Sentences with phrase «by policy boards»

governed by policy boards composed of 51 % teachers as well as representation from administrators, school board members, parents, higher education and business professionals.

By the end of the same year a total of US$ 24 million had been approved by the Policy Board for quick start action for country programmes to prepare national REDD + strategies, engage stakeholders and develop measurement, reporting and verification (MRV) systems.

Not exact matches

Australian shares were down 0.6 % after the Reserve Bank of Australia's policy board decided to cut its benchmark interest rate by 25 basis points to an all - time low of 1.50 %, as expected.

By moving in the direction of having publicly traded companies have a policy that includes consideration of gender representation on boards and in senior management, we hope that they will really take that issue seriously, that they'll consider how they're finding people to be on their boards, how they're moving women through senior management roles and making them eligible for boards appointments.

(If drafted by management lawyers, as they are now, these policies are often management - friendly and restrict the board unnecessarily.)

Property taxes in the U.S. are a complicated patchwork of different policies set by states, cities and counties as well as local school boards, fire departments and utility commissions.

«The NY Fed should go back to the drawing board and draw from the deep, diverse, and highly qualified list of candidates provided to it by the Fed Up coalition (as well as surveying the views of other public interest groups),» the Economic Policy Institute's Josh Bivens said in a recent statement.

OSLO - Norway Central Bank holds Announcement of the Executive Board's interest rate decision and publication of Monetary Policy followed by press conference 0900 GMT STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting 0800Board's interest rate decision and publication of Monetary Policy followed by press conference 0900 GMT STOCKHOLM - Riksbank executive board meeting 0800board meeting 0800 GMT.

** Luxembourg - ECB Executive Board Member Peter Praet participating in Panel Session I - Investment and investment finance in Europe: a policy perspective, at the Economics Conference 2017 jointly organized by SUERF and the EIB, in Luxembourg - 0835 GMT.

This led The Wall Street Journal editorial board, referencing investigations by special counsel Robert Mueller and the House and Senate intelligence committees, to ask the Trump administration to pursue a policy of «radical transparency.»

The unanimous vote by the California Air Resources Board has the support of a number of top politicians in the state, including Gov. Jerry Brown and several mayors, all of whom have pledged to resist the President's potentially damaging environmental policies, the New York Times reports.

Powell, appointed to the Fed board in 2012 by then - President Barack Obama, emerged as Trump's choice from a five - person slate of possible nominees that included Yellen as well as others who would have represented a sharp change in monetary policy.

From 2008 to 2012, the board member in question — Susan Arnold, who chairs the compensation committee at Disney — received fees from Disney that were 70 % greater than the average received by Fortune 100 directors, according to an analysis by the Center for Economic Policy and Research (CEPR).

A PROPOSED policy paper for the operation of Internet discussion sites, including web - based bulletin boards, has been released by the Australian Securities and Invest - ments Commission for public comment.

He earned these accolades by guiding the country through the worst of the recession, building a reputation as an expert on complex financial reform, and snagging the top spot at the Financial Stability Board, an international body crafting new policies for global finance.

Conference Board of Canada The Conference Board builds leadership capacity for a better Canada by creating and sharing insights on economic trends, public policy and organizational performance.

The language was not well received by some policy makers, including Aaron Peskin, who was elected to San Francisco's Board of Supervisors last week.

The Board's stock ownership policy provides that each non-employee director is required to attain, by the fifth anniversary of such director's initial election to the Board, a minimum share ownership position of the lesser of (i) 7,500 shares of common

The fed funds rate is set by the Federal Open Market Committee — the policy - making arm of the Fed led by Federal Reserve Board chair.

Although Tesla does not have a formal policy regarding attendance by members of the Board at Tesla's annual meetings of stockholders, Tesla encourages, but does not require, directors to attend.

Christopher J. Paul: «The Board policy is that the chairman of the Board Jack Bovender is the official spokesperson and so it's really not appropriate for me to comment beyond that unless directed by the Board chairman.»

A recent report by the Conference Board of Canada estimates that, based on the pace of the Canadian economy (and ignoring factors that are constraining our maneuvering space on monetary policy, such as the situation in Europe and the Fed's interest rate target), our key interest rate right now should be 2.5 per cent.

Pursuant to the policy, as revised in February 2009, at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director has served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the lesser of (i) the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant or (ii) such number of RSUs as the Board may determine based on additional criteria such as business conditions and / or company performance, outside director compensation practices at peer companies and advice from outside compensation consultants.

Prior to February 2009, the policy provided that at each annual meeting of our stockholders, provided that the director had served on the Board for at least six months prior to the annual meeting, a non-employee director would be granted RSUs having a value equal to $ 225,000 divided by the trailing average closing trading prices of our common stock for the 180 - day period preceding and ending with the date of the RSU grant.

He is also the author of several IGOPP policy papers, which offer new perspectives on a range of controversial issues including: Dual - class voting shares, Corporate Citizenship, The place of women on boards of directors, Say - on - Pay by shareholders, The Gordian knot of executive compensation, The Troubling Case of Proxy Advisors, among others.

Granted, miners have been pressured by Beijing to curtail production as part of the government's enforcement of tougher environmental protection policies, but the decline in output is part of a downward trend we're seeing across the board, especially among major producers.

Marilyn Mohrman - Gillis, executive director of the Certified Financial Planner Board of Standards» Center for Financial Planning and head of public policy, noted on a panel discussion moderated by Borzi that DOL's fiduciary rule will «hopefully [be] the tip of the iceberg to push other rules and regulations to protect investors.»

As such, the Board believes that the policy requested by this proposal is not appropriate for the Company and not in the best interests of shareholders.

«The crises of the last few years have pushed monetary policy into uncharted territory,» ECB executive board member Sabine Lautenschläger remarked at a meeting organized by the Commissariat of German Bishops.

On the monetary policy front the big event of the quarter was the adoption of negative rates by the BOJ Policy Board on 29 January on a narrow majority of five topolicy front the big event of the quarter was the adoption of negative rates by the BOJ Policy Board on 29 January on a narrow majority of five toPolicy Board on 29 January on a narrow majority of five to four.

Monetary policy decisions by the Reserve Bank Board are communicated publicly shortly after the conclusion of the meeting.

It is incorporated into the Federal Reserve's FRB / US model, one of several macro-economic models used by staff economists at the Federal Reserve Board of Governors in monetary policy analysis.

By correlating diverse boards with greater board effectiveness and the promotion of long - term value creation, the association's recommendation transcends public policy debates and moral imperatives.

When it comes to carrying out government policy, that «should be left to properly resourced independent agencies,» the group says, such as the Ontario Energy Board and Independent Electricity System Operator, which can be held to account by the provincial legislature.

The Chairman leads the Board in setting the SFC's overall direction, policies and strategies and in monitoring the performance of the executive arm in fulfilling the objectives, policies and strategies set by the Board.

Nevertheless, the few deviations recorded indicates the flexibility of the operating system to react to changing market circumstances and ensure that the policy rate determined by the Reserve Bank Board is not materially affected by developments in the money markets.

The Municipal Securities Rulemaking Board (MSRB) writes investor protection rules and other rules regulating broker - dealers and banks in the United States municipal securities market, including tax - exempt and taxable municipal bonds, municipal notes, and other securities issued by states, cities, and counties or their agencies to help finance public projects or for other public policy purposes.

The broad goals of the our program are defined by the Standing Education Committee of the National Board of Directors and are outlined in the National Education Policy.

Investment professionals who have long relied on Bloomberg for its suite of financial data and analytics now have access to research from Glass Lewis on matters not well covered by traditional investment research: accounting policies, financial statement transparency, corporate governance, litigation and regulatory developments, related - party transactions, executive compensation and board of director independence and quality, among others.

In addition, any family firm with a CEO who is a family member received credit here by default if the board has a policy to meet at every meeting with only independent directors.

And many corporations that have adopted some sort of majority voting have adopted policies that nevertheless allow incumbent directors to remain on corporate boards even if their reelection was opposed by a majority of shareholders.

The Greater Vancouver Board of Trade is proud to have these four policy resolutions adopted by the Canadian Chamber, following months of work and collaboration with other chambers across the country, including the BC Chamber of Commerce.

In Australia, as well as reflecting the favourable overseas developments, financial markets have been influenced by the run of strong local economic data, with the result that markets had begun to anticipate some tightening of monetary policy ahead of the Board's November decision, though a rise in cash rates had only been fully priced for the December meeting.

The accounting policies underlying the Budget primarily follow those recommended by the Public Sector Accounting Board and we would recommend that the Estimates follow these accounting standards as well.

The Board will continue to monitor developments and make adjustments to the policy setting as required to ensure that Australia's economic expansion is not jeopardised by rising inflation.

However, starting in the third quarter of this year, Fortress» board of directors saw it fitting to better align the company's dividend policy with its profitability by paying out nearly all of its after - tax distributable earnings.

At the direction of the board of directors and supported by management, the Policy Council is the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's lead public policy and advocacy vehicle, charged with ensuring our policy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic princiboard of directors and supported by management, the Policy Council is the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's lead public policy and advocacy vehicle, charged with ensuring our policy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic princPolicy Council is the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade's lead public policy and advocacy vehicle, charged with ensuring our policy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic princiBoard of Trade's lead public policy and advocacy vehicle, charged with ensuring our policy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic princpolicy and advocacy vehicle, charged with ensuring our policy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic princpolicy development and advocacy adheres to the organization's mission and basic principles.

Our unique public policy committee structure balances the priorities of our grassroots Members with the strategic direction set out by our board of directors, policy council and management team.

For the foregoing reasons, the Board believes that HP's existing stock ownership guidelines and other compensation policies effectively facilitate significant stock ownership by HP executives and that establishing additional holding requirements would not be in the best interests of HP stockholders.

From 1990 to 2005, he was Director Fiscal Policy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statePolicy Division Department of Finance, responsible for overall preparation of the federal budget; preparation and assessment of medium - and long - term projections of federal revenues and expenses and implications for fiscal policy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statepolicy; analysis of fiscal conditions at both the federal and provincial levels; evaluation of various budget proposals; preparation of monthly Fiscal Monitor; with the Office of the Comptroller General (OCG), assessing and evaluating accounting standards proposed by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB) of the CICA and recommending changes in government accounting policies; with the OCG, responsible for implementation of accrual accounting for the federal budget and the government's financial statements.