Sentences with phrase «companies had a financial interest»

Both companies had a financial interest in Silver's work in the Legislature, particularly on the 421a tax abatement program and the perpetual debate over rent regulations.

Jared Kushner's failure to disclose a company he had financial interests in allowed him to maintain reduced ownership while serving in the White House, according to records obtained by Newsweek.

Not exact matches

In addition to the financial terms of the deal and the impact it is likely to have on Business Insider as a company, I was interested in co-founder Henry Blodget's thoughts about the sale — why he decided to sell, what it says about the editorial model that the site was built on, etc..

The low - interest - rate environment has allowed it to borrow to fund operations at levels that are about half the 10 percent interest rate the company paid for its financing more than a decade ago, says Clark Balderson, the company's chairman and chief financial officer.

For public companies, our subscribers have access to the list of executives and directors along with company financials, director's interests and remuneration.

While Franco - Nevada is making less per ounce than it once was, the company has increased both the number and size of its revenue - generating interests, says Shane Nagle, an analyst with National Bank Financial.

Verizon showed interest in Yahoo's core business as early as December, when Chief Financial Officer Fran Shammo said the company would «see if there is a strategic fit» for Yahoo's holdings, which include mail, news, sports and advertising technology.

The U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau alleged that the company had encouraged struggling borrowers to take on forbearance agreements rather than income - driven repayment plans, effectively putting its own interests ahead of its customers.

«Mr. Ackman has a $ 1 billion bet against Herbalife and a direct financial interest in hurting our company,» said Alan Hoffman, an executive vice president at Herbalife.

«During the past decade, PepsiCo has become a role model for global companies by demonstrating that aligning business and societal interests is a recipe for strong financial results,» said Bill George, senior fellow, Harvard Business School.

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Engaged employees — those who feel that their employer truly cares about their physical, emotional, and financial well - being — are more likely to have a vested interest in the company and be fully committed to the company's success.

This means the company uses a fiduciary standard, and their financial suggestions have to be in your best interest.

The Street Sweeper is a popular financial blog for short sellers interested in finding companies that have questionable practices or reporting.

In April 2009, following the abrupt departure of its chief financial officer, Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg told employees that the company had just seen five quarters of positive EBITDA, or earning before interest, tax, depreciation, and amortization.

Specifically, Defendants made false and / or misleading statements and / or failed to disclose that: (i) the Company was engaged in predatory lending practices that saddled subprime borrowers and / or those with poor or limited credit histories with high - interest rate debt that they could not repay; (ii) many of the Company's customers were using Qudian - provided loans to repay their existing loans, thereby inflating the Company's revenues and active borrower numbers and increasing the likelihood of defaults; (iii) the Company was providing online loans to college students despite a governmental ban on the practice; (iv) the Company was engaged overly aggressive and improper collection practices; (v) the Company had understated the number of its non-performing loans in the Registration Statement and Prospectus; (vi) because of the Company's improper lending, underwriting and collection practices it was subject to a heightened risk of adverse actions by Chinese regulators; (vii) the Company's largest sales platform and strategic partner, Alipay, and Ant Financial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevaFinancial, could unilaterally cap the APR for loans provided by Qudian; (viii) the Company had failed to implement necessary safeguards to protect customer data; (ix) data for nearly one million Company customers had been leaked for sale to the black market, including names, addresses, phone numbers, loan information, accounts and, in some cases, passwords to CHIS, the state - backed higher - education qualification verification institution in China, subjecting the Company to undisclosed risks of penalties and financial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevafinancial and reputational harm; and (x) as a result of the foregoing, Qudian's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.

Combined with the Russia - tied company — Navigator Holdings Ltd. — Ross has a financial interest in at least 75 ships, most of which move oil and gas products across the globe.»

Interesting enough, relatively small companies in the utilities and financial sectors have made their way onto this prestigious list while rarely making the Bloomberg finance first page.

AXA Equitable, a leading financial protection company, announced today it has enhanced its indexed universal life product, IUL Protect, with a new feature that can potentially pay clients more as interest rates increase.

After listing some instances of Halliburton overcharging alleged by Pentagon auditors, Mr. Kerry asserted: «While Dick Cheney claims that he has gotten rid of all of his financial interests in Halliburton, he's actually received $ 2 million in bonuses and deferred compensation from his former company since taking office in 2001.

Let me just say that if I were starting a software company in the United States today, given the noises being made by the SEC and by other financial services regulators I would not put an exchange - tradable token at the center of the offering unless that token were a representation of a legally - recognized interest and structured on the basis that the token will be regulated by the securities laws.

On the other hand, those family members have a significant financial and personal interest in the long - term success of the company and certainly have an argument for being at the table.

Sources at AmTrust Financial have indicated an interest in the development and implementation of new solutions that will enhance the company's current virtual environments.

Herbalife released a statement to CNBC Thursday night: «Mr. Ackman has a $ 1 billion bet against Herbalife and a direct financial interest in hurting our company.

The insurance companies have promised to make timely interest and principal payments on any bonds covered by insurance if Puerto Rico defaults, said Rob Williams, director of income planning at the Schwab Center for Financial Research.

Cable companies would not be able to freeze out some program suppliers in favor of others in which they have a financial interest.

In this systematic review, the researchers investigate whether the disclosure of potential financial conflicts of interest (for example, research funding by a beverage company) has influenced the results of systematic reviews undertaken to examine the association between the consumption of highly lucrative sugar - sweetened beverages (SSBs) and weight gain or obesity.

These findings indicate that systematic reviews that reported financial conflicts of interest or sponsorship from food or drink companies were more likely to reach a conclusion of no positive association between SSB consumption and weight gain than reviews that reported having no conflicts of interest.

It makes me angry to hear criticisms of the «breastfeeding lobby» but no mention of the formula company lobbyists who have a financial interest in turning people off breastfeeding.

The letter indicated, «Where the Board of Trustees of SSNIT agrees with the directive to take up the stake, it would be advisable to conduct legal and financial due diligence on the proponent company in order to ensure that the public interest in the investment by SSNIT is protected.»

A total of # 758,146 over seven years had been paid into a company run by his wife and daughter, even though Mr Dover said he had no financial interest in it.

This agreement with a company that has substantial business before New York State was announced a day before Cuomo announced that the outside financial interests of domestic partners would not be disclosed under a two - way ethics reform agreement he has made with the Assembly.

In 2012, Eisner signed off on a $ 3.5 million settlement after Bharara's office alleged that GFI Mortgage Bankers, a company that originates loans and has been led by Eisner since 1983, charged higher interest rates and fees on mortgages to minority borrowers than to whites with similar financial profiles.

Matthew Anderson, with the New York State Department of Financial Services, says for over a decade, military lending companies have been charging service members more than double the state's interest rate caps.

It also claimed there was substantial reason to believe Collins took official action or requested official actions that would benefit the company he had a significant financial interest in.

I know Lord Mandelson has financial interests in energy companies.

In 2012, Eisner signed off on a $ 3.5 million settlement after federal prosecutors alleged that the company had charged higher interest rates and fees on mortgages to minority borrowers than to whites with similar financial profiles.

Complicating matters, many clinical guidelines are written by physicians and members of professional societies who have financial conflicts of interest with drug, device, or test kit companies.

Professional editors for the Science Journals may not have any financial or management interest in any biotechnology, pharmaceutical or biomedical or engineering device, institution or company.

Leinen said she no longer had «any financial interest» in the company, and Whaley agreed.

It notes that financial conflicts of interest (Duke investigators had patents on technology and ties to companies developing the tests) and deference to a senior professor may have influenced the university to dismiss concerns about the papers.

Ross and Rehemtulla have a financial interest in the company, but do not receive salary or consulting income.

The University has a financial interest in the company via its licensing agreement.

In the month since this investment, momentum around the global carbon market has demonstrated signs of a significant boom, with increasing interest from high profile financial companies, and gaining page space in business publications across the globe.

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