Sentences with phrase «more public board»

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«Major tax increases or policy changes such as big hikes in the minimum wage will probably do more harm than good,» says Dahlby of the sort of programs necessary to satisfy vocal public - health boards.

Women's under - representation on boards and in top management positions has long been the subject of academic study and, more recently, public policy.

We looked at annual reports, board memberships, media clippings and more to find the leaders of Canada's public companies with real clout

Yet somehow, in the U.S., large public companies can't seem to seem to make any progress at all in getting more women onto their boards of directors.

Ad people like to believe that they create the public's tastes and moods (when they're not «disrupting» them), but it's usually more a matter of paddling around on their intellectual surf boards, searching for a cultural wave they can profitably ride to the beach.

As a public company, your board of directors will become much more visible, so it's even more important to have the right team.

What we need to do is make board selection more public, make it more visible — talk about the boards that are doing well and the diversity they have.

There have been numerous times when Musk's endeavors would have benefited by having more capital, yet he has resisted the urge to take SpaceX public because the board of directors of a publicly - held firm would undoubtedly force him to make changes in the company that would improve its profitability at the expense of its chances for reaching Mars.

The board's letter says such moves have caused the public to watch and consider Tim Hortons more critically than before, exposing issues that might have gone overlooked previously.

But there are many things public company boards can do to better align with their core responsibility to the stockholders — and they can do it in a way that is proactive and more long - term in nature than if it is in response to an activist.

He has served on more than 20 public company boards, including Xstrata Canada and Norbord Inc..

The partners had the help of leaks from staffers inside the Public Company Accounting Oversight Board, the entity created by Congress more than a decade ago to make sure auditors are doing work that meets regulatory standards.

The study of more than 200 CEOs, board directors and senior executives of North American public and private companies was conducted by Stanford University and executive coaching firm The Miles Group.

New research suggests that more CEOs would be shown the door if not for their personal ties with their boards, suggesting that it's time to rethink hiring and firing practices and the CEO's role at public companies.

The average cost of one year at a public university in the United States costs twice as much: More than $ 20,000 for in - state students, according to College Board.

Aarabi said ModiFace also has a partnership with virtual bulletin board platform Pinterest, but would not disclose more details as it is not public yet.

Any material issues raised by the most recent Public Company Accounting Oversight Board inspection, peer review, or independent registered public accounting firm internal quality control review or by any inquiry or investigations by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the audit firm, and any steps taken to deal with such iPublic Company Accounting Oversight Board inspection, peer review, or independent registered public accounting firm internal quality control review or by any inquiry or investigations by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the audit firm, and any steps taken to deal with such ipublic accounting firm internal quality control review or by any inquiry or investigations by governmental or professional authorities within the preceding five years respecting one or more independent audits carried out by the audit firm, and any steps taken to deal with such issues.

It was another industrious year for the Greater Vancouver Board of Trade, with more than 120 successful events and a number of key public policy initiatives that moved our organization forward.

A New York Times report in April found that he has earned at least $ 3.2 million in board fees and stock grants from public companies and given more than 100 speeches for which he is typically paid $ 50,000 each.

In addition, the universe of the Public Accounts and the Budget / Updates are much more comprehensive, having adopted the accounting standards recommended by the Public Sector Accounting Board (PSAB).

While there's learning to be shared among all sectors, it's time to hear and read more about Canada's top 25 non-profit and public boards, not just the top 25 corporate boards in Canada, as listed recently in Canadian Business Magazine (August 2005).

More than 30 % of public company tech boards have no women at all, compared with 78 % of Russell 3000 companies that have at least one woman on their boards, Equilar found.

First, the Fed's Board of Governors, particularly chairwoman Janet Yellen, should make more frequent and timely public pronouncements.

A second way to elevate the board's public visibility more systematically would be to have Yellen hold press conferences at every policy meeting, rather than just quarterly.

The United board, which includes several people who either lead or have run public companies, ought to be more forthcoming.

Flatt has also served on more than 20 public company boards over the past two decades.

The discussion started off asking why the number of women on public boards was so low — around 18 % (or lower)-- Gouw stated that this is typically because when there are open spots on boards, the typically all - male board members reach out to their own networks and it propagates adding more men to boards.

Another early Facebook investor and board member Peter Thiel sold his shares valued at more than a billion dollars when the company went public and after the mandatory lock - up after the IPO in May 2012.

Here's a letter to the board of Biglari Holdings re: executive compensation [Noise Free Investing] & then more thoughts on Biglari's compensation agreement [My Investing Notebook] Where things stand in the market [Bespoke Investment Group] A list of stocks Nasdaq is canceling trades in from yesterday's madness [Business Insider] The best interest rate chart in the world [Trader's Narrative] A great macro overview from Barry Ritholtz [The Big Picture] A look at John Paulson's possible ownership of Bear Stearns CDOs [Zero Hedge] John Mauldin on the future of public debt [Advisor Perspectives] Top buys & sells from Morningstar's ultimate stock pickers [Morningstar] The truth about «Sell in May & Go Away» [WSJ] An interview with hedge fund manager Hugh Hendry [Investment Week] Bill Ackman: Let's have a public registry for stock opinion [Barron's] Hedge fund Harbinger hires ex-Orange chief for wireless plan [Dealbook] & Deutsche Telekom has been in talks with Harbinger [FT] Hedge funds begin to restructure fee system [FT]

The Texas Act would also apply to any proxy advisory firm that «publishes or otherwise provides an analysis or a recommendation to one or more shareholders» of a Texas - based public company concerning a nomination to the board or a shareholder proposal of an activist investor.

This «Fairness Doctrine» has become the foundation of free speech on radio and television, and it has prevented many of the more blatant attempts by some broadcasters to use the public airwaves as nothing more than a sounding board for their own special views and interests.

Its statement went on to say: «This has already been a 12 - year journey, instigated by the public boards, and we don't have much of an appetite to spend more on legal defence.

I almost think now that's its smoke and mirrors all the way to just confuse and befuddle the public and the fans its almost as if Winning something would be detrimental to what the board and Wenger are looking to do, perhaps if we won the premier league they arew scared we'd ask for more or something, I du n no I cant Figure it out for the life of me I cant.

And this is where the nuts of the matter really lays, The board are made up of Ex merchant banker public schoolboys whose interest in Football begins and ends with the share price Men who are more interested in smoking big cigars and drinking brandy in private members clubs than seeing the club that they represent winning a trophy and clucking about how many millions they have in the bank, Parody?

If you are honest and look at the situation the constant over the past 12 plus years is the willingness of the Board to accept 4th place as the goal and objective each year because it meant CL football (and more money in their pockets for quarter finals without having to really buy new players) and the ability to constantly offer meaningless public interviews stating that they want to win the league each year.

I often wonder if it is the same with other clubs or whether the more public profile of our board makes West Ham an exception.

I just know I personally would not send my kid to an all - day government - run pre-K and the state of the U.S. economy and public schools such as they are right now, I don't think adding more responsibilities to them and throwing more money at them is something I'm on board with.

While my efforts to persuade the Board of Selectmen, the town manager, and the Rec Department director to allocate permits in a more equitable fashion, and to use their power to make sure that the programs using town - owned facilities met minimum standards for inclusiveness and safety, fell on deaf ears (we ended up being forced to use for our home games a dusty field the high school had essentially abandoned), I returned to a discussion of the «power of the venue permit» 10 years later in my 2006 book, Home Team Advantage: The Critical Role of Mothers in Youth Sports, where I suggested that one of the best ways for youth sports parents to improve the safety of privately - run sports programs in their communities was to lobby their elected officials to utilize that power to «reform youth sports by exercising public oversight over the use of taxpayer - funded fields, diamonds, tracks, pools, and courts, [and] deny permits to programs that fail to abide by a [youth sports] charter» covering such topics as background checks, and codes of conduct for coaches, players, and parents.

In March, the Boards of Directors of the Alliance for Public Waldorf Education and the Association of Waldorf School of North America signed a letter renewing the mandate of the Joint Venture Committee, formed one year ago, to implement... more

The Park Board announced Wednesday that it will hold a public forum on possibly replacing the pool, which is more than 30 years old, with a similar - size aquatic facility.

Due to a new District 101 board policy that takes effect this year, there will be no more home - made cupcakes for classroom birthdays or candy for mastering long division in Batavia public schools.

Park Board President David Kindler said the district is working on plans that eventually could bring more public events and activities to the mansion, which he considers a public asset.

So far, more than 1,200 signatures have been sent over to the DuPage County Zoning Board of Appeals whose members will meet Thursday to continue the public hearing on the issue.

Omissions in expense reporting and payment methods prevented the board and the public from determining the Park District purpose for a number of significant expenditures, such as restaurant tabs totaling more than $ 4,300 for meals ranging from $ 25 to $ 185, primarily charged to the accounts of Atwell, Jeffress and Paetschow.

Drawing an emotional response from the audience, more than a dozen Chicago Public School parents voiced complaints at Wednesday's school board meeting over how the district questioned their children about their decision to not to take the Illinois Standards Achievement Test when it was administered earlier this month.

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Already there are more questions to be answered and though it has been made public that your accounts have been frozen by the state, every Ghanaian knows this is just another lie being told Ghanaians as you are known to be so connected and even found a way to plant one of your senior pastor's wife on the board of BoG, Comfor Ocran.

The port is still held in in the public sector but the board of the port has applied for voluntary privatisation in order to invest more money into the infrastructure.