06.13.2012 — IPT Survey News Release: More Than 4 Out Of 5 Experts
Say Financial Abuse of Elderly is Getting Worse
Not exact matches
Adam Szubin, acting under secretary for terrorism and
financial intelligence,
said Washington expected other governments and
financial authorities to make similar moves to prevent Pyongyang from «
abusing» global
financial institutions to support its development of weapons of mass destruction and ballistic missiles.
«In California, you are a mandated reporter: You have to let folks know about elder
financial abuse,» Evans
said.
Roper: I guess you could
say CFA got involved in the fiduciary issue with the first study I wrote for the organization in 1986 on
abuses in the
financial planning industry, though I'm not sure what the word «fiduciary» meant when I started that research.
Undue influence plays a role in many - if not most - cases of
financial abuse,
says Dr. Bennett Blum, a physician specializing in forensic and geriatric psychiatry who serves as an expert witness in elder
abuse cases.
Morgan Stanley
said Tuesday that it had fired a star
financial adviser who has been accused by multiple former wives and girlfriends of physical
abuse and stalking.
«Like it or not, the archdiocese is canonically responsible for the
financial care of a priest - even a priest who has committed such a horrible crime and sin such as clergy sexual
abuse of a minor,» the statement
said.
Utley
says the experiences of Other Women may «be applicable to other relational power differentials between women and men, particularly relationships where there is exploitation or emotional, psychological, physical, sexual, social and / or
financial abuse.»
In the light of the ongoing probe into the
abuse of the $ 2.1 billion meant for procurement of arms, which has seen the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission, EFCC, indicting some eminent Nigerians, a group, Save the Nation Movement (STNM), had called for the probe of Buratai,
saying he was the Director of Procurement at the Defence Headquarters (DHQ), between 2012 to 2015.
The group in its statement made available to the Nigeria Politics Online and signed by Executive Director Adetokunbo Mumuni,
Said that, «Budget padding in fact is corruption, as it is implicit in corruption offences such as
abuse of office, attempt to embezzle, divert, and misappropriate public funds, conspiracy to act corruptly, and illicit enrichment, which are recognized under the UN Convention against Corruption to which Nigeria is a state party, and included in national legislation such as the Corrupt Practices and Other Related Offences Act, the Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission Establishment Act and the Fiscal Responsibility Act.»
Susan Lerner, executive director of Common Cause New York, a government watchdog,
said the pension system was already under
financial strain, so reining in the costs by thwarting
abuses should be a priority in Albany.
Antonacci, a certified public accountant and lawyer in his second term as Onondaga County's comptroller,
says DiNapoli should have been doing more and establishing internal
financial controls to prevent
financial abuse.
President of the Institute of
Financial and Economic Journalists, Lloyd Evans, has
said the Inspector General of Police, John Kudalor's consideration of a social media ban on Election Day to curtail
abuses that could lead to violence, is reasonable if it is the surest way to safeguard the nation's stability.
The
financial incentive of removing rent - stabilized tenants places these residents at risk for the worst
abuses by malevolent landlords: harassment and the denial of repairs,»
said Council Member Ritchie Torres.
Groups have been
abusing public disclosure laws, the legal defense fund
said in the amicus brief, «to harass scientists whose findings — or entire fields of study — they perceive as threatening their
financial interests and ideological beliefs.»
«I understand clearly as a freshman in Congress you don't get to steer the bus,»
says Foster, who secured a seat on the House Committee on
Financial Services, which deals with issues such as credit card
abuse and predatory lending.
The government also
said it aims to create a «comprehensive
financial consumer code» governing things like mobile banking and elderly
financial abuse among others.
With the spotlight on elder
abuse awareness throughout June, she
says it's critical for seniors to understand how to protect themselves from
financial abuse given that the majority of cases will involve people who are close to them.
But the new disclosure requirements don't do enough to protect consumers from potential
abuses that can arise from retailers steering homebuyers to their affiliates,
said Phil Angelides, the former California state treasurer who chaired the
Financial Crisis Inquiry Commission.
Failing to accept the
financial responsibility involved in caring for an animal is a major contributor to
abuse and neglect, she
said.
«
Financial abuse is an invisible weapon that's just as effective as a lock and key in controlling victims,» SVP of corporate responsibility at Allstate Insurance Vicky Dinges
said in a statement.
Financial abuse: Whether through charges of fraud, forgery or coercion, an elderly person's finances can be
said to be at risk.
A recent Freedom of Information Act request by her firm to the Care Quality Commission (CQC), she
says, revealed that between January 2013 and June 2017, 12,968 safeguarding reports were made to the CQC about concerns over
financial abuse.
Lets
say that a president clearly and blatantly
abused his position for
financial gain, in violation of the constitution.
«Through their underwriting and origination of tens of thousands of government - insured loans to unqualified borrowers, Countrywide
Financial subsidiaries systematically abused the Federal Housing Administration and became some of the main players in this country's financial crisis,» said U.S. Attorney Loret
Financial subsidiaries systematically
abused the Federal Housing Administration and became some of the main players in this country's
financial crisis,» said U.S. Attorney Loret
financial crisis,»
said U.S. Attorney Loretta Lynch.
Wells Fargo is
said to be in settlement talks with the Consumer
Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency (OCC) over mortgage lending and auto insurance
abuses.