Sentences with phrase «corporate act in»

Prescribed Bodies Corporate act in trust or as agent for native title holders following a determination of title.

The Eucharist is by ecumenical consensus the corporate act in which «the community of God's people is manifested,» and it is of crucial importance that the identity - defining rite of the Christian community is precisely a rite of remembrance, an act in which the many are united in a common turning in the Spirit to one in particular, to the Palestinian Jew Jesus, through whose life and in whose person the salvation of the God of Israel is confessed to have been conclusively bestowed on humankind.

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To push the corporate world in the right direction, she says, the company will be «naming and shaming» those who have failed to act as it pulls its funding.

I hate when people tell me to «just be yourself» — but in remote interviews, dialing back the corporate speak and acting like yourself makes you more trustworthy.

Having read the riot act to the corporate elite, our superstar central banker can depart for London, secure in the knowledge that Canadian companies will eventually have little choice but to start spending all that accumulated cash.

Undies boss tripled her pay, then sacked 1,850 workers In an act that could only be described as corporate bastardry, shameless executives at Bonds owner Pacific Brands awarded themselves pay rises of up to 170 per cent while they sacked nearly 2000 workers.

CNBC's «Mad Money» host Jim Cramer calls him «a heroic figure in a landscape filled with people who are just part of a bland army,» while T - Mobile Executive Vice President of corporate services Dave Carey told «The Brave Ones»: «He can be charming on one hand and a raucous Las Vegas night club act on the other.»

TORONTO — The Liberal government will not «act in an impulsive way» in response to U.S. corporate tax cuts that economists say pose a threat to Canada's competitiveness, the federal finance minister said after a pre-budget meeting Friday.

Trump and Republican lawmakers clinched a major legislative victory by passing the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in late 2017, reducing the corporate tax rate to 21 percent and offering new incentives for companies to repatriate profits.

We're definitely seeing a secular move in the industry to act more like a corporate.

Corporate America is acting swiftly amid the ongoing political firestorm over race relations sparked by a white nationalist rally in Virginia last weekend that turned fatal.

In fact, he argues that workplace productivity could significantly improve if more corporate teammates were free to act like Bush.

After the Enron and WorldCom scandals of 2002, the Sarbanes - Oxley Act was instituted in the United States to, among other things, increase the independence of outside auditors when they review corporate financial statements.

It found that corporations that promote their philanthropy and corporate social responsibility are actually more likely to act irresponsibly in the future, because they may feel moral license to worry less about potential wrongdoing.

NEW YORK, April 30 - Global stock indexes were flat to slightly higher after upbeat earnings and deal news on Monday, while the U.S. «If the previous several weeks of earnings season are any indication, corporate results should continue to act as a buffer to any meaningful turn lower in equity markets,»...

These risks and uncertainties include: Gilead's ability to achieve its anticipated full year 2018 financial results; Gilead's ability to sustain growth in revenues for its antiviral and other programs; the risk that private and public payers may be reluctant to provide, or continue to provide, coverage or reimbursement for new products, including Vosevi, Yescarta, Epclusa, Harvoni, Genvoya, Odefsey, Descovy, Biktarvy and Vemlidy ®; austerity measures in European countries that may increase the amount of discount required on Gilead's products; an increase in discounts, chargebacks and rebates due to ongoing contracts and future negotiations with commercial and government payers; a larger than anticipated shift in payer mix to more highly discounted payer segments and geographic regions and decreases in treatment duration; availability of funding for state AIDS Drug Assistance Programs (ADAPs); continued fluctuations in ADAP purchases driven by federal and state grant cycles which may not mirror patient demand and may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; market share and price erosion caused by the introduction of generic versions of Viread and Truvada, an uncertain global macroeconomic environment; and potential amendments to the Affordable Care Act or other government action that could have the effect of lowering prices or reducing the number of insured patients; the possibility of unfavorable results from clinical trials involving investigational compounds; Gilead's ability to initiate clinical trials in its currently anticipated timeframes; the levels of inventory held by wholesalers and retailers which may cause fluctuations in Gilead's earnings; Kite's ability to develop and commercialize cell therapies utilizing the zinc finger nuclease technology platform and realize the benefits of the Sangamo partnership; Gilead's ability to submit new drug applications for new product candidates in the timelines currently anticipated; Gilead's ability to receive regulatory approvals in a timely manner or at all, for new and current products, including Biktarvy; Gilead's ability to successfully commercialize its products, including Biktarvy; the risk that physicians and patients may not see advantages of these products over other therapies and may therefore be reluctant to prescribe the products; Gilead's ability to successfully develop its hematology / oncology and inflammation / respiratory programs; safety and efficacy data from clinical studies may not warrant further development of Gilead's product candidates, including GS - 9620 and Yescarta in combination with Pfizer's utomilumab; Gilead's ability to pay dividends or complete its share repurchase program due to changes in its stock price, corporate or other market conditions; fluctuations in the foreign exchange rate of the U.S. dollar that may cause an unfavorable foreign currency exchange impact on Gilead's future revenues and pre-tax earnings; and other risks identified from time to time in Gilead's reports filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the SEC).

In 2002, while still president and CEO of the IDA, Oliver gave a speech to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce in which he praised the American Sarbanes - Oxley Act (commonly referred to as SOX), which put in place a sweeping set of regulations for securities markets in the U.S. SOX came in the wake of several corporate malfeasance disasters, including the demise of EnroIn 2002, while still president and CEO of the IDA, Oliver gave a speech to the Winnipeg Chamber of Commerce in which he praised the American Sarbanes - Oxley Act (commonly referred to as SOX), which put in place a sweeping set of regulations for securities markets in the U.S. SOX came in the wake of several corporate malfeasance disasters, including the demise of Enroin which he praised the American Sarbanes - Oxley Act (commonly referred to as SOX), which put in place a sweeping set of regulations for securities markets in the U.S. SOX came in the wake of several corporate malfeasance disasters, including the demise of Enroin place a sweeping set of regulations for securities markets in the U.S. SOX came in the wake of several corporate malfeasance disasters, including the demise of Enroin the U.S. SOX came in the wake of several corporate malfeasance disasters, including the demise of Enroin the wake of several corporate malfeasance disasters, including the demise of Enron.

Each member of the Audit Committee shall meet the independence standards and expertise requirements of the New York Stock Exchange corporate governance listing standards, the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and rules promulgated thereunder, the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Improvement Act of 1991 (FDICIA), and other applicable laws and regulations, in each case, as of the Firm's most recent annual meeting.

Gerald Pitts, the Wyoming Corporate Services president, said in an interview on Wednesday that his company acted as the registered agent for 8,000 businesses, including Sophidea, though he did not know what the company did.

«Corporates» reticence to invest or deploy balance sheet reserves has resulted in a sharp decline in productivity growth, which acts as a headwind to developed market economies,» McQuaker told CNBC.

Antigovernment populists who deride the Ex-Im Bank as «corporate welfare» or «crony capitalism» so far have won in Congress, blocking reauthorization of the agency and forcing it since June to stop acting as lender of last resort to the foreign buyers of American - made products, from aircraft to car seats.

Corporate bookmakers such as CrownBet have also complained about pending changes to the Interactive Gambling Act with the insertion of a measure they claim will easily allow the introduction of online in - play betting in TAB outlets and pubs and clubs around the country.

Effective Supply Chain Accountability: Investor Guidance on Implementation of The California Transparency in Supply Chains Act and Beyond identifies good corporate practices to ensure corporate compliance with the law, the business case for compliance, shareholder expectations, and the elements of a comprehensive human rights due diligence framework.

Recent developments, including ongoing investigations into bribery and corruption at the Company's subsidiaries in Mexico, China, Brazil, and India; new revelations of accounting fraud at the Company's China operations; a recent ruling by a National Labor Relations Board Administrative Law Judge against the Company for its illegal discipline of employees; and, the NLRB decision to authorize a nationwide complaint against the Company for violations of the National Labor Relations Act, highlight the need for enhanced oversight of Wal - Mart's corporate culture and behavior.

An earlier version of the column included a paragraph on some of the company's acts of good corporate behavior, including Starbucks» recent announcement that it had achieved 100 percent pay equity across gender and race for all of its U.S. employees and its goal of opening more stores in under - served neighborhoods.

Further catalysts for capital spending could come from the push in Washington DC to reduce regulations and the proposed US corporate tax changes laid out in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act bill, particularly a permanent reduction in the corporate tax rate and a one - time tax break for repatriated overseas corporate earnings.

In the corporate world, Congress responded to the financial crisis by enacting the Dodd - Frank Wall Street Reform Act, which among other things imposed various governance requirements on all publicly traded companies.

In recent years, however, shareholders have increasingly used SEC Exchange Act Rule 14a - 8 (the so - called shareholder proposal rule), to not just manage but even micromanage corporate decisions.

Indeed, a governor who was interested in keeping jobs in Wisconsin might have been paying attention to the corporate changes that were unfolding and might have acted on his own to contact the new bosses.

A number, but not all, of the corporate statutes in Canada are based on the Federal Business Corporations Act with slight variations.

Management Corporate Governance With the enactment of the Modern Slavery Act in October, the United Kingdom has made a new addition to the growing body of compliance regulations sprouting up globally.

Canada recently passed the Copyright Modernization Act, which was created in response to U.S. government and corporate interests working in a sophisticated fashion to advance American interests at the expense of other countries, including our own.

Dr Leblanc has served as an external advisor to boards that have won national awards and peer endorsement from institutional shareholders for their corporate governance practices and has also acted as a corporate governance expert witness in recent years.

TRA86 (Tax Reform Act of 1986): Revenue - neutral legislation passed in 1986 that simplified the tax code, lowered marginal tax rates, and closed corporate loopholes.

Located in the heart of the MaRS Centre, the suite acts as a bridge between corporate leaders and entrepreneurs.

• The SEC should address «the practice of «proposal by proxy,» where the proponent of a resolution — typically one of the corporate gadflies — has no skin in the game, but rather receives permission to act «on behalf» of a shareholder that meets the threshold.»

High hopes that tax reform, reduced regulation and a more pro-business agenda would jumpstart the next round of growth in corporate earnings, have eased in face of failure to repeal the Affordable Care Act.

While the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act signed by President Trump on Dec. 22 provoked confusion and protest in many places, particularly blue states like New York, the corporate breaks in the law provide sudden opportunities as well.

Lastly, as noted in BCA's 2014 outlook report: In a liquidity trap, where interest rates reach the zero boundary, the linkage between monetary policy and the real economy is asset markets: zero short rates act to subsidize corporate profits, drive up asset prices and encourage risk - takinin BCA's 2014 outlook report: In a liquidity trap, where interest rates reach the zero boundary, the linkage between monetary policy and the real economy is asset markets: zero short rates act to subsidize corporate profits, drive up asset prices and encourage risk - takinIn a liquidity trap, where interest rates reach the zero boundary, the linkage between monetary policy and the real economy is asset markets: zero short rates act to subsidize corporate profits, drive up asset prices and encourage risk - taking.

«Institutional shareholders are much more aware now, and they're much more organized — they're not acting as lone wolves anymore,» said Eleanor Bloxham, president of The Value Alliance and Corporate Governance Alliance in Westerville, Ohio.

The University of Alberta - based Parkland Institute released a new report this morning, Ending Pay to Play: The Need for Political Finance Reform in Alberta: «Given the consensus that exists between the government and official opposition to ban corporate and union donations, it should act immediately to do so.

I realize there are very few publicly traded companies that act the way Berkshire Hathaway does (in terms its relationship with Wall Street, executive pay, corporate governance, stock options, etc...), but it's still a point worth making.

Kenya's central bank is partially to blame for the country's new economic challenges: Its 2016 Banking Act caps lending rates at a maximum of four percentage points above the central bank benchmark rate of 10.5 %, resulting in limited lending and corporate growth.

In the six months ended March 31, 2018, as a result of the U.S. Tax Cuts and Jobs Act, Post recorded a $ 265.3 million one - time income tax net benefit which included (i) a $ 272.4 million benefit related to an estimate of the remeasurement of Post's existing deferred tax assets and liabilities considering both the expected fiscal year 2018 blended U.S. federal income corporate tax rate of approximately 24.5 % and a 21 % rate for subsequent fiscal years and (ii) a $ 7.1 million expense related to an estimate of the transition tax on unrepatriated foreign earnings.

Any reference to «Talison Lithium» includes Talison Lithium Pty Ltd and its related bodies corporate as defined in the Corporations Act of Australia.

What annoys me about this behavior, which is practiced very often today as well, is that for some reason corporate managers seem to act like these buybacks — when they are earmarked for the purpose of offsetting stock options — exist in a vacuum where the laws of economics are suspended.

Assets are invested in any eligible U.S. dollar - denominated money market instruments as defined by applicable U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission regulations (Rule 2a - 7 of the Investment Company Act of 1940), including all types listed above as well as commercial paper, certificates of deposit, corporate notes, and other private instruments from domestic and foreign issuers, as well as repurchase and potentially reverse repurchase agreements.

He served in the Oklahoma House of Representatives from 1976 to 1986 where he was principal author of the 1986 Oklahoma General Corporation Act, which moved Oklahoma law to the Delaware corporate law model.

But worship is our corporate delight in God's acts and character, our response to God's grace and goodness.

Under all variations of form, they continued to affirm that in the events out of which the Christian Church arose there was a conclusive act of God, who in them visited and redeemed His people; and that in the corporate experience of the Church itself there was revealed a new quality of life, arising out of what God had done, which in turn corroborated the value set upon the facts.