Sentences with phrase «based on a conflict of interest»

Assuming this is the case — How can the current administration have any positive interaction that does not give the appearance of being based on a conflict of interest?

We trust he will recuse himself on AF's charter renewal votes based on his conflict of interest.

In short, many advisors don't offer self - serving recommendations based on conflicts of interest but rather provide well - meaning and misguided advice based on their honest beliefs.

Tomasz Chruszczow said calls to exclude organisations from talks based on a conflict of interest test were not «very useful»

In Al Bidery, defence counsel moved to have plaintiffs» counsel removed as counsel of record based on a conflict of interest.

Not exact matches

Conflicts of interest are based on perception, not what the recipient thinks.

The exemption requires disclosure of material conflicts of interest and basic information relating to those conflicts and the advisory relationship (Sections II and III), contract disclosures, contracts and written policies and procedures (Section II), pre-transaction (or point of sale) disclosures (Section III (a)-RRB-, web - based disclosures (Section III (b)-RRB-, documentation regarding recommendations restricted to proprietary products or products that generate third party payments (Section (IV), notice to the Department of a Financial Institution's intent to rely on the PTE, and maintenance of records necessary to prove that the conditions of the PTE have been met (Section V).

«Based on the extensive public comments and evidence garnered during that process, the department determined that such conflicts of interest are widespread and could cost investors in individual retirement accounts (in one segment of the market alone) between $ 95 billion and $ 189 billion over the next 10 years,» wrote the Justice Department lawyers.

The rule requires that distributors of financial products into retirement accounts proceed on the basis of a fiduciary relationship and is aimed at removing potential conflicts of interest in which distributors steer clients into products because of higher commission revenue — unless distributors operate under an exemption.

We are fee - only Certified Financial Planners ™ offering financial guidance customized to your needs on an hourly fee or project basis without any conflicts of interest.

The law does not prohibit such transactions, but it looks with suspicion on them based on the inherent conflicts of interest.

** Enbridge Inc denied conflict of interest claims on Tuesday after a media report found that the head of United States energy regulator had been paying $ 50 a day for a property near Capitol Hill linked to the chairman of a key Washington lobby firm that represents the Calgary - based pipeline company.

Intergroup tensions and conflicts are based on hard vested interests, on ancient and newly invented hatreds, and on emotional and ideological needs, none of which is easily influenced by religious sermonizing, let alone by theological argumentation.

Consequently Freud was not interested in developing an ecological ethic based on the awareness that, in the long run, the real good of individuals requires cooperation, not conflict and competition.

Hospitals often receive formula, usually based on cow's milk, free from the manufacturer — something in itself that is beginning to be seen as a conflict of interest, she said — while donor milk can cost $ 4.50 per ounce and is not covered by many insurance companies and public aid programs.

In support of this commitment to children, the CRC has established a set of social goals based on program utilization of the Both Parents Approach model to help highly conflicted parents involved in marital discourse, custody disputes, parental alienation, and relational inexperience better cooperate and collaborate in the best interests of their children following break - up of the family.

Were WHO to give such a recommendation, it would have to follow a strict guideline development process based on grading of all available evidence collected through systematic reviews by expert panels free from conflict of interest.»

With the help of our partners in WHO, UNICEF, IBFAN, the Baby Feeding Law Group, the European Parliament (MEPs) and EU Member States (including the UK) we have won some historic battles in the struggle to establish conflicts of interest rules, [1] and a legally enforceable framework based on the International Code.

(5) to ensure that research on infant and young - child feeding, which may forms the basis for public policies, always contains a declaration relating to conflicts of interest and is subject to independent peer review;

According to CHRAJ, at the end of its preliminary investigation, it came to the conclusion that based on the extensive evidence assembled, the allegations that the President contravened Article 284 of the 1992 Constitution by putting himself in situations of conflict of interest was not substantiated.

Evgeny Morozov, one of the most interesting commentators on Silicon Valley, has warned that big data is being used to dispense with politics itself, substituting ideological conflict about law and policy with a technocratic approach based on the micro-management of individual behavior.

The city's argument is in part based on a ruling from the city's Conflict of Interests Board that granted waivers to two de Blasio advisers to continue working with the mayor after leaving City Hall to go work for Hilltop, which ran the Campaign for One New York and associated groups, despite a one - year ban on doing so.

The group is also raising fears of a possible conflict of interest situation on the part of Rev. Ogbarmey on the basis that per the law, he is an automatic member of the mediation and conflict resolution body of SEC.

«At the end of the preliminary investigation the Commission has come to the conclusion, based on the extensive evidence assembled, that the allegations that the Respondent has contravened Article 284 of the 1992 Constitution by putting himself in situations of conflict of interest has not been substantiated.

However, the conviction was later vacated on appeal based on a U.S. Supreme Court decision that honest - services fraud convictions can not be based solely on concealment of a conflict of interest.

«We feel that they are always open to accusations of conflicts of interests, even when supposedly on a not - for - profit basis, and this serves to undermine public confidence.»

- Members shall base their conduct on a consideration of the public interest, avoid conflict between personal interest and the public interest and resolve any conflict between the two, at once, and in favour of the public interest.

Those changes included allowing competition only in the interest of patients and based on quality rather than price, driving profits from foundation hospitals back into the NHS and building safeguards against conflicts of interest into the commissioning process.

The government is set to give the go - ahead to the UK's first super casino on a trial basis later this year, and the Conservatives have expressed concern about the potential for conflict of interest in any role Mr Prescott might have in making this decision.

CHRAJ in its report had stated that on the basis of the evidence available to the Commission, it has come to the conclusion and therefore holds that, the allegations by the complainant that the respondent has contravened Article 284 of the 1992 Constitution by putting himself in a conflict of interest situation in relation to the issuance of the 5 - year, 7 - year, 10 - year and 15 - year bonds, have not been substantiated.

A study published in the January issue of Mayo Clinic Proceedings shows that most clinical practice guidelines for interventional procedures (e.g., bronchoscopy, angioplasty) are based on lower - quality medical evidence and fail to disclose authors» conflicts of interest.

As a 2 - days - a-week intern on the conflict - of - interest review board at the University of Alabama, Birmingham (UAB), she had written a Web - based tutorial explaining to faculty how to properly fill out compliance forms.

«What I'm doing here is essentially saying the information that we will base our standard on has to be of the highest integrity, and we have to do it in a transparent manner, and conflict - of interest disclosure is an important component of both of those,» David Michaels, the head of OSHA, told Nature.

In addition to conflict - of - interest concerns, critics of the study charge that it was based on a faulty premise.

While there was strong bipartisan support, NCLB was tempered as always by the conflicting political forces of interested parties, including the one anachronism about teacher quality that was based on inputs rather than outputs.

Officials of the U.S. Department of Education had pointed out the potential for conflicts of interest, given that Ms. Keegan worked as the chief executive officer of the Washington - based organization as a hired contractor, while at the same time sitting on the council's board of directors.

But it would declare as «out of bounds» all arguments that are based on other considerations, including: a) personal political ambitions; b) the retention or acquisition of power or authority for its own sake; c) a commitment to a broken status quo out of an abstract fear of change; d) personality conflicts; and e) other institutional interests, including those of the Newark Teachers Union, when inconsistent with the interests of children.

While the report «recognizes subgroup academic gains achieved by the school,» it says the recommendation of denial is based on «a pattern of insufficient responses to inquiries,... lack of transparency, and the potential for significant conflicts of interest posed by its governance structure.»

I argue that the best next steps are three-fold: first, to build and fund magnet schools in urban centers; second to replace pro-suburban standards for evaluating schools with standards for quality schools based on scientific research; and third, replacing members of the metropolitan planning committees and commissions with qualified professionals without a conflict of interest in real - estate.

The Center offers an opportunity to work in a variety of areas: Training and Education: The Center offers informational and skill - based training workshops on topics including conflict management, communication skills, basic mediation skills, advanced mediation skills, interest - based problem solving, and representing clients in mediation.

Should a proxy proposal raise a material conflict between the interests of London Company and the Equity and Income Fund, it will resolve the matter on a case - by - case basis, by abstaining from the vote, voting in accordance with the guidelines set forth by Glass Lewis, or voting the way London Company feels is in the best interest of the Equity and Income Fund.

Fee - only financial planning firms remove some of these conflicts of interest because they deliver advice that is not based on receiving a commission.

Some say that this can lead to a conflict of interest, as there are dealing desks that might fill your orders on a discretionary basis depending on whether or not their own opposing position could turn out profitable for them, but this isn't always the case.

Her main research interest is the subject of contemporary art and conflict, with a particular focus on photography and time - based media.

There is even a commercial conflict of interest here given that the renewables industry stands to be the main beneficiary of any change in government policies based on the IPCC report's conclusions.

By the way, the purported Attorney General of the US Virgin Islands issued his infamous subpoena through a private law firm, which is hired on a contingency basis, is being paid by USVI in another matter, and has a conflict of interest.

I don't really see any meta issues on this one (O'Donnell got a tough review, AMS journals are known for that, the editor was somewhat lax in making the authors jump through hoops based on comments by a reviewer with a conflict of interest, but the paper got published).

This does not apply to an ideological conflict of interest, but only applies when an investigator could gain or lose financially based on the outcome of the work.

Conflicts of interest are particularly hard in climate because it involves buying in the notion that governmental regulation based on climate scientists» findings will somehow harm fossil fuel companies and the companies are somehow afraid of it.

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.