NYC First Lady Chirlane McCray incorrectly
reported on Conflict of Interest Board financial disclosure forms in 2015 and 2016 that her and Mayor de Blasio's ownership of two Brooklyn rental properties.
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 participants.
We at Slaw have had postings on the CBA Task Force
Report on Conflicts of Interest and the Federation of Law Societies response.
Last month the Federation of Law Societies of Canada released a long - awaited
Report on Conflicts of Interest prepared by its Standing Committee on the Model Code.
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.
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).
To avoid
conflict of interest, Lang won't cover Barrick and tries to avoid
reporting on the gold industry in general.
Conflicts of interest likely lead,
on average, to 1 percentage point lower annual returns
on the retirement savings
of middle - class families, according to a recent
report by the White House Council
of Economic Advisers (CEA).
** Enbridge Inc denied
conflict of interest claims
on Tuesday after a media
report found that the head
of United States energy regulator had been paying $ 50 a day for a property near Capitol Hill linked to the chairman
of a key Washington lobby firm that represents the Calgary - based pipeline company.
For more
on conflicts of interest involving fee and expense allocations, see «Blackstone Settles SEC Charges Over Undisclosed Fee Practices,» The Hedge Fund Law
Report, Vol.
(2) For all persons who review applications for certification, perform
on - site inspections, review certification documents, evaluate qualifications for certification, make recommendations concerning certification, or make certification decisions and all parties responsibly connected to the certifying agent, a
conflict of interest disclosure
report, identifying any food - or agriculture - related business
interests, including business
interests of immediate family members, that cause a
conflict of interest.
New round
of «Stop the toxic soybeans» call / Toxicological dossier
on combinatorial effects
of pesticides /
Report on genetically engineered animals / New
conflict of interest case at EFSA
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.
The JACEI
report praises Nestlé for being the first company to meet the breastmilk substitutes criteria to be included in the FTSE4Good ethical investment Index, yet there is a significant
conflict of interest involved as the Church Central Finance Board (CFB), which decided to invest in Nestlé in 2007, sits
on the FTSE4Good committee responsible for assessing Nestlé's baby milk marketing and advising
on the criteria.
«I acknowledge receipt
of the
report prepared by Commission
on Human Rights and Administrative Justice (CHRAJ) dated September 29, 2016 in respect
of complaints
of conflict of interest and corruption lodged against my client by 3 different complainants,» he wrote in the statement.
Banks
reported the income
on his final financial - disclosure form filed with the city's
Conflict of Interest Board weeks after he stepped down.
The probe will focus
on whether Percoco failed to
report potential
conflicts of interest and thousands
of dollars he received from outside companies while doing business with the state.
The
report also showed, SBF did not disclose to the state a
conflict of interest involving the affiliation between one
of its board members, who served
on the foundation's investment committee, and a firm that provides investment services to the foundation.
But CHRAJ in its
report released
on Thursday, noted that, it did not find the President guilty
of bribery, fraud or
conflict of interest, but said President Mahama breached the gift policy.
The finding by CHRAJ is that the respondent (the Minister
of Finance Ken Ofori Atta) is cleared of the «CONFLICT OF INTEREST» allegation but the commission in its findings made some serious revelations on «potential conflict of interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the repor
of Finance Ken Ofori Atta) is cleared
of the «CONFLICT OF INTEREST» allegation but the commission in its findings made some serious revelations on «potential conflict of interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the repor
of the «
CONFLICT OF INTEREST» allegation but the commission in its findings made some serious revelations on «potential conflict of interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the
CONFLICT OF INTEREST» allegation but the commission in its findings made some serious revelations on «potential conflict of interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the repor
OF INTEREST» allegation but the commission in its findings made some serious revelations on «potential conflict of interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the
INTEREST» allegation but the commission in its findings made some serious revelations
on «potential
conflict of interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the
conflict of interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the repor
of interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the
interest» as refered to in the observation subtitle in the
report.
Mayor Bill de Blasio is pushing back
on a
report that he may have violated a
conflict of interest board directive when it came to supporting his non-profit, the Campaign for One New York.
Last night, NY1
reported on a letter from the
Conflicts of Interest Board advising Mr. de Blasio not to solicit any donations from entities that have matters «pending or about to be pending» before the city.
A slew
of members
report outside income from stocks or properties they rent out each year
on their
Conflicts of Interest Board
reports.
As part
of its ongoing inquiry into academies and free schools, the Education Select Committee recently published a
report that it had commissioned from Jean Scott and me
on conflicts of interest in academies...
Inspector General Catherine Leahy Scott concluded in a
report on Tuesday that those are ethical lapses, citing inadequate supervision and a faulty
conflict -
of -
interest policy that was recently revised.
The agency recently drew criticism for failing to flag potential
conflicts of interest in Percoco's financial disclosure form, including substantial payments he
reported from the Syracuse - area firm COR Development while
on leave from the government.
CHRAJ in its
report had stated that
on the basis
of the evidence available to the Commission, it has come to the conclusion and therefore holds that, the allegations by the complainant that the respondent has contravened Article 284
of the 1992 Constitution by putting himself in a
conflict of interest situation in relation to the issuance
of the 5 - year, 7 - year, 10 - year and 15 - year bonds, have not been substantiated.
As Spitzer made a last - minute effort to gather enough signatures for a place
on the primary ballot last week, he failed to file a required financial disclosure
report with the city's
Conflicts of Interest board.
All journals depended
on the honour system to identify and
report conflicts of interest (i.e. self - disclosed by the editor with the potential
conflict of interest).
A review
of a controversial University
of Texas
report on the gas drilling technique known as fracking found inadequate oversight
of conflict of interest issues.
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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
This person will be responsible for advising you
on GDPR and ensuring you are compliant with all
of the requirements so you will need to consider who you appoint carefully as they have to
report to the highest level
of management and can not have any
conflicts of interest.
While the
report «recognizes subgroup academic gains achieved by the school,» it says the recommendation
of denial is based
on «a pattern
of insufficient responses to inquiries,... lack
of transparency, and the potential for significant
conflicts of interest posed by its governance structure.»
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.
In order to assure no
conflict of interest exists, and the integrity
of the process is maintained, the liaison may not review the Annual
Report nor serve
on a Visiting Team for their assigned schools.
Actual
conflicts of interest or the appearance thereof disclosed
on a financial disclosure
report
Last night we
reported on Target's plans to discontinue sale
of the Kindle due to «
conflict of interest,» and now the company has confirmed to us that it will, indeed, discontinue sale.
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.
One
of those
reports was
on target - date funds, the other
on potential
conflicts of interest.
But given the potential
conflicts of interest outlined in Senator Elizabeth Warren's recent
report on dubious annuity sales tactics, it's also clear that investors considering an annuity need to take care to assure they're buying an investment that benefits them as much as the person selling it.
I prefer them because they are relatively easy to understand, focus
on what annuities were originally designed to focus
on (providing lifetime income) and are generally less prone to the sorts
of sales abuses and
conflicts of interest described in a
report just released by the office
of Senator Elizabeth Warren.
Finally, given the marketing tactics and potential
conflicts of interest outlined in Senator Elizabeth Warren's recent
report on annuities, you'll want to be sure that any annuity you invest in is a good deal for you, not just for the person selling it.
When the Dutch newspaper NRC broke the story
of Ruf's
conflicts of interest in dramatic style
on 6 October 2017, followed by investigative
reporting on Ruf's art advising activities and her company Currentmatters in 12 October 2017, Ruf immediately stepped down.
The result is a suite
of 160 clean and neat «what if» scenarios, but very little (at least if the summary reflects what's coming in the full 900 - page
report at the end
of the month)
on how the more aggressive scenarios for cleaning up the global energy supply might actually be achieved in the real world
of competing and
conflicting national, corporate and personal
interests.
There is even a commercial
conflict of interest here given that the renewables industry stands to be the main beneficiary
of any change in government policies based
on the IPCC
report's conclusions.
On June 6, Dr. Pielke Jr. reported: «The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change recently adopted a major new policy for overseeing conflicts of interest among its leaders and authors..
On June 6, Dr. Pielke Jr.
reported: «The Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change recently adopted a major new policy for overseeing conflicts of interest among its leaders and authors..
on Climate Change recently adopted a major new policy for overseeing
conflicts of interest among its leaders and authors....
As for lead authors reviewing / citing their own work... the IPCC's got it covered in their package
of «reforms» in response to the InterAcademy Council review: The task group
on Conflict of Interest took a leaf from the Muir Russell
report and tapped into the «team - work» side - step.
The researchers declared no
conflict of interest on their
report and would like to stay away from political issues.
Fifth Assessment
Report Fourth Assessment
Report Coordinating Lead Author Carbon dioxide
Conflict of Interest Conference
of the Parties Greenhouse gas Gigatonne
of carbon InterAcademy Council Intergovernmental Panel
on Climate Change Representative Concentration Pathway Summary for Policymakers Special
Report on Managing the Risks
of Extreme Events and Disasters to Advance Climate Change Adaptation Special
Report on Renewable Energy Sources and Climate Change Mitigation Synthesis
Report TFI Bureau Task Force
on National Greenhouse Gas Inventories Technical Support Unit United Nations Environment Programme UN Framework Convention
on Climate Change Working Group World Meteorological Organization
Reports on the agency submitted to Congress «portray a dysfunctional organization that has been riddled with
conflicts of interest, unprofessional behavior and a free - for - all atmosphere for much
of the Bush administration's watch.»