The increase in margins is supported by increase in premiums due to the implementation of the new variable annuity products and increase in fee income due to increases in average assets under management resulting from improvements in equity markets and increased deposit activity as equity market improvements created an environment where investors were willing to re-enter the capital markets.
We expect the downtrend in subscription fee to continue, but at a slower rate in the coming years.
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The lawyers themselves, of course, have a financial incentive to settle on terms that reward them with the most profitable fee in comparison to the time invested in the case.
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That's why you heard the President talk about a financial crisis responsibility fee in order to ensure that taxpayers are fully paid up.
If you're over the income gap, you'll probably pay a filing fee in addition to what you fork over to use a company's tax software.
Netflix could potentially charge a small extra fee in order to make multiple streams available to households where the personalized service will make it easier for household members to access content that suits their viewing habits.
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As hospitals and healthcare systems continue to live in the fee for service world, they must prepare for the transition to a world in which they are rewarded for value, not volume.
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Given the ease with which data regarding fees can be compiled, we began to suspect the lack of in-depth fee information might be due, in part, to conflicts of interest in the pension consulting industry.
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Plaid Cymru's annual conference has voted to support a campaign to not pay the TV licence fee in protest at changes to S4C.
Speaking on CNBC, Buffett said Berkshire offered to reinsure the municipal bonds in exchange for a fee equal to 1.5 times the remaining unearned premium over the life of the bonds.
This season, I started in October on the glacier in Saas Fee, Switzerland and plan to finish in Tignes, France, in May.
Members of Congress are seeking a one-year reprieve from new swipe fee caps in order to take more time to study their possible ramifications.
Second, a consultant may receive an agreed upon fee (in addition to an annual retainer) for special projects, such as manager searches or brokerage studies.
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In addition to testing a monthly fee for debit card users in northern Wisconsin, Chase ended its debit card reward program for all customers in July.
The average fund of hedge funds investor pays a 2% management fee and an 11% performance fee, in addition to the fees paid to each of the underlying funds.
The 2% fee brings in enough to keep a Manhattan or Silicon Valley private equity firm in the high-rent district and its partners in Zegna suits and Mercedes-Benz 600s.
The staff of the SEC had already required mutual funds to disclose in footnotes to the fee table, financial highlights table and financial statements, their participation in such arrangements.
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In addition to its fee increase for visits, which will vary by market, WellPoint will offer primary-care doctors payments for services such as developing treatment plans for patients with chronic diseases.
It wants to launch four new TV channels and five new radio stations, all funded by the recent increase in the licence fee, to broaden the choice available to digital viewers and listeners.
Exchange-traded funds are not required to pay brokerage firms a 12-b1 fee to be held in an account, but one ETF company appears to be preparing for this.
Also, anyone suing for accident damages with the help of a no-win, no-fee lawyer - known as a conditional fee arrangement - will in future have to pay their lawyer's success fee from their own funds if they win their case and not add it to the bill of the losing party.
It is common for these funds to charge a performance fee, based on the success they have pursuing their investment strategy, in addition to an asset-based management fee, based on the amount of money provided by investors.
New York City agreed to the museum's request in 1970 to charge an admission fee - so long as the amount was left up to individuals and the signage reflected that.
"Whenever we bid for a contract, we have to bear in mind the interests of licence-fee payers and we always have to seek value for money, " the BBC said in a statement.
This is why tobacco shares rose after the settlement with the states was announced in November and barely reacted when the first gigantic fee awards to lawyers were made in December.
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But that's what happened to asbestos lawyers in Texas, Mississippi and North Carolina who are accused of failing to disclose fee arrangements that left plaintiffs in Northern states with far less money than their Southern counterparts.
The other 1.5 million households belong to a consortium called the National Rural Telecommunication Cooperative, which pays DirecTV a licensing fee to resell its services in certain areas and makes no marketing effort to draw more subscribers in those regions.
In 1981, he became the first black soccer player to command a 1 million pound transfer fee (from Norwich City to Nottingham Forest in the English Premier League).
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Last month, San Jose State University teamed up with Udacity to award credit, for a fee, to students enrolled in three Udacity classes whether or not they were registered students at the California university.
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