Sentences with phrase «act on conflict of interest»

It has recognised the need to act on conflict of interest, but it is doing so within a single regulatory framework.

Not exact matches

Important factors that could cause actual results to differ materially from those reflected in such forward - looking statements and that should be considered in evaluating our outlook include, but are not limited to, the following: 1) our ability to continue to grow our business and execute our growth strategy, including the timing, execution, and profitability of new and maturing programs; 2) our ability to perform our obligations under our new and maturing commercial, business aircraft, and military development programs, and the related recurring production; 3) our ability to accurately estimate and manage performance, cost, and revenue under our contracts, including our ability to achieve certain cost reductions with respect to the B787 program; 4) margin pressures and the potential for additional forward losses on new and maturing programs; 5) our ability to accommodate, and the cost of accommodating, announced increases in the build rates of certain aircraft; 6) the effect on aircraft demand and build rates of changing customer preferences for business aircraft, including the effect of global economic conditions on the business aircraft market and expanding conflicts or political unrest in the Middle East or Asia; 7) customer cancellations or deferrals as a result of global economic uncertainty or otherwise; 8) the effect of economic conditions in the industries and markets in which we operate in the U.S. and globally and any changes therein, including fluctuations in foreign currency exchange rates; 9) the success and timely execution of key milestones such as the receipt of necessary regulatory approvals, including our ability to obtain in a timely fashion any required regulatory or other third party approvals for the consummation of our announced acquisition of Asco, and customer adherence to their announced schedules; 10) our ability to successfully negotiate, or re-negotiate, future pricing under our supply agreements with Boeing and our other customers; 11) our ability to enter into profitable supply arrangements with additional customers; 12) the ability of all parties to satisfy their performance requirements under existing supply contracts with our two major customers, Boeing and Airbus, and other customers, and the risk of nonpayment by such customers; 13) any adverse impact on Boeing's and Airbus» production of aircraft resulting from cancellations, deferrals, or reduced orders by their customers or from labor disputes, domestic or international hostilities, or acts of terrorism; 14) any adverse impact on the demand for air travel or our operations from the outbreak of diseases or epidemic or pandemic outbreaks; 15) our ability to avoid or recover from cyber-based or other security attacks, information technology failures, or other disruptions; 16) returns on pension plan assets and the impact of future discount rate changes on pension obligations; 17) our ability to borrow additional funds or refinance debt, including our ability to obtain the debt to finance the purchase price for our announced acquisition of Asco on favorable terms or at all; 18) competition from commercial aerospace original equipment manufacturers and other aerostructures suppliers; 19) the effect of governmental laws, such as U.S. export control laws and U.S. and foreign anti-bribery laws such as the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and the United Kingdom Bribery Act, and environmental laws and agency regulations, both in the U.S. and abroad; 20) the effect of changes in tax law, such as the effect of The Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (the «TCJA») that was enacted on December 22, 2017, and changes to the interpretations of or guidance related thereto, and the Company's ability to accurately calculate and estimate the effect of such changes; 21) any reduction in our credit ratings; 22) our dependence on our suppliers, as well as the cost and availability of raw materials and purchased components; 23) our ability to recruit and retain a critical mass of highly - skilled employees and our relationships with the unions representing many of our employees; 24) spending by the U.S. and other governments on defense; 25) the possibility that our cash flows and our credit facility may not be adequate for our additional capital needs or for payment of interest on, and principal of, our indebtedness; 26) our exposure under our revolving credit facility to higher interest payments should interest rates increase substantially; 27) the effectiveness of any interest rate hedging programs; 28) the effectiveness of our internal control over financial reporting; 29) the outcome or impact of ongoing or future litigation, claims, and regulatory actions; 30) exposure to potential product liability and warranty claims; 31) our ability to effectively assess, manage and integrate acquisitions that we pursue, including our ability to successfully integrate the Asco business and generate synergies and other cost savings; 32) our ability to consummate our announced acquisition of Asco in a timely matter while avoiding any unexpected costs, charges, expenses, adverse changes to business relationships and other business disruptions for ourselves and Asco as a result of the acquisition; 33) our ability to continue selling certain receivables through our supplier financing program; 34) the risks of doing business internationally, including fluctuations in foreign current exchange rates, impositions of tariffs or embargoes, compliance with foreign laws, and domestic and foreign government policies; and 35) our ability to complete the proposed accelerated stock repurchase plan, among other things.

• Are you willing to disclose to me any conflicts of interest that may interfere with your acting solely on my behalf?

Several people have asked me why the federal conflicts of interest law, which bars every lowly executive branch official from acting on matters that affect their personal financial interests, won't apply to President Donald Trump.

In remarks at the AARP on Monday, Obama stressed the importance of imposing a cohesive standard mandating that all brokers and advisors working in the retirement space act in their clients» best interests to guard against conflicted advice that could harm investors.

With the implementation date of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule looming large in April, all attention has been focused on how financial advisors and their Financial Institutions are making adjustments to manage their compensation conflicts of interest, to avoid breaching the fiduciary's fundamental duty of loyalty to act in the client's best interests.

As for his pledge to hold on to interests related to banking and shipping, Clark said Ross is conflicted as to whether he's acting in his own interest or the interests of the American people.

The Sandhu clause — changing the Conflicts of Interest Act to ensure that no member uses their position to lobby on an issue that directly impacts their financial interests

Ironically, while all our attention for years was focused on getting the SEC to act, adoption of the DOL Conflict of Interest Rule was the first real success in this area.

The plaintiff is seeking: A declaration that upon a true and proper interpretation of the provisions of the 1992 Constitution, particularly Articles 88 (5), 218 (a) and (e), 284 and 287 thereof, the 1st defendant can not act as the legal representative for Honourable Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta, the Minister of Finance of the Republic of Ghana, in a pending investigation bordering on conflict of interest and abuse of office before the 2nd Defendant; A further declaration that the purported response filed by the 1st Defendant on behalf of the said Honorable Kenneth Nana Yaw Ofori Atta in respect of the petition concerning conflict of interest and abuse of office before the 2nd Defendant is unconstitutional, null and void and of no effect whatsoever;

Representatives Joe Barton (R — TX) and Greg Walden (R — OR) have asked Acting NIH Director Raynard Kington for comment on this thesis and for a response to an earlier query to NIH, saying that it's important to see that new funds in the economic stimulus bill are «not compromised by the potential conflicts of interest of researchers.»

Rodriguez has been indicted on felony campaign violations and has been accused of violating conflict of interest laws while he acted as treasurer of Partnership to Uplift Communities, a network of charter schools.

The environmental example noted that, with the assistance of the U.S. Institute for Environmental Conflict Resolution, a Federal agency created to assist parties in resolving environmental conflicts around the country that involve Federal agencies or interests, the Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) is working on developing an ADR system that would be applied during the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) process.

Curious as to whether there are two Peter Lilleys with an interest in climate change, or whether comment # 12 is from the right wing Tory MP, Vice Chairman and Senior Independent Non-Executive Director at Tethys Petroleum, member of the House Of Commons Select Committee on Climate Change (no conflict of interest there, then), and one of only three MPs to vote against the Climate Change Acof the House Of Commons Select Committee on Climate Change (no conflict of interest there, then), and one of only three MPs to vote against the Climate Change AcOf Commons Select Committee on Climate Change (no conflict of interest there, then), and one of only three MPs to vote against the Climate Change Acof interest there, then), and one of only three MPs to vote against the Climate Change Acof only three MPs to vote against the Climate Change Act?

The requirements of this Code complement related rules and policies of The Cooper Union that may impose further requirements, for example, rules on conflicts of interest more broadly, and certain additional rules respecting the administration of student financial aid in compliance with the New York State Student Lending Accountability, Transparency and Enforcement Act.

When a former client accused him of acting in conflict of interest, lawyer Williams Hoskinson brought an action against the client, Rodney Slagter, on the basis that he never acted for Slagter and his company.

In circumstances where Nestor are instructed to act as expert witness in relation to periodical payments, it would be considered a conflict of interest to give specific advice on how to invest a lump sum.

In many other countries it is also prohibited to act in a situation where you are not independent or there is a Conflict of Interest but this isn't taken as seriously as it is in the UK and we often find a lawyer acting for both sides on a foreign transaction.

The insurer's statutory obligation to defend its insured imposes on the insurer, where conflicting interests arise, a duty to instruct counsel to treat the interests of the insured equally with its own; and where one counsel can not adequately represent both conflicting interests, an obligation to instruct separate counsel to act solely for the insureds, at the insurer's own cost.

The letter concluded by stating that the director expected a written response on or before May 2, 2008, confirming the outside activities had stopped, and that if he did not receive such a response by that date, he would consider Cavanagh to remain in a conflict of interest situation and committing an act of insubordination warranting discipline up to and including termination.

After investigating DeMerchant and Sukonick, the law society accused them of acting in a conflict of interest on a number of transactions between 2000 and 2003.

At a meeting of the Council, held on July 29, 2008, after his bid to purchase the land had been made, Robert Tuchenhagen disclosed his pecuniary interest in the sale as required by the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 («MCIA&interest in the sale as required by the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 («MCIA&Interest Act, 2001, S.O. 2001, c. 25 («MCIA»).

SISU Capital Fund Ltd v Tucke: [2005] EWHC 2170 (Ch) Acted for the applicant seeking the revocation or suspension of company voluntary arrangements in the TXU Energy Group on grounds of conflicts of interest

Subject to section 14 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act, the protection of the members or former members of city council or of any local board (extended definition) of the City or any class of those members against risks that may involve pecuniary loss or liability on the part of the members.

The allegations against Sukonick and DeMerchant included acting while in a conflict of interest by advising on whether the non-competition payments could be non-taxable; providing advice on how to characterize the payments in the books of the related companies; and participating in the preparation of a memorandum to the audit committee after the closing that addressed the fact the initial approval had been improper and recommended approving them again.

Failing to clearly and unambiguously inform a client in writing that you are declining to act on a particular matter, either because of a conflict of interest or because you don't practise in that area.

(1) is not required to comply with Canons 4A (4), 4A (5), 4D (2), 4E, 4F, or 4H (3); (2) except as provided in the Conflict - of - Interest Rules for Part - time Magistrate Judges, should not practice law in the court on which the judge serves or in any court subject to that court's appellate jurisdiction, or act as a lawyer in a proceeding in which the judge has served as a judge or in any related proceeding.

If, however, the demands on the person's time and the possibility of conflicts of interest are not substantial, such a person may continue to act, without compensation, as an executor, administrator, trustee, or other fiduciary for the estate or person of one who is not a member of the person's family if terminating the relationship would unnecessarily jeopardize any substantial interest of the estate or person and if the judicial council of the circuit approves.

We may decide to stop acting for you only with good reason, for example, if you do not provide us with funds on account or there is a conflict of interest.

And we were delighted with Justice Hackland's decision on Monday ordering the Mayor be removed from office for violating Toronto's Municipal Conflict of Interest Act.

The rule on conflict that protects the interests of the private client in a matrimonial matter, or a small business dealing with its landlord, can act against the interests of sophisticated corporate clients, wishing to instruct a particular firm because of the scale, expertise, quality and global reach of its specialist services.

[In the interests of disclosure I should mention that my then partner Gavin MacKenzie acted for the McKercher firm and that my finger prints are on the respondent's factum; and that I've been involved in the Canadian Bar Association's Task Force on Conflicts of Interest, since its inception — though obviously not in its Wallace intervention.]

What makes this more recent motion interesting is that the defendants attempted to disqualify the new representative plaintiff on the basis of a conflict of interest, which is a basis for disqualification under s. 5 (1)(e) of the Class Proceedings Act, 1992.

The Divisional Court of the Ontario Superior Court of Justice allowed the appeal of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford on Friday in Magder v. Ford, reversing the decision of Justice Hackland, which had ruled that Ford had violated s. 5 of the Municipal Conflict of Interest Act (MCIA).

The [Native Title Act] sets up a real conflict of duty for many of our clients; the duty of prosecuting a claim to ensure that substantive rights and interests are recognised while simultaneously discharging their moral duty to their claim group to exercise procedural rights to negotiate fair compensation for mining on their ancestral lands.

(a) act in the best interests of the client; (b) act in accordance with the lawful instructions of the client; (c) act only within the scope of the authority given by the client; (d) advise the client to seek independent professional advice on matters outside of the expertise of the licensee; (e) maintain the confidentiality of information respecting the client; (f) without limiting the requirements of Division 2 [Disclosures] of Part 5 [Relationships with Principals and Parties], disclose to the client all known material information respecting the real estate services, and the real estate and the trade in real estate to which the services relate; (g) communicate all offers to the client in a timely, objective and unbiased manner; (h) use reasonable efforts to discover relevant facts respecting any real estate that the client is considering acquiring; (i) take reasonable steps to avoid any conflict of interest; (j) without limiting the requirements of Division 2 [Disclosures] of Part 5 [Relationships with Principals and Parties], if a conflict of interest does exist, promptly and fully disclose the conflict to the client.

Acting as an agent on behalf of competing buyers, when each wishes to purchase the same property, creates a conflict of interest for licensees.

Under designated agency, a brokerage and its clients agree that different licensees engaged by that brokerage may be designated to act as sole agents on behalf of clients whose interests may conflict.

Accordingly, a licensee wishing to act for more than one client whose interests may conflict must first obtain the informed consent of both parties before acting on their behalf.

The conflicts of limited dual agency continue to exist, however, if the same designated agents are acting on behalf of a seller and a buyer in relation to the same transaction, or acting on behalf of two buyers who are interested in buying the same property.