This tree - lined neighbourhood of single - family homes near Simon Fraser University certainly seems to offer value: Last year approximately 30 properties sold in this area at a benchmark price of just over $ 700,000 — almost $ 50,000
less than the benchmark price for the Greater Vancouver Area.
In declining markets it has fallen
less than the benchmark which adds to its attractiveness for an investor.
RBC research found that U.S. dividend payers and dividend growers outperformed the S&P 500 between January 1994 and November 2015 by a modest margin and with volatility only slightly
less than the benchmark.
Our position ended slightly up for the year but our gain was
less than the benchmark.
Not exact matches
The Governing Council left the
benchmark interest rate unchanged at its ultra-low setting of 0.5 %, but policy makers were
less than enthusiastic about the Canada's prospects.
While we haven't yet got to the point where Canadian oil production is literally stranded — shut down for lack of a place to store, let alone ship it — our product is selling for far
less than the North American and world
benchmark prices that continue to make filling up your car an expensive proposition.
Benchmark partner Peter Fenton says he was attracted to a product that seemed easier to use and
less expensive
than others on the market.
The Federal Reserve Board again held off raising its
benchmark federal funds rate on Thursday, citing
less than desirable economic circumstances.
U.S.
benchmark crude settled at US$ 45.89 a barrel on Tuesday,
less than half of what it was just six months ago.
In New York, the March contract for
benchmark West Texas Intermediate crude closed up 75 cents at US$ 53.53 a barrel on Tuesday, but that was still
less than half the US$ 107 it traded for last June.
Over the last five and ten years,
less than twenty percent of large - cap managers beat their
benchmark.
The total amount of fees the Company paid F.W. Cook in 2007 was $ 111,207, which included the fees paid for services provided as the independent compensation consultant to the HRC and GNC, reimbursement of F.W. Cook's reasonable travel and business expenses, and a fee of
less than $ 5,000 for a survey of long - term incentives which is used for
benchmarking for other positions throughout Wells Fargo.
The total amount of fees the Company paid Cook & Co. in 2011 was $ 163,199, which included the fees paid for services provided as the independent compensation consultant to the HRC and GNC, reimbursement of Cook & Co.'s reasonable travel and business expenses, and a fee of
less than $ 5,000 for a survey of long - term incentives which is used for
benchmarking for other positions throughout the Company.
Even though Alberta Bitumen is cheaper
than most
benchmarks, given the need for it to be mixed with higher - quality, more - expensive lighter crude to be transported from Alberta to the U.S. Gulf, its drop into single digits is no
less remarkable.
For short - term deposits
less than a year, banks are limited to offering as much as 150 percent of the
benchmark rate.
The
benchmark for Alberta's tar - like crude has dropped to a low of $ 8.35 this week — down from $ 80
less than two years ago.
It tilts smaller
than our
benchmark, with
less of a value focus, and it makes a lot of sector bets, especially as it heavily underweights financials in favor of industrials, consumer cyclicals, and tech.
West Texas Intermediate comes from the American Midwest and the Gulf Coast and is lighter and «sweeter» (contains
less sulfur)
than virtually every other major
benchmark.
China's top five banks said on Friday they have raised deposit rates to 3.5 percent, above the
benchmark level,
less than a day after China took a step towards liberalising its interest rate market.
The bias is meant to make it
less sensitive to a general increase in yields
than the
benchmark index it follows.
Favourable attributes associated with boutiques include: 1: Managers who think independently 2: A lack of
benchmark - hugging 3: A reasonable, incentive - based remuneration 4:
Less run by committee, meaning decisions can be made quickly 5:
Less bureaucracy and company politics to deal with
than at big firms 6: Higher level of employee ownership and investment in own funds, aligning employee and client interests 7: Lower staff turnover
Menlo, First Round and Lowercase have attracted
less attention
than either
Benchmark or Kalanick, but could very well be the swing votes in whether the sale is successful.
In other words, the market expects the stocks held by FSRFX to grow economic earnings for the same length of time as the S&P 500 and 1 year
less than the stocks held by the
benchmark.
Though
less concentrated
than our
benchmark, around half of PBJ's portfolio is in its top ten holdings.
Merrill's Equity and Quant Strategy team tells that
less than a third of large cap managers were able to beat the Russell 1000
benchmark in the first three months of the year.
Starting Oct. 17, all buyers with high - ratio mortgages —
less than a 20 per cent down payment — must qualify based on the five - year
benchmark posted rate, even if they have negotiated a lower five - year fixed - ate term.
We looked at the
benchmark weights pre - and post-downgrades — for example, autos went from
less than 3 % to nearly 7 %, there was not much of a high - yield financials universe and energy endured some significant downgrades to post some meaningful growth.
The
benchmark price for detached properties was $ 1,608,500 last month, up 7.4 per cent from March 2017 and up
less than half a per cent over February 2018
Newcastle spot prices, essentially the global
benchmark price for coal, have fallen from a peak of more
than $ 140 a ton in early 2011 to
less than $ 70 a ton.
We have a superannuation (retirement fund) industry that is worth billions in annual management fees, yet many funds consistently return
less than the local
benchmark.
And according to survey data captured for the Q1 2012 Gleansight
benchmark report Web Content Management, a majority of companies within the B2B realm are investing in technologies, capabilities, and resources to bring the concept of web content personalization to life, making it obvious that businesses are realizing that a «one - size - fits - all» approach is
less effective
than one that provides content tailored to specific segments of site visitors.
Argentina's central bank raised its
benchmark interest rate by 300 basis points to 33.25 percent on Thursday, but the second steep rate increase in
less than a week failed to stop the country's peso currency from plunging.
Yet even with the downbeat forecast, losses were relatively modest, with most
benchmarks finishing
less than half a percentage point lower.
The second
benchmark draft of the Earth Charter is certainly
less offensive
than the first.
RA's «Use of Seal» Guidelines dated December 2007 (PDF) states that «Companies requesting to use the RAC seal on single - ingredient products with
less than 90 % certified content should also agree to a SmartSourceTM plan: a step-wise approach to scaling up the percentage of certified content over time with specific
benchmarks and timelines along the path of sustainability.»
He had
less game time last season
than the one before that so using 2015 - 16 as his
benchmark, only Kos surpasses him as Per despite more games / minutes wasn't as assured.
When the dust settles, 13,660 kids will be kicked back into the regular CPS system, where
less than 9 percent of all high students meet college readiness
benchmarks on the ACT.
Moreover, a subsequent report issued by FES charged that
less than 1 in 10 students met «grade - level
benchmarks for reading and math.»
Mrs. Clinton's campaign said that half of the donations came online but did not reveal what proportion of the overall money came from donors giving
less than $ 200, a common
benchmark for grass - roots fund - raising strength.
China's massive jump in coal use - to 3.8 billion metric tons in 2012 from 2.5 billion metric tons in 2006 - drove prices of
benchmark Asian thermal coal to average $ 121 a metric ton in 2011, from
less than $ 50 five years earlier.
At a
benchmark of
less than 10 minutes into the pilot episode, this gentleman fails to keep a balance of proper etiquette and proper humor.
The previous
benchmark for a large class was set last year, when 322 invitees were announced —
less than half the number announced on Wednesday.
Thanos might not have the physical intimidation of Christopher Nolan's Bane, the
benchmark of physicality, but he is
less of a pushover
than Marvel's ensemble of weak villains.
«When first - graders read from text with at least a moderate amount of consistent linguistic information, more reach the end - of - the - year
benchmark than students who read text with
less consistent information but more of it.»
Less than 6 percent of African - Americans met the
benchmark.
In short, this minimum figure is thousands of dollars
less than what some experts estimate, and it should therefore be a reasonable
benchmark to identify only the districts with the most needs.
The
benchmark testing in December showed somewhat discouraging results — a projected 39 School Performance Score,
less than the 54 Sylvanie Williams earned last year and far beneath the 70 it needs to keep the charter, Parker told the school's governing board in January.
The National Institute for Early Education Research analyzed preschool programs in all 50 states, and found Arizona was one of nine states that met
less than half of the quality
benchmarks.
Students with limited English proficiency were more likely to be enrolled in the lowest quality programs - those with just three of fewer
benchmarks - and
less likely to be enrolled in programs with six or more
benchmarks than their peers.
Compensation should be
benchmarked by similar personnel in public school districts with
less than 1,000 students for small charters with
less than 600 students.