Sentences with phrase «good governance practices in»

However, demonstrating reasonable efforts to comply with MiFID II can be illustrated by following good governance practices in ensuring that communications practices are understood, policies are well documented, and opportunities for technology - enabled process improvement are identified and prioritized to improve your firm's efficiency in meeting MiFID II communications requirements over time.

That's important because those companies have pretty good governance practices in place; BlackRock is aggressive about merging funds to harvest economies of scale, others do share buybacks and so on.

Not exact matches

Last week, I spoke to bank directors in Dallas, Texas, about banking governance best practices as a result of a review that I had conducted for the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions.

Coca - Cola should be the industry leader for best practices in corporate governance and pay practices; the 2014 Equity Plan clearly falls far short of this bar.»

And as Magna notes, under the stewardship of Harris, the company's first independent chairman in over 40 years, a wide range of corporate governance best practices have been adopted since Stronach left.

Since the early 2000s, splitting the Chair / CEO roles has become the norm in Canada, and with good reason: more than any other individual governance best practice, Chair / CEO split with an independent chair is highly correlated with adoption of other good governance practices and disclosure.

Other practices at Sanofi also fly in the face of good governance.

And unlike their counterparts, these companies often don't stick to widely - acknowledged best practices in terms of corporate governance — but their results may surprise you.

Following a comprehensive multi-year review process, a refreshed set of bylaws were passed at The Vancouver Board of Trade's 125th AGM, reflecting best practices in association governance.

Truly strategic boards will think like activists, put in place good governance practices, stay connected to messaging from Institutional Shareholder Services and Glass, Lewis & Co. and communicate with shareholders all year long.

Paradis said both companies had «made significant commitments to Canada in the areas of: governance, including commitments on transparency and disclosure; commercial orientation, including an adherence to Canadian laws and practices as well as free market principles» and «employment and capital investments, which demonstrate a long - term commitment to the development of the Canadian economy.»

After some 15 years of tweaking and polishing the theory and practice of «good» governance, perfectly independent board members remain surprise - prone, estranged from the goings - on in the company, partially informed and lacking the wherewithal to challenge management.

And as usual, advisory firms like Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS) are joining with the public pension funds to demand governance reforms that perform better in theory than in practice.

She is a Charter Member of the Drafting Committee of the Best Practice Principles for Governance Research Providers, which was established in February 2012 upon conclusion of the European Securities and Markets Authority consultation regarding the proxy advisory industry.

By looking at the Long View results in aggregate, there is an opportunity to examine whether or not family firms are adopting governance best practices, and highlight areas of strength and potential weakness.

All of these companies were widely held and all had boards made up of outstanding individuals, and yet best practices in good governance did not save the day.

In 2009, the Chairman of the board of CP Rail asserted that the company had put in place the best practices of corporate governance; that year, CP was awarded the Governance Gavel Award for Director Disclosure by the Canadian Coalition for Good GovernancIn 2009, the Chairman of the board of CP Rail asserted that the company had put in place the best practices of corporate governance; that year, CP was awarded the Governance Gavel Award for Director Disclosure by the Canadian Coalition for Good Governancin place the best practices of corporate governance; that year, CP was awarded the Governance Gavel Award for Director Disclosure by the Canadian Coalition for Good Ggovernance; that year, CP was awarded the Governance Gavel Award for Director Disclosure by the Canadian Coalition for Good GGovernance Gavel Award for Director Disclosure by the Canadian Coalition for Good GovernanceGovernance.

The bishop would keep his teaching and sacramental roles intact but would share governance with those who define «best practices» and are in a position to give or withhold funding for preferred practices.

The cornerstone of our plan has been to launch a new company that represents the best practices in corporate governance and transparency.»

There is widespread agreement among those who advocate for a women's choices in childbirth that best practice should always prevail; however, good governance should never replace the right to informed consent and informed refusal.

Even a # 1 million shareholding does not hold sway with executives who ignored a rebellion by 36 % of shareholders to make their Chief Executive also Chairman in contravention of good corporate governance practices in 2005.

He is also currently a visiting lecturer at the University of Westminster teaching innovations in democratic practice, as well as a research assistant at INLOGOV, University of Birmingham researching accountability in local governance.

As a consequence, due to its substantial citizen engagement and the way in which the independence referendum has been managed democratically by both sides, this case demonstrates very good social innovation practices — efficient governance, social media usage and a rationalised dialectic.

The Centre of Governance and Human Rights at Cambridge University is a multi-disciplinary research endeavour committed to advancing thought and practice within areas of critical importance to global justice and human well - being in the twenty - first century.

Jennifer Welsh is Professor in International Relations, University of Oxford and Co-editor (with Vaughan Lowe, Adam Roberts, and Dominik Zaum) of The United Nations Security Council and War: The Evolution of Thought and Practice since 1945, (Oxford University Press, 2008) and (with Ngaire Woods) of Exporting Good Governance: Temptations and Challenges in Canada's Aid Program (Wilfred Laurier University Press, 2007).

He said his plan is that, «we institute the best practices in corporate governance and that we provide the best possible health care.»

«The report leaves much to be desired and we think that there could have been a better way of reaching the conclusion that every Ghanaian would want in line with good governance practices,» the CPP Youth League Secretary, Hardi Yakubu said to Citi News.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz today praised members of the state Assembly who yesterday voted 132 to 0 in favor of legislation that would reform the governance structure of the Queens Library and require the Library to adopt best practice reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of the Library's operations.

ECONEC was created in response to the commitment by ECOWAS leaders to conduct credible, free, fair and peaceful elections consistent with international best practices for strengthening democratic processes and good governance.

At the collaborative governance conference, speakers and panel discussions examined case studies, shared best practices and discussed examples of how New York State will continue to serve as a partner in creating sustainable, integrated communities and boosting bottom - up economic development efforts.

Queens Borough President Melinda Katz today praised members of the state Senate who early this morning voted 59 to 1 in favor of a bill that would reform the governance structure of the Queens Library and require the Library to adopt best practice reforms aimed at increasing the transparency of the Library's operations.

In doing this, we are taking measures to reduce the cost of governance and increase expenditure on infrastructure and ensure environmental best practices.»

SERAP also urged the Special Rapporteurs to «prevail on the Acting President Professor Yemi Osinbajo to decline to sign the bill into law; and on the House of Representatives and the Senate to exercise their legislative powers for good governance, and ensure a safe and enabling environment for civil society organizations both in practice and rhetoric, in line with the 1999 Constitution of Nigeria (as amended) and the government's international human rights obligations and commitments.»

We call on President Nana Akufo - Addo to direct a reversal of these illegal decisions and acts of malfeasance as well as take appropriate steps to restore good corporate governance practices in our state - owned enterprises, in this case ADB.

Importantly, besides reducing business overheads of individual enterprises, this will also ensure adherence to best corporate governance practices, a crucial element in making a success of small scale businesses.

The model of hospital administration in this publication actually has lots of semblance with contemporary models in the US, UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and Canada where there is a board of directors / governors with a Chairman (does not have to be a Medical Doctor), a CEO / President / Hospital administrator (does not have to be a Medical Doctor) and a CMD / MD / CMO / Executive director medical services etc (Is ALWAYS a Medical Doctor — different names but similar portfolio — In Nigeria we always look up to these countries for direction with respect to global best practices so I do not understand what the commentator code - named afam6nr means by «Obviously, this writer has not attended any Business School Training and has no knowledge of Business Administration» — My advice to afam6nr is to do a little study of the different heath system of the world (specifically regarding corporate governance, organisation and administration of tertiary hospitals) and after this little research come back and comment on his findingin this publication actually has lots of semblance with contemporary models in the US, UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and Canada where there is a board of directors / governors with a Chairman (does not have to be a Medical Doctor), a CEO / President / Hospital administrator (does not have to be a Medical Doctor) and a CMD / MD / CMO / Executive director medical services etc (Is ALWAYS a Medical Doctor — different names but similar portfolio — In Nigeria we always look up to these countries for direction with respect to global best practices so I do not understand what the commentator code - named afam6nr means by «Obviously, this writer has not attended any Business School Training and has no knowledge of Business Administration» — My advice to afam6nr is to do a little study of the different heath system of the world (specifically regarding corporate governance, organisation and administration of tertiary hospitals) and after this little research come back and comment on his findingin the US, UK, Republic of Ireland, Australia and Canada where there is a board of directors / governors with a Chairman (does not have to be a Medical Doctor), a CEO / President / Hospital administrator (does not have to be a Medical Doctor) and a CMD / MD / CMO / Executive director medical services etc (Is ALWAYS a Medical Doctor — different names but similar portfolio — In Nigeria we always look up to these countries for direction with respect to global best practices so I do not understand what the commentator code - named afam6nr means by «Obviously, this writer has not attended any Business School Training and has no knowledge of Business Administration» — My advice to afam6nr is to do a little study of the different heath system of the world (specifically regarding corporate governance, organisation and administration of tertiary hospitals) and after this little research come back and comment on his findingIn Nigeria we always look up to these countries for direction with respect to global best practices so I do not understand what the commentator code - named afam6nr means by «Obviously, this writer has not attended any Business School Training and has no knowledge of Business Administration» — My advice to afam6nr is to do a little study of the different heath system of the world (specifically regarding corporate governance, organisation and administration of tertiary hospitals) and after this little research come back and comment on his findings!

In the dispensations that are well practiced in democratic politicking and elections, it is required, nay demanded, that those who are offering themselves as offering better governance, present policies and programmes demonstrating the happy days yet to comIn the dispensations that are well practiced in democratic politicking and elections, it is required, nay demanded, that those who are offering themselves as offering better governance, present policies and programmes demonstrating the happy days yet to comin democratic politicking and elections, it is required, nay demanded, that those who are offering themselves as offering better governance, present policies and programmes demonstrating the happy days yet to come.

Parker's paper furthers the discussion of governance and good practices in geoengineering research in the absence of both national legislation and international agreement, a topic raised last year in Science by Keith and Edward Parson of UCLA.

Speaking about the policy options emerging from the four regional assessments, Watson said: «Although there are no «silver bullets» or «one - size - fits all» answers, the best options in all four regional assessments are found in better governance, integrating biodiversity concerns into sectoral policies and practices (e.g. agriculture and energy), the application of scientific knowledge and technology, increased awareness and behavioural changes.»

For example, they have collected examples of institutions» best practices, such as implementing multiyear contracts and allowing NTT faculty members to participate in governance.

In 2011, Charity Navigator added 17 metrics, focused on governance and ethical practices as well as measures of openness, to its ratings methodology.

Lead the Company to embrace best practices in corporate governance and remove shareholder unfriendly By - laws.

The criteria for the Social Innovation Leadership Award include the following: Effective and sustainable mobilization of resources in support of program and project work, including support from local communities, incorporating ethical values, efficient management of financial and human resources, good governance practices, transparency and accountability, and effective communication, and finally, involvement in communities and protection of the environment.

In fact, Moe concludes that incremental change in school governance and practice is the best option both because of the clear preferences of the American public and the low risk attached to staging change over timIn fact, Moe concludes that incremental change in school governance and practice is the best option both because of the clear preferences of the American public and the low risk attached to staging change over timin school governance and practice is the best option both because of the clear preferences of the American public and the low risk attached to staging change over time.

Trustees are encouraged to apply their skill set, experience and understanding of best practice to advise the Board of how to develop improved governance in their particular area of responsibility.

NSBA's Key Works of School Boards (www.nsba.org/services/school-board-leadership-services/key-work), which was featured in the compendium, outlines a framework for effective governance based on five key areas of best practice: vision, accountability, policy, community leadership, and board / superintendent relationships.

«By making the work of [the Office of School Reform and Innovation] in promoting innovation pilots and authorizing autonomous schools a part of the work of the chief academic and innovation officer, I am also excited about the increased opportunities to promote and share innovation and best practices across all our schools, regardless of governance type.»

By making the work of OSRI in promoting innovation pilots and authorizing autonomous schools a part of the work of the Chief Academic and Innovation Officer, I am also excited about the increased opportunities to promote and share innovation and best practices across all our schools, regardless of governance type.

The other interim charges considered by the committee at the hearing included examining current school board governance policies and practices and making recommendations that could improve the focus, attitudes and outcomes of Texas school boards, districts and students; studying existing board training requirements and making suggestions to educate school board trustees on policies that could achieve better student outcomes, particularly within the framework set for low - performing schools in House Bill 1842; and monitoring initiatives to build a high - quality pre-kindergarten grant program (HB 4).

At CUBE's annual conference in Phoenix, Arizona, Oct. 1 - 3, district leaders will have the opportunity to showcase their work and share their success stories and best practices, while highlighting the crucial connection between effective school board governance and student achievement.