As
long as your firm's approach to sales is largely personality - driven, a hired salesperson will fail to make any sales (or they will effectively become sales assistants to your rainmakers).
Indeed, as we said years ago in the post chronomentrophobia, «from the perspective of the overworked associate or partner, there is nothing wrong with the billable hour fee system that is not very likely to be carried over to any alternative billing arrangements, so
long as the firm expects the shift to be made without reducing its income or profits, and the lawyer expects the same income.
So
long as the firm consults the ethics counsel for legal advice, and pays the lawyer for those services, as opposed to simply having the function carried out as an unbilled component of the duties of one of the managing partners, the relationship should be seen as one of lawyer and client.
As
long as a firm maintains its earnings per share momentum and exceeds the market's growth expectations, its stock price can be expected to outpace the market.
As
long as the firm pays executives based on «adjusted EPS,» which conveniently removes certain restructuring and acquisitions costs, JAH will continue to destroy shareholder value.
While a 1 percent fee doesn't sound like a big deal, it means you're paying $ 10,000 for every $ 1 million under management — and you're paying that fee every year for as
long as the firm manages your money.
But Topol expressed hope that, regulatory snags aside, the technology will eventually get there — as
long as firms can collect enough relevant data about the exact biological risk factors and warning signs for a heart attack or a stroke.
Not exact matches
Chamath Palihapitiya, the CEO of venture capital
firm Social Capital, says he's a big fan of Bezos» letters because they serve
as a reminder to keep a
long - term view, while keeping things simple.
Andrew Potter, an analyst with CIBC World Markets, expects to see a flurry of mergers and acquisitions
as long - term supply contracts
firm up between customers in Asia and particular terminals, pipelines and upstream gas producers in Canada.
Perhaps
as a result of high going - in costs, PE
firms are having to hold on to assets
longer to wring out improvements.
As for Baskin, the
firm sold all of its shares in Home Capital in late April, and Schwartz, the chief investment officer, said it will no
longer comment on the company.
In some cases, family
firms should be thinking about «intergenerational partnerships,» which see parents and adult children sharing managerial authority for an extended period — perhaps
as long as 10 or 15 years.
«Crafting a philosophy statement, or identity, becomes helpful when the «bumper cars» no
longer bump into each other»
as may happen in larger
firms.
As VC
firms raise larger funds and pump capital into venture - backed companies at various stages, they allow them to stay private
longer.
The radio broadcasting business is undergoing a similar process
as the brick - and - mortar meltdown, where PE
firms piled into big retailers during the LBO boom before the Financial Crisis and left the sector strewn with over-indebted retailers that then got slammed by a structural shift to online that they no
longer had the resources to follow.
IT is an area that has
long been outsourced within
firms of all sizes, though recent reports suggest that it outsourcing in this area is not
as prevalent
as it once was.
The certifier may work at the applicant
firm or be independent,
as long as the certifier is a licensed professional with credentials that are current and in good standing.
Meanwhile, global tech
firms that have
long had factories in Vietnam — such
as LG Electronics Inc., Panasonic Corp., and Toshiba Corp. — have also been expanding into research and development.
It was not
long before Port Equipment Service,
as the pair called the new
firm, began to outgrow its rented digs.
Startups to watch: Led by a crop of
firms such
as Long Island City - based Aereo, which provides over-the-air television for mobile devices, startups are capitalizing on the myriad industries headquartered in Queens.
Members of Congress are allowed to actively invest in individual
firms as long as it's not based on non-public information, even with ethics protections like the STOCK Act in place.
The
firm believes the commodity supercycle is over, and that commodity prices will no
longer move
as one.
«It's baked into their DNA to be focused on the
long term,
as their focus is to maintain the family business and wealth,» says Matt Fullbrook, manager of the Clarkson Centre for Business Ethics and Board Effectiveness (CCBE) at the University of Toronto, which has been studying the underlying reasons for the curious strength of family
firms.
The critique doesn't only come from the left; there are plenty of hard - nosed investment
firms that are agitating to clamp a lid on ever - growing CEO pay, arguing that it's a poor use of shareholders» money and distorts performance
as CEOs start managing to their pay metrics instead of
longer - term growth.
But
as long as private
firms follow these rules, they should be left to make their own decisions, reaping the rewards of success and the costs of failure.
Not
long after Cramer got the Goldman position, an employee from the
firm contacted him, got the answering machine message, and told Cramer to call him
as soon
as possible.
Entrepreneurs have
long seen outsourcing
as a strategy reserved for big business, but technology has made it a more accessible tool for small businesses — and for some small
firms, outsourcing has made a powerful impact on their growth, productivity and bottom lines.
Your mind could have drifted thousands of miles away, but
as long as your body showed up to work at Dallas - based tax
firm Ryan, that was all that mattered.
As for just how
long the
firm is willing to wait for an exit, Baird says they're flexible — they'll even do a revenue - share agreement that pays the
firm back slowly.
Despite the stock sale, the company says it will continue to use the Sears brand name
as long as the American
firm owns a 10 % stake.
That concern could be a
long term investment opportunity, such
as taking advantage of high pollution in China, according to LaSalle Investment Management, a $ 47.6 billion real estate investment
firm.
«The new contract said he could become a «general partner or member of any corporation, partnership, company or
firm,» so
long as the activity was a «passive investment» that involved «minimal» time.
As general counsel for the hedge fund Long - Term Capital Management (LTCM), he had a front row seat as dozens of Wall Street institutions worked to bailout the firm with a $ 3.6 billion recapitalizatio
As general counsel for the hedge fund
Long - Term Capital Management (LTCM), he had a front row seat
as dozens of Wall Street institutions worked to bailout the firm with a $ 3.6 billion recapitalizatio
as dozens of Wall Street institutions worked to bailout the
firm with a $ 3.6 billion recapitalization.
Malcolm Hamilton, a partner at consulting
firm Mercer, thinks there is room for the PRPP
as long as the fees are low and the plans offer enough advantages over group RRSPs for employers to adopt them (e.g. much of the administrative burden transferred to the government).
LONDON, Feb 6 - Gold prices slipped on Tuesday, weighed down by a
firmer dollar and
as some investors were squeezed by falling stocks and cashed in
long positions in bullion.
He worked for 25 years at Rothschild
as an adviser before founding his own investment
firm in 2000, and he's
long been a supporter of deregulation.
Strategic buyers can justify high acquisition prices
as long term strategic plays, where buyout
firms need to be able to see the path to a profitable exit.
Brokers can still sell proprietary products to clients — products for which they get paid a commission and / or that will benefit their own
firm's bottom line —
as long as they provide dense legalistic disclosures.
As long as foreign investors aren't provided with a clear process, and as long as they are unable to take controlling interests in Canadian firms, these muddled rules will likely continue to increase the cost of attracting capital for Canadian resource companie
As long as foreign investors aren't provided with a clear process, and as long as they are unable to take controlling interests in Canadian firms, these muddled rules will likely continue to increase the cost of attracting capital for Canadian resource companie
as foreign investors aren't provided with a clear process, and
as long as they are unable to take controlling interests in Canadian firms, these muddled rules will likely continue to increase the cost of attracting capital for Canadian resource companie
as long as they are unable to take controlling interests in Canadian firms, these muddled rules will likely continue to increase the cost of attracting capital for Canadian resource companie
as they are unable to take controlling interests in Canadian
firms, these muddled rules will likely continue to increase the cost of attracting capital for Canadian resource companies.
Analyst
firms have previously attributed the spiraling tablet market to factors like the rise of oversized smartphones known
as phablets, a lack of innovative products, and
longer upgrade cycles for consumers, if they upgrade at all.
The deal is a clear indication of Uber's determination to ditch drivers in in its minicabs, and is the latest move by traditional vehicle manufacturers looking to team up with Silicon Valley
firms long seen
as disruptive threats to their industry.
Braemar managing partner Dennis Costello says the
firm was attracted by the fact that Nuventix already had successful products on the market and that its fans are the only ones engineered to last
as long as the LED fixtures.
As Suzanne Walsh, a partner at the law
firm Murtha Cullina, explained to Fortune, this is no
longer the case because of a tweak to definition of property eligible for the exemption:
After naming
long - time fashion industry veteran Paula Schnieder
as its new CEO last week, the company is now evaluating a proposed takeover bid, reportedly from the private equity
firm Irving Place Capital.
Its rankings are based heavily on a company's
long - term financial results and — for the first time this year — take into account its environmental, social, and governance performance
as measured by investment research
firm Sustainalytics.
Established in 1995, the mission of the Partnership Committee is to steward the
firm's culture
as defined by our Business Principles and standards, preserve the spirit of partnership, promote and enhance the benefits of partnership, and advance the
long - term success of Goldman Sachs through the cultivation of its current and future leaders.
Value investors and non-value investors alike have
long considered the price earnings ratio, which is also known
as the p / e ratio for short, a useful metric for evaluating the relative attractiveness of a company's stock price compared to the current earnings of a
firm.
The
firm specializes in strategies such
as credit hedge funds,
long only funds and separate account, distressed - for - control private equity, collateralized loan obligations, mutual funds, closed - end funds, ETFs and non-traded products.
Therefore they'll probably purchase from another
firm and,
as long as they're somewhat satisfied, they may not return to your
firm — ever.
Friedman — who in his
long career has advised the US government and military
as well
as Fortune 500 companies — held the keynote speech at the annual Strategic Investment Conference hosted by investment research
firm Mauldin Economics.