Sentences with phrase «possible conflicts of interest»

Develop processes and tools to safeguard against possible conflicts of interest in policy development and implementation of nutrition programmes.

For one thing, lawmakers are allowed to hold part - time jobs, and a number of them work as lawyers, an arrangement that has prompted concerns about possible conflicts of interest.

Some investors like buying stocks without a broker because they're able to save on broker fees and avoid possible conflicts of interest.

And critics see many potential problems, including possible conflicts of interest, in what is occurring.

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.

I get your point that there is a perceived possible conflict of interests, but that does not seem to be the case in this instance.

There would be the question of undue influence, and there would be far more cases where possible conflicts of interest would arise.

Use the cover letter to highlight possible conflicts of interest.

In Spring of 2007, Attorney General Andrew Cuomo and DA David Soares announced twin investigations of possible conflicts of interest in fund investments under Comptroller Hevesi.

A top Nassau County official who is under investigation for possible conflicts of interest involving county contracts testified Friday at the corruption trial of former senate majority leader Dean Skelos and his son, Adam, in connection to a stormwater treatment contract within the county.

June 17, 2014 Citing its concern about possible conflicts of interest at The Coca - Cola Company (NYSE: KO) amid media speculation that 3G Capital and Berkshire Hathaway may be planning a transaction to take Coca - Cola private, Wintergreen Advisers today released the following letter.

Did your writer bother to investigate possible conflicts of interest Dr. Susan Russell might have?

FDA spokesperson Julie Zawisza said von Eschenbach was not available for interviews before ScienceNOW's deadline, but she said FDA is «looking very carefully» at possible conflicts of interest with cancer drugs.

In a letter sent to the Government Accountability Office on Wednesday, Warren and Cummings characterized Trump's transition as «chaotic» and asked that the GAO review possible conflicts of interest related to Trump's and his family's relationships to his businesses, potential national security concerns related to Trump's communication with foreign leaders and diplomats, and «transparency related to the use of taxpayer funds in the transition.»

Mahoney accused Antonacci of violating the county charter and creating possible conflicts of interest by continuing to do accounting work for up to 80 private, unidentified clients.

Trump's legal team is reportedly looking into Mueller's previous working relationship with Comey and a dispute involving Trump's golf course as possible conflicts of interest.

Senator Ben Cardin (D - MD) introduces a resolution urging President - elect Donald Trump to address possible conflicts of interest related to his business dealings and assets.

The poll was conducted days before news broke Friday that Cuomo's former executive deputy secretary, Joseph Percoco, is the target of an investigation by U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara into possible conflicts of interests in the Buffalo Billion project and other state projects.

While calling for his own investigation of the Buffalo Billion, Cuomo has simultaneously downplayed the role of the state's existing ethics body in preventing possible conflicts of interest.

Examining possible conflicts of interest may be difficult, considering the partnership of the American Veterinary Medical Association with Fort Dodge and Merial pharmaceutical companies, and Hill's Pet Nutrition, who together have pledged $ 4.5 million in support of AVMA programs and services over the next four years (4).

Armed with this information, citizens can check who these individuals are, and raise concerns over possible conflicts of interest or corruption risks.

But Betsy DeVos has signed an agreement with the independent Office of Government Ethics to divest, within 90 days of her confirmation, possible conflicts of interest identified by the ethics office, as every cabinet secretary is required to do.

A71 / 23 Maternal, infant and young child nutrition Safeguarding against possible conflicts of interest in nutrition programmes

There are multiple reasons why lawmakers have opposed mixing banking and commerce, including expanding the federal safety net of deposit insurance in effect to cover another large part of the economy and creating too many possible conflicts of interest in lending and investing decisions.

Cohn and his family members held about $ 220 million in Goldman stock, which he had to divest in order to resolve possible conflicts of interest before becoming White House economic adviser.

And while some include standards for who is appointed, such as requiring members be from different political parties, there can be questions about possible conflicts of interest facing the ethics board members themselves.

The protocol for purchasing property also would requires disclosure of any brokers who helped arrange meetings for the deal and determining «whether recent prior owners had any connections to local development authorities or government officials or other political figures present possible conflicts of interest or other ethical issues.»

Cuomo appointed an internal special investigator to review contracts in his Upstate economic development projects, directed state agencies to cease to have any contact with Howe, and said Percoco had failed to disclose possible conflicts of interest to him when Percoco worked for the state.

The Minority raised issues of possible conflict of interest following the purchase of 95 % of the bonds by Mr. Trefgarne who is a Director of Franklin Templeton and a Board Chairman of Enterprise Group.

Any other possible conflict of interest should be brought to the attention of the Show Chairman for referral to the Board.

This could be developed from a bioethical basis (8) by veterinary teachers, researchers and practitioners, a Council for Veterinary Bioethics being one response to the call for an examination of possible conflicts of interest within the profession.

Thank you for pointing out that the source of the funding, while of interest and relevant for understanding possible conflicts of interest, is far less critical than the quality of the science itself.

If this was my article, I would have discussed this with the editor, saying that this was unreasonable request by the reviewer, and ask that the editor consider possible conflict of interest of the reviewer.

Arbitrators are expected to disclose not just possible conflicts of interest, but even relationships that may create the appearance of a conflict.

Better Conflict of Interest Searches - Instantly see possible conflicts of interest.

Lawyers must tread more carefully than professionals from other sectors however and accepting crypto from startups they're advising raise possible conflict of interest concerns.

In the notice, Morales, claims he was fired after complaining about possible conflicts of interest between de Blasio administration officials and «a popular restaurant in Queens commonly known as the Water's Edge restaurant, which was owned by a politically connected donor.»

But Trump has shown that he isn't too concerned about possible conflicts of interest involving him and his family.

Some officials who oversee the charters have also been involved in making private loans to them, creating possible conflicts of interest.

It has since May 8 petitioned the SEC to investigate the transparency of the bond, its classification and a claim of possible conflict of interest in the issuance of the said bond which the government has touted as an achievement.

Senator Ben Cardin (D - MD) introduces a resolution urging President - elect Donald Trump to address possible conflicts of interest related to his business dealings and assets.

While administration officials and the governor said Tuesday that the Public Authorities Control Board's week - long delay was merely a scheduling issue, critics and even some lawmakers began rumbling that the monies should be held back given the widening federal investigation into possible conflicts of interest and fraud in the development initiative.

I only got more confused and became suspicious over possible conflicts of interest that may or may not exist.)

Resolution WHA65.6 also requested the Director - General to: «develop risk assessment, disclosure and management tools to safeguard against possible conflicts of interest in policy development and implementation of nutrition programmes consistent with WHO's overall policy and practice».

But the AG will know how to deal with the NRLB, the union and the corporation, and will know if there are possible conflicts of interest in the contracts, the grievance process and the decisions, and the possibilities of corruption.

«The official Opposition will call on the ethics commissioner to investigate a possible conflict of interest... after a document released to the media indicated Air Canada's CEO and executive vice-president Duncan Dee apparently upgraded Raitt's flight from economy to business class — almost a $ 550 value — for free on Sept. 25....