Sentences with phrase «of financial conflicts of interest»

In light of this statement, how to you explain your failure to inform the Senate Committee of your financial conflicts of interest?

January 31, 2018 • Brenda Fitzgerald, director for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, resigned on Wednesday because of financial conflicts of interest.

In other U.S. news, we continued our coverage of Senator Charles Grassley's (R - IA) probe of financial conflicts of interest at more than 20 universities.

James Scully, medical director of the APA, insists the association is «committed to evaluating and monitoring the issue of financial conflicts of interest».

I am in favor of both disclosure of funding sources and disclosure of financial conflict of interest, but it should apply to everyone and the unclear, inconsistent policies to date should certainly not be used to silence people on only one side of a scientific debate.

Dr. Pielke Jr. termed this a «classic and unambiguous case of financial conflict of interest».

Not exact matches

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.

Researchers link these tendencies to outcomes like greater financial returns, more attention paid to risk oversight and control, and insistence on conflict - of - interest guidelines.

A recent paper by two professors at the University of Massachusetts found that many financial economists who weighed in on the Wall Street overhaul signed into law in July failed to prominently disclose potential conflicts of interest.

Clinton goes on to appears to question the importance of the divestment of assets that financial executives often undertake to avoid the appearance of conflicts of interest when they enter government service.

Several people have asked me why the federal conflicts of interest law, which bars every lowly executive branch official from acting on matters that affect their personal financial interests, won't apply to President Donald Trump.

In the U.S., we generally believe that publicly - held firms are to be managed for «shareholder value» (technically, the Securities Exchange Commission's Code of Ethics for CEOs only requires the firm to provide full, fair, accurate and timely financial reporting, and to flag any known conflicts of interest or violations of securities law, but state laws often impose stricter fiduciary duties on the firm's top managers).

A conflict of interest is a situation in which a decision - maker is entrusted with making important decisions on behalf of someone else, and in which that decision - maker has some further, «outside» interest (often, but not always, financial) which may stand to influence their decision making.

Democrats said those longstanding financial relationships represented a conflict of interest for Dourson and Wehrum as they become the regulators of their former corporate clients.

First, it eliminates any potential conflict of interest that would come from his continuing to have a financial interest in Exxon.

Their relationship and the financial settlement Katz received after their breakup led to allegations of many potential conflicts of interest in labor negotiations while Corzine was governor.

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).

Conflicts of interest comprise financial interests, activities, and relationships within the past 3 years including but not limited to employment, affiliation, grants or funding, consultancies, honoraria or payment, speaker's bureaus, stock ownership or options, expert testimony, royalties, donation of medical equipment, or patents planned, pending, or issued.

Investors and securities markets continue to benefit from common - sense reforms enacted in the wake of the financial crisis, including policies that increase transparency regarding the activity of advisers to private funds, enhance systemic stability, minimize conflicts of interests, and hold bad - actors accountable.

While a financial advisor held to a fiduciary standard will give you truly the best financial advice they are qualified to give, an advisor held to a standard of suitability will give you information that can be compromised from a conflict - of - interest.

But even if you'd never read any coverage about the Trump Foundation, the basic lack of personal financial disclosure and unwillingness to promise he'll shift to a blind trust if he wins is all a person worried about conflicts of interest need to know.

This week, the DOL delayed the effective date of its Fiduciary Rule — which would define all retirement plan financial advisors as ERISA fiduciaries, effectively banning conflicted 401 (k) investment advice that puts advisor profit ahead of client interests — by 60 days from April 10, 2017 to June 9, 2017.

By eliminating the sales incentive, the fee - only financial advisor gives you advice that is transparent — free of any conflict - of - interest that can come from the possibility to earn a commission.

«Academic research has clearly established that conflicts of interest affect financial advisors» behavior and that advisors often act opportunistically to the detriment of their clients,» the memo says.

Also facing a questionable future is the Labor Department's Fiduciary Rule, which regulates how financial advisors service their clients, specifically by eliminating conflicts of interest.

We offer you complete objectivity because we have no affiliations or financial arrangements with third parties that might distort our objectivity or present conflicts of interest, nor do we sell mutual funds, insurance or other products.

The Code of Ethics covers topics such as financial reporting, conflicts of interest and compliance with laws, rules, regulations and our policies.

Post-SOX practices requiring financial managers and sales representatives around the world to sign statements stipulating that there exist no side letters or other conflicts of interest are simply not enough and can create a false sense of security.

Still, Trump's deal with Carrier demonstrates the unprecedented challenge the president's conflicts of interest create: Unless he either puts his holdings in a truly blind trust or divests completely, a significant number of the decisions he makes will involve some level of financial incentive for himself as well as for the country.

When hiring a financial advisor, 401k plan sponsors have a fiduciary duty to assess «the reasonableness of the compensation (direct and indirect), and determine any conflicts of interest that may impact the service provider's performance.»

Exacerbating the problem, our financial regulation system is defined by conflicts of interest and a lucrative revolving door.

For example, the Department of Labor delayed the full implementation of the fiduciary rule, which would have required anyone who handles retirement assets or gives financial advice to retirement savers to work in their clients» best interest and to provide disclosure of conflicts, when they exist.

The rule requires that distributors of financial products into retirement accounts proceed on the basis of a fiduciary relationship and is aimed at removing potential conflicts of interest in which distributors steer clients into products because of higher commission revenue — unless distributors operate under an exemption.

The conflicts of interest boil down to: It is in the financial industry's interest to steer investors into high - fee active funds rather than low - fee passive funds.

At a meeting of the Financial Literacy and Education Commission, held at the Treasury building in Washington, Perez noted that while «lawsuits have been filed» against the conflict of interest rule, «we will continue to fight those vigorously,» adding that he believes DOL is «on the right side of the law and history.»

Secretary of Labor Thomas Perez stated at the AARP event that «when it comes to financial advice, conflicts of interests can lead to bad advice and hidden fees that too often keep us from getting investment advice that's in our best interest.»

With the implementation date of the Department of Labor's fiduciary rule looming large in April, all attention has been focused on how financial advisors and their Financial Institutions are making adjustments to manage their compensation conflicts of interest, to avoid breaching the fiduciary's fundamental duty of loyalty to act in the client's best ifinancial advisors and their Financial Institutions are making adjustments to manage their compensation conflicts of interest, to avoid breaching the fiduciary's fundamental duty of loyalty to act in the client's best iFinancial Institutions are making adjustments to manage their compensation conflicts of interest, to avoid breaching the fiduciary's fundamental duty of loyalty to act in the client's best interests.

While not illegal, the trading activity by Joseph Otting's money manager could violate the spirit of ethics rules designed to prevent conflicts of interest... Otting gave the OGE a tally of his investments in March 2017 and agreed upon his June nomination to unwind millions of dollars in financial stocks within 90 days of being confirmed.

Trump's business conflicts with America's national security interests can not be resolved so long as he or any member of his family maintains a financial interest in the Trump Organization during a Trump administration, or even if they leave open the possibility of returning to the company later.

These issues have to do with the way problems can flow from one part of a financial group to another, and with possible conflicts of interest among the various parts.

The Sandhu clause — changing the Conflicts of Interest Act to ensure that no member uses their position to lobby on an issue that directly impacts their financial interests

Now, a Securities Industry Financial and Markets Association (SIFMA) statement discusses conflicts of interest, disclosure and fee transparency.

We are fee - only Certified Financial Planners ™ offering financial guidance customized to your needs on an hourly fee or project basis without any conflicts of Financial Planners ™ offering financial guidance customized to your needs on an hourly fee or project basis without any conflicts of financial guidance customized to your needs on an hourly fee or project basis without any conflicts of interest.

It states that the conflict of interest may arise, among other things, when a crypto trader edits a page devoted to this financial technology.

The Department of Labor (DOL) Fiduciary standard is intended to eliminate any potential conflict of interest between financial professionals and investors saving for retirement.

Interviewed by Attracta Mooney of Ignites Europe Financial Times concerning non-audit services provided by external auditors and possible conflicts of interest, August 27, 2013.

If the proposed transaction or arrangement is one in which a director, officer or staff member, or their Related Parties have a «substantial financial interest» within the meaning of New York law, the Audit and Risk Committee must consider alternative transactions that do not give rise to a conflict of interest, to the extent available.

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.

This difference could be explained by a potential bias in the design, analysis, or interpretation of the results obtained in the SRs, depending on whether the authors reported having any financial conflict of interest or not.

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.