«My broad base of lateral thinking comes from being a mechanic,» says Reimer, whose Winnipeg firm, FXR Racing Inc., has more than doubled its sales over the past five years, earning it a spot on the 2014 PROFIT 500.

Rand Fishkin, founder of Seattle - based online marketing and SEO firm Moz, goes over the most important factors to keep in mind when hiring an SEO consultant.

According to a new study for the Labor Department conducted by Sanat Monica, California - based nonprofit research firm the RAND Corporation, nearly half of U.S. employers with a minimum of 50 workers offered workplace wellness programs in 2012, while 90 percent of companies with greater than 50,000 workers offered the programs over the same period.

In 2013, mHealth companies generated $ 6.2 billion in revenue, a figure that's expected to more than triple over the next five years, according to Dublin - based market research firm Research and Markets.

They had flown in from all over the world for a regular partners» meeting of Bain & Co., a Boston - based management consulting firm.

• Extreme Venture Partners, a Canada - based venture capital firm and accelerator, raised just over $ 50 million for its third fund focused on immigrating international startups.

The Palo Alto, California - based online payroll firm surveyed 478 small business owners and found that 87 percent would start their business again given the chance to do it over.

Costanoa officially launches Wednesday, although the firm has quietly made 10 investments over the last several months in companies such as Datalogix, a purchase - based audience targeting used by Facebook, and Risk I / O, an innovative online security start - up.

The special committee, which was formed to independently assess what the best option for Dell shareholders is, came to that conclusion based on its meetings with investors as well as concerns over a key upcoming recommendation by investment advisory firm ISS, the person said.

The firm spent the next four years shutting down Restoration Hardware stores, shrinking the company's retail footprint from 110 locations to just over 80, abandoning smaller, mall - based outlets.

Looking out over five years, the percentage drops to twelve percent and twenty - nine firms, which suggests that the creation of female - founded venture firms is accelerating, albeit off a very low base.»

In August, the investment firm Richard Bernstein Advisors compared the performance of the average investor — based on the monthly flows of money in and out of mutual funds — against a variety of stock indexes, commodities and other asset classes over a 20 - year period ending Dec. 31, 2013.

«Right now they clearly have a loyal user base in the younger population, but the over 30 year old demographic is one of the most attractive segments for advertisers because of their spending power,» Eric Kim, managing partner at venture capital firm Goodwater Capital, wrote in a report.

San Antonio - based Rackspace was itself acquired by private equity firm Apollo Global in a $ 4.3 billion deal just over a year ago.

A pioneer in the leveraged loan market, the firm has evolved over 25 years, building on its credit expertise and value - based approach to expand into other asset classes.

Paying a significant portion of variable compensation to our senior employees in the form of equity - based compensation that delivers over time and is subject to forfeiture or recapture encourages a long - term, firmwide focus because its value is realized through long - term responsible behavior and the financial performance of our firm.

«I have worked with several HR outsourcing firms over the past fifteen years and have found that only Execustaff HR offers the exceptional hands - on service, rapid response, flexibility and technology needed by a tech - based company.

Now, the biggest challenge, according to Reuters, is to find a way around a reduction of the period over which U.S. - based entities can supply Russian energy firms with funding.

Looking out over five years, the percentage drops to 12 percent and 29 firms, which suggests that the creation of female - founded venture firms is accelerating, albeit off a very low base.

What began as a two - person space planning operation in Silicon Valley in 1991 is today a San Francisco — based design firm with over forty employees and clients that are some of the most dynamic companies in American business, including Facebook, Uber, Cisco Systems, and Yelp.

For over a year, Sweden has been cooperating with several firms to develop a blockchain - based land deed registry.

In the health - tech segment, Doctor Insta Pvt. Ltd, which provides healthcare consultation through video conferencing, received over $ 1 million (Rs 6.7 crore) from US - based venture capital firm RoundGlass Partners.

Last week, Doctor Insta secured over $ 1 million (Rs 6.7 crore) from US - based venture capital firm RoundGlass Partners.

But for years, most top recipients of the visas have been outsourcing or consulting firms based in India, or their American subsidiaries, which import workers for large contracts to take over entire in - house technology units — and to cut costs.

As manager of the firm's Corporate Governance Consulting Group with over 30 years of experience in the field, Bill has guided companies through a wide range of governance and takeover challenges, including contentious shareholder proposals and compensation - based initiatives, proxy contests, tender offers, and other corporate control matters.

The primary purpose of any income statement is to report a company's earnings to investors and managers over a specific period of time, so they can understand how the firm is performing on a core, economic basis.

With over 30 years of investment experience, David co-founded the leading Baltimore - based growth investment firm Camden Partners in 1995 after spending more than a decade investing in small cap companies with T. Rowe Price.

Rich Uncles has their shares revalued by an independent third party appraisal firm on an annual basis, which allows their investors the chance to benefit from increases in property value over time.

Currently, based on discussions I've had over the past couple of weeks, many firms are still revising their longer - term expectations for oil prices.

There are over seven million small businesses in the U.S., ranging from construction firms to grocery stores to home - based businesses.

The U.K. Treasury's sponsored analysis of confidential tax records on tax - advantaged share schemes at over 16,000 U.K. firms reported that broad - based employee stock ownership was linked to improved value added and productivity with correlations consistent with those in many studies of smaller numbers of firms.

Over a period from 2013 through 2015, three leaders of an industry - leading Credit Suisse unit that packages mortgages and other loans into securities for sale to investors were forced to give back a portion of their 2015 bonuses after the firm realized they had failed to complete required «eLearning modules» - computer - based training programs designed to keep employees up - to - date on the latest rules and procedures.

At a Wall Street Journal event Monday, Alexandra Lebenthal, the co-CEO of New York - based investment firm Lebenthal & Co., told Trump surrogate and former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani during a question - and - answer session that «so many» of her employees have «expressed to me over the last week how scared they are.»

According to a report from Sohu, while the fund has been launched by Hangzhou - based venture capital firm Tunlan Investment, it will see over $ 400 million coming from the Hangzhou city government as a guided fund that will be used to invest in promising blockchain projects.

The DC - based firm has facilitated over 30 real estate deals and raises about $ 1 million weekly from investors online.

Amiral Gestion is a Paris - based asset management firm with over over $ 1bn under management, mostly in equities.

Based on the surge in firms reporting difficulties filling job vacancies, we suspect the unemployment rate fell to just 4.2 % in August, with further declines looking likely over the coming months.

Many firms adapted by eschewing commission - based business (as trade execution became commoditized) and migrating toward the fee - based advice model that has taken over the wealth management industry.