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.»
In fact, sell - side analysts have
significant conflicts of interest, many common data providers use inaccurate and incomplete information, and the fund research from dominant players like Morningstar has only a tenuous connection to performance.
We believe there is
a significant conflict of interest if an advisor stands to gain financially from any recommendations you may follow.
Baby Milk Action has protested to FTSE that including representatives of organisations with significant shareholdings in a company the Committee is responsible for assessing is
a significant conflict of interests (CFB announced in its 2007 report it had purchased 6,000 Nestlé shares, valuing them at over # 1 million).
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.
Speaking of Almodovar, it would seem his presence could cause
a significant conflict of interest regarding Lucrecia Martel's Zama, a film he produced.
What isn't clear is whether the members of the State Board of Education understand, appreciate or have even been informed about
the significant conflicts of interest that exist with some of these applicants.
Right now, there is
a significant conflict of interest when government officials have an individual or collective interest in the continued profitability of the fossil fuel sector.
But if you do decide to go with your lawyer, just make sure he or she meets the aptitude and inclination requirements, and that there aren't
any significant conflicts of interest.
You have to go through what Kane calls an «intellectually honest» exercise where you look for candidates who have the aptitude and the inclination to be a trustee or executor, and who don't have
any significant conflicts of interest that could cause problems down the line.