Sentences with phrase «information on conflicts of interest»

The Senate can not properly vet Pruitt for EPA administrator if he is concealing information on conflicts of interest that would impact his ability to faithfully perform the EPA's mission to protect human health and the environment.»

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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.

And days later, on November 18 — just over a week after Obama warned Trump about Flynn — Rep. Elijah Cummings sent Pence a letter requesting more information about potential conflicts of interest posed by Flynn's lobbying work.

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).

«I see the memo as the CFTC cautioning its employees on the ethical issues that could be raised by their trading in cryptocurrencies, encouraging them to consider and seek advice from the CFTC ethics team before trading in cryptocurrencies, noting that employees may not transact in cryptocurrencies if they have nonpublic information about them from their work at the CFTC, and advising that those who participate in CFTC dealings related to cryptocurrencies may not trade in them for conflict of interest reasons.»

This reliance on cherry picked information is a significant conflict of interest by a government entity charged with providing equal treatment to all Americans.

On Tuesday the office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters to 13 cryptocurrency exchanges requesting information on «their operations, use of bots, conflicts of interest, outages, and other key issues.&raquOn Tuesday the office of New York Attorney General Eric Schneiderman sent letters to 13 cryptocurrency exchanges requesting information on «their operations, use of bots, conflicts of interest, outages, and other key issues.&raquon «their operations, use of bots, conflicts of interest, outages, and other key issues.»

I've learned some hard investing lessons over the years including that there is a lot of conflicting information on investing and retirement available, and many potential advisers (but not all) are motivated by self - interest.

These responsibilities include: (i) fostering processes that allow the Board to function independently of management and encouraging open and effective communication between the Board and management of the Company; (ii) providing input to the Chairman on behalf of the independent Directors with respect to Board agendas; (iii) presiding at all meetings of the Board at which the Chairman is not present, as well as regularly scheduled executive sessions of independent Directors; (iv) in the case of a conflict of interest involving a Director, if appropriate, asking the conflicted Director to leave the room during discussion concerning such matter and, if appropriate, asking such Director to recuse him or herself from voting on the relevant matter; (v) communicating with the Chairman and the CEO, as appropriate, regarding meetings of the independent Directors and resources and information necessary for the Board to effectively carry out its duties and responsibilities; (vi) serving as liaison between the Chairman and the independent Directors; (vii) being available to Directors who have concerns that can not be addressed through the Chairman; (viii) having the authority to call meetings of the independent Directors; and (ix) performing other functions as may reasonably be requested by the Board or the Chairman.

Therefore, if this book is to be anything more than information on interesting occurrences in the past, more than a walk through a museum of antiquities, if it is really to lead to our seeing Jesus as a part of the history in which we have our being, or in which by critical conflict we achieve being, then this book must be in the nature of a continuous dialogue with history.

At the request of the Conflict of Interest Review Committee or Audit and Risk Committee, however, the interested director, officer or staff member may present background information or answer questions on the matter.

On CNN Thursday, Spitzer said those returns, along with a financial conflict of interest form that he filed, provided sufficient information for voters to assess his standing.

In the Assembly, that means members of a regional council that advises Cuomo's economic development agency on Buffalo Billion funding must, like other state boards, disclose information annually about their personal finances to help avoid potential conflicts of interest.

A new letter, published yesterday in The New England Journal of Medicine, brings together data from the five - year Conflict of Interest Notification Study backed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, along with broader reports on conflict of interest in medicine released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to examine the practical goals and challenges of presenting this information to possible trial partiConflict of Interest Notification Study backed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, along with broader reports on conflict of interest in medicine released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to examine the practical goals and challenges of presenting this information to possible trial partiInterest Notification Study backed by the National Heart, Lung and Blood Institute, along with broader reports on conflict of interest in medicine released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to examine the practical goals and challenges of presenting this information to possible trial particonflict of interest in medicine released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to examine the practical goals and challenges of presenting this information to possible trial partiinterest in medicine released by the Institute of Medicine (IOM) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) to examine the practical goals and challenges of presenting this information to possible trial participants.

«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.

These might include information about your own availability, related work being reviewed at other journals (from your lab or other labs), or the names of other scientists who are working on the same problem and so would have a conflict of interest in reviewing your paper.

Intellectual Property Policy (pdf) Diversity Plan (pdf) Strategic Plan (pdf) Data and Information Policy (pdf) Privacy Policy (pdf) Security Policy (pdf) Evaluation Policy (pdf) Conflict of Interest Policy (pdf) Reporting Policy (pdf) NIMBioS Publication, Page Charge and Open Access Fee Policy (pdf) Travel Policy for Graduate Assistants Policy on Requests for Support for Scientific Gatherings

Kelley's recommendations to ensure charter school accountability include, among others, requirements for charters to report much more information about their financials and a prohibition on obvious conflicts of interest in charter school governance and operations.

As an intern, you will have the opportunity to work on a wide variety of matters such as: appropriations, fiscal law and financial management; acquisitions, financial assistance and public private partnerships; innovative financing; real property and asset management; information technology investment and capital planning; employee ethical conduct, conflicts of interest and political activities; equal employment opportunity and other civil rights matters; Federal personnel and employment; and alternative dispute resolution.

Detailed information on the risks, conflicts of interest, applicable brokerage commissions, fractional shares, and limitations on investments and divestments associated with these portfolios (along with IB Asset Management's full disclosures) is provided here and on the Forms and Agreements page.

As seems to be its custom in such reports, the GAO communicates its conclusion in the titles: «Key Information on Target Date Funds as Default Investments Should Be Provided to Plan Sponsors and Participants» and «Improved Regulation Could Better Protect Participants from Conflicts of Interest» — and, IMHO, there's little controversy in those statements.

I've learned some hard investing lessons over the years including that there is a lot of conflicting information on investing and retirement available, and many potential advisers (but not all) are motivated by self - interest.

These policies and procedures are designed to ensure that disclosure of information regarding the funds» portfolio securities is in the best interests of fund shareholders, and include procedures to address conflicts between the interests of the funds» shareholders, on the one hand, and those of the funds» investment adviser, principal underwriter or any affiliated person of a fund, its investment adviser or its principal underwriter, on the other.

Moreover, they have recently added an eco-label center where you can do a search on eco-labels and find out information about what particular labels mean, whether they are subject to conflict of interest problems, and whether broad industry and public input was used to establish their standards — a very promising resource.

[3] For more information on the UNFCTC and its conflict of interest policy, please see: http://www.fctc.org/media-and-publications/media-releases-blog-list-view-of-all-313/industry-interference/718-article-53-framework-convention-on-tobacco-control-tobacco-industry-interference

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Given the importance of maintaining confidentiality of any information received by the first lawyer, it is advisable that the first lawyer disclose at the outset of the conversation with the second lawyer that the purpose of the discussion is to consider taking on a new case for someone, and to limit initial disclosures to the essential facts until it can be determined whether the second lawyer has a conflict of interest.

The purpose of a Conflicts Information Specialist is to ensure that lawyers do not take on cases which create a conflict of interest with any current or previous work by other lawyers.

The reason for requesting disclosure is that the information may give rise to the knowledge of a potential conflict of interest which can thereafter be disclosed and dealt with appropriately, depending on the situation, without jeopardising the integrity of proceedings or more importantly of the consequential decision.

What's interesting is that we collect all kinds of data in our law firms whether it be contacts or conflict checking, whether it's the documents that we store on behalf of clients, whether it's our own individual notes in case files even our billing information are actually all different types of data that can be used by law firms to guide their practices and their decision making.

Information often included: • Basic nonprofit information: organization name, number of directors and term limits, type of incorporation and amendment procedures • Meeting details: location of meeting, how often meetings occur, procedures to call special meetings, how meetings are announced and quorum size (minimum number of people required for meetings) • Board of directors information: director qualifications, term limits and attendance requirements, removal procedures, definitions of roles and conflict of interest policies • Membership information: eligibility requirements, dues, voting rights of members, and quit or termination procedures Erring on the side of simplicity usually is the best waInformation often included: • Basic nonprofit information: organization name, number of directors and term limits, type of incorporation and amendment procedures • Meeting details: location of meeting, how often meetings occur, procedures to call special meetings, how meetings are announced and quorum size (minimum number of people required for meetings) • Board of directors information: director qualifications, term limits and attendance requirements, removal procedures, definitions of roles and conflict of interest policies • Membership information: eligibility requirements, dues, voting rights of members, and quit or termination procedures Erring on the side of simplicity usually is the best wainformation: organization name, number of directors and term limits, type of incorporation and amendment procedures • Meeting details: location of meeting, how often meetings occur, procedures to call special meetings, how meetings are announced and quorum size (minimum number of people required for meetings) • Board of directors information: director qualifications, term limits and attendance requirements, removal procedures, definitions of roles and conflict of interest policies • Membership information: eligibility requirements, dues, voting rights of members, and quit or termination procedures Erring on the side of simplicity usually is the best wainformation: director qualifications, term limits and attendance requirements, removal procedures, definitions of roles and conflict of interest policies • Membership information: eligibility requirements, dues, voting rights of members, and quit or termination procedures Erring on the side of simplicity usually is the best wainformation: eligibility requirements, dues, voting rights of members, and quit or termination procedures Erring on the side of simplicity usually is the best way to start.

In the U.S., the kind of information Manulife alleged Fishman had in this case is called «playbook information,» says Malcolm Mercer, a partner at McCarthy Tétrault LLP and member of the Canadian Bar Association's taskforce on conflicts of interest.

«The focus of the insurance industry should be on culture (including tone at the top, conflicts of interest management, and remuneration practices), disclosure of information to clients (particularly in terms of the nature and extent of the disclosures and how these are presented to customers),...

Advising and assisting numerous pharmaceutical and device manufacturers and wholesalers and pharmacies on product approvals, pricing and reimbursement, product listing agreements, rebates, professional allowances, interchangeability of drugs, conflict of interest issues, procurement matters, and freedom of information requests relating to pricing.

The Listing Document must include, among other things, general information on the fund and its service providers, the securities for which the application is being made, its redemption and valuation provisions, the fund's investment policy, disclosure in relation to its directors, risk factors and conflicts of interest and detail on the fund's assets and financial position.

The SEC is also reportedly probing cryptoasset hedge funds for conflicts of interest, as well as information on how fund managers are valuing assets in their portfolios.

Forward - looking information is subject to known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other factors that may cause the actual results, level of activity, performance or achievements of the Company to be materially different from those expressed or implied by such forward - looking information, including but not limited to: risks related to changes in cryptocurrency prices; the estimation of personnel and operating costs; general global markets and economic conditions; risks associated with uninsurable risks; risks associated with currency fluctuations; competition faced in securing experienced personnel with appropriate industry experience and expertise; risks associated with changes in the financial auditing and corporate governance standards applicable to cryptocurrencies and ICO's; risks related to potential conflicts of interest; the reliance on key personnel; financing, capitalization and liquidity risks including the risk that the financing necessary to fund continued development of the Company's business plan may not be available on satisfactory terms, or at all; the risk of potential dilution through the issuance of additional common shares of the Company; the risk of litigation.

Investigations and Law Enforcement — Selected Duties & Responsibilities Build and implement investigations programs and security solutions to enable effective organizational administration, threat detection / elimination, conflict / issue resolution, and other critical discovery functions Utilize various technical applications, including cameras, A / V equipment, transmitters, recorders, and bugs, to generate valuable information and isolate parties responsible for criminal and civil malfeasance Create issue and security reports to enable development of new policies and procedures aimed at preventing further wrongdoing and protect valuable resources team Integrate investigative principles into corporate strategic mission, ensuring management and program accountability, proactive prevention of discrimination, case efficiency, and legal analysis Perform security and crime analyses of firm infrastructure against related compliance requirements as well as on - going vulnerability assessments to continuously mitigate risk Develop investigatory standard documents to serve as guide and rules resources to promote fair and legal probes Supervise related departmental staff, including performance plan development and assessment, technical oversight, personnel recruitment and training, staff discipline, and other pertinent functions Work as a member of the corporate incident response team in the execution of all related tasks, including incident response plan development, damage minimization, resource restoration, and firm integrity protection Communicate all issues and user feedback to members of management, law enforcement professionals, and other interested parties, generating situational reports and follow - up recommendations based on investigatory results Maintain a strong working knowledge of all software, hardware, applications, techniques, trends and other critical tools which aid in effective investigation React quickly based upon limited and confidential information, drawing upon extensive police and military experience in tense, complicated situations Collaborate in the preparation of necessary legal documents, including search and arrest warrants Assist management with various other duties as assigned

Hawaii International Child shall make available the following documents upon request: Conflict of Interest policy; Articles of Incorporation; Bylaws; audited financial statements; the number of its adoption placement per year for the prior three (3) calendar years, and the number and percentage of those placements that remain intact, are disrupted, or have been dissolved as of the time the information is provided; the number of parents who apply to adopt on a yearly basis, based on data for the prior three (3) calendar years, and the number and percentage of those placement that remain intact, are disrupted, or have been dissolved as of the time the information is provided; and the number of children eligible for adoption and awaiting an adoptive placement referral via the agency; and supervised providers with whom the prospective adoptive parent (s) can expect to work in the United States and in the child's country of origin.

(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.