Sentences with phrase «lack of transparency makes»

Funds of hedge funds were created to eliminate some of the barriers, namely that the minimums are too high and the complexity and lack of transparency makes the products difficult to evaluate.

Corruption, political interference and a lack of transparency make western regulators nervous, and undermine the potential for innovation in China.

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Lack of transparency often stems from oversight rather than malice, but that doesn't necessarily make a difference in the eyes of a customer who feels he or she has been duped.

The lecture draws on some of my work for CIGI (NAFTA, Innovation) and makes the case that NAFTA negotiations are a problematic place for digital copyright reform, noting the lack of transparency, lost flexibility, and inability to strike a critical policy balance.

BF: I've been reading that the lack of transparency in mortgage securities makes people uncertain, so they don't want to buy them.

(Warren went on to expound on how Trump's lack of financial transparency makes it borderline impossible to know if a policy will benefit him.)

The current impasse between the Parliamentary Budget Officer and the Government is the result of a clash between the Government's business model, based on a lack of transparency, and accountability; non-evidenced based decision - making; and hostility to public debate and discussion; and, a Parliamentary Budget Officer business model with the exact opposite principles.

This makes them easy to work with, but behind their simplicity lies a complex web of deals and a lack of transparency which last week saw Mark Zuckerberg up before Congress, and Google accused of illegally collecting personal data from children under 13.

The lack of transparency is making this shadow system increasingly attractive to institutions seeking to profit from information that other buyers and sellers don't have.

The investment sector made clear that Alberta was missing out on investments due to a lack of transparency around environmental impacts.

I think for us, the reason that we ultimately chose to make that decision is that we live in a very sceptical and cynical world, and we function and live in a culture and in a time when people are wary of leaders, pastors and organisations; that there's a sense of duplicity or lack of transparency.

Speaking on the condition of anonymity because of the subject's sensitivity, the source said such cases in Iran are difficult because of the lack of transparency in leaders» decision - making.

I reckon the only thing that will derail the PL's money making potential right now is if they keep providing us a seemingly tainted product with their awful refereeing and lack of transparency in that regard.

I think one of the major things issues here is the lack of transparency and labelling so that we as parents and consumers can make informed decisions.

I certainly don't remember the press barons making a huge noise about the lack of transparency on display there.

The president of the Rochester Business Alliance, Sandra Parker, serves on the Committee to Save NY Board — a list that was made public only after the CSNY came under fire for its lack of transparency.

The judge said she was «troubled» by remarks Bharara made after the arrest that seemed to bundle together unproved allegations regarding Silver with broader commentary on corruption and a lack of transparency in certain aspects of state politics.

While both Cuomo and Heastie presented the agreement in historical terms — the governor said there would be «more disclosure, more transparency than has ever existed in this government» — it lacks several elements good - government advocates and Attorney General Eric Schneiderman say are necessary to truly root out corruption at the Capitol, most notably a cap or ban on the amount of outside income lawmakers can make.

Frustrated with their lack of response and transparency about last week's wastewater release, they say serious changes need to be made.

In a statement, Moskowitz, who left the meeting about a half hour before it ended, said «there is a lack of transparency in their decision - making regarding reconsidering charter school co-location... we're totally in the dark as to what they're even considering.»

In fact, the lack of transparency surrounding charter schools makes it almost impossible for school districts to predict enrollment, manage their administrations, and develop long term plans.

Jim Heaney, in a wide - wide ranging interview with Susan Arbetter of The Capitol Pressroom, discusses the lack of transparency around state economic development programs and a dubious $ 125,000 grant made to an ice cream parlor under the Buffalo Billion.

While we found no impropriety, the lack of transparency means it is often impossible to be sure that money invested in carbon offsetting makes the difference that is claimed for it.

To combat this lack of transparency, you can make your own perfume by adding a few drops of your favorite essential oil to a mix of water and vodka in equal parts.

She added: «There is also a lack of transparency in the academy process that will be made worse by increasing changes of sponsorship — particularly if those changes are negotiated privately between sponsors and government.»

So far, the evidence is that they are not always able to do so — and the lack of transparency around many of the decisions made by commissioners has made people particularly suspicious.

Atkinson made it clear that her frustration is not with the parents who want to send their students to a private school or to homeschool their children, but rather with the lack of transparency and accountability associated with vouchers.

The lack of communication and transparency that Vallas and the illegal board have engaged in makes it clear that they are unwilling to fulfill their legal and moral obligation to Bridgeport's special education students.

This lack of transparency and clarity makes the PARCC Math achievement data for middle school grade - level Math tests a potentially misleading statistic to share.

Negative branding shaped by years of negative perceptions, many of these attributable to poor customer experiences — unresponsiveness, lack of transparency, and top - down bureaucratic decision - making, to name a few — has parents, and not their children, in search of schools that are committed to listening and attending to their needs.

In a «competitive marketplace» of schooling within a geographic space, under this incentive structure, the goal is to be that school which most effectively cream skims — without regard for who you are leaving behind for district schools or other charters to serve — while best concealing the cream - skimming — and while ensuring lack of financial transparency for making legitimate resource comparisons.»

The charters contend that recommendations by district staff are inconsistent with site visits made by the charter division and that the district's Office of Inspector General exercises too much authority in charter school investigations that lack transparency, go on too long and too often result in technical «material revision denials» of otherwise academically sound programs.

The lack of transparency provided by Arizona charter legislation makes it impossible to determine how these funds are being spent.

It's made worse by the lack of transparency: if you call your discount brokerage they'll quote their current rates, but it's still hard to calculate the actual cost of your transaction.

5 What do you make of the transparency (or lack thereof) in China?

Or the company manages to sell / turn - around a loss - making division — but that's often accompanied by one last write - down, a complete lack of transparency or comparability, and is generally compounded by poor communication from management.

This lack of standardization and transparency across the industry makes it difficult for borrowers to make apples - to - apples comparisons of loan offers.

This is made worse from a lack of transparency about possible relief and repayment options.

Delta takes a bit of a drop with their persistent devaluations, their practice of journey control making it tough to piece together awards, and their lack of transparency with the removal of award charts.

There's a blatant lack of transparency in this industry, and when publishers make up whatever they think we want to hear just to shut us up, it's insulting.

«There is deep criticism [amongst Board members] of a lack of transparency on the part of the previous administration [of George Campbell]-- and a broadly held feeling that the Board was shielded from information that they needed to make informed decisions — especially about the development of the new building and related fundraising campaign.»

The Chinese government has been making progress in building MRV capacities, but it still lacks transparency in terms of what has been done and how.

Lack of transparency and possibly non-binding offset credit criteria risk undermining efforts to make the aviation sector do its fair share of climate action in order to limit global warming to 1.5 degrees.

As in the «Green Electronics» report, Greenpeace's lack of transparency about its selection criteria harms their credibility and makes them more vulnerable to questioning of their motives.

And yes, BP's lack of transparency / in re / those quantities makes this all somewhat difficult.

Another area that has been flagged by a number of junior lawyers as a concern, which was not covered in the survey, is the lack of transparency about why some associates on the partnership track do not make it at the end.

Consumers find it hard to make informed choices because there is very little transparency about price, service and quality... lack of transparency weakens competition between providers and means that some consumers do not obtain legal advice when they would benefit from it.

This story is quickly making us realize that Canada may not have the web infrastructure we thought we had, and this is one way these companies are trying to deal with it; however, it feels like there has been a lack of transparency in the way they are dealing with it and presenting it to the public.

Further, the lack of transparency of this «quasi-regulator» flies in the face of the international commitments that the US has made and notably its commitment under the United Nations 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development to develop «effective, accountable and transparent institutions at all levels.»

While there are reasons to be concerned about consistency and fairness at both the leave stage and the merits stage of judicial review, inconsistency at the leave stage affects far more applicants, and the decision - making process at the leave stage lacks even the modest accountability and transparency found at the merits stage.