Sentences with phrase «watchdog issuing»

The order came just days after the watchdog issued two other administrative penalties last Friday, similarly barring two exchanges from operation for two months.

The Justice Department's independent watchdog issued a cryptic press release Wednesday afternoon, saying that it was opening an investigation into surveillance of an unnamed person.

A city watchdog issued a report last week saying that concession businesses in Queens parks could have raked in an additional $ 728,358 over the last three years if it were not for the city Parks Department mishandling of the contracts.

Less than a month after the Cyprus Securities and Exchange Commission (CySEC) warned of existing schemes which involved individuals impersonating as its representatives, the watchdog issued on Friday...

Canadian securities watchdogs issued 60 investors alerts against businesses and individuals in 2016, of which more than half dealt with online offers of binary options, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA), an umbrella organization of the country's provincial and territorial securities regulators, said in its 2016 enforcement report.

Consumer protection bureau warns about pay - by - phone fees — The government's consumer watchdog issued a warning Monday that companies are charging pay - by - phone fees that can be unnecessary and misleading... (See Fees)

Slovenia's financial watchdog issued a warning on Monday that virtual currencies - such as bitcoin - are not regulated and are not guaranteed by the central bank or any other state body.

In January, for example, the EU's top securities watchdog issued a similar statement, noting that, after more than a year of fact - finding and soliciting of public comments, its officials concluded that new regulations would be premature.

Not exact matches

Last week, the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary (HMICFRS)-- the watchdog for policing in England and Wales — issued a statement that victims could be at risk if suspects were released without any bail conditions.

It might be time for competition watchdogs in North America to have a similar look at Apple and the NFC issue.

Secretary of State for Culture Karen Bradley, who is responsible for media issues, said Tuesday she had written to media watchdog Ofcom for more information on its views on Fox's bid for London - listed Sky Plc, the biggest pay - tv operator in the U.K.

In written evidence provided to the committee today Facebook says it has been helping ongoing investigations into «the Cambridge Analytica issue» that are being undertaken by the UK's Electoral Commission and its data protection watchdog, the ICO.

The documents were presumably provided by Wylie (pictured below), who has also handed email and other documentary evidence to the DCMS committee investigating online disinformation in political campaigning, as well as to the UK's data watchdog and Electoral Commission — both of which are also probing digital political campaigning issues (including around the UK's 2016 Brexit referendum vote, which Wylie alleges CA also worked on).

«It actually presents a relatively clean issue for the court,» said Lawrence M. Noble, a former top lawyer at the Federal Election Commission who is now the general counsel for the Campaign Legal Center, a watchdog group.

In a statement issued by Autorite des Marches Financiers (AMF), the nation's financial market watchdog, regulators said they had noticed a growing trend in unregulated futures and derivatives trading involving cryptocurrency.

In November of last year, the nonprofit watchdog group, Public Citizen, issued a detailed report which found that 44 Trump administration officials have close ties to the Koch brothers.

Meredith McGehee, executive director of the Issue One watchdog group, helped draft the Honest Ads proposals.

Apart form China, Canada's finance watchdog has voiced concern over blockchain anonymity and the Russian central bank has issued a warning against cryptocurrency and ICOs.

The Military for Religious Freedom Foundation, a watchdog group that has waged repeated battle with the armed services, took issue with the last clause of the sentence, saying that no cadets should be forced to make a promise to God.

This issue was highlighted in a study done by Tricia Thompson of Gluten Free Watchdog and dietitian Anne Lee.

Media: See John Durie, «Saputo has to spill some milk to get MG in the fast lane» (The Australian, 2 March 2018), Carrie LaFrenz and Brad Thompson, «ACCC has issue with Victorian dairy plant in Saputo, Murray Goulburn deal» (AFR, 1 March 2018), Peter Hemhill and Simone Smith, «Saputo - Murray Goulburn deal: ACCC flags concerns» (The Weekly Times, 1 March 2018), Clint Jasper, «Competition watchdog raises concern over $ 1.3 b foreign takeover of Murray Goulburn» (ABC Rural, 1 March 2018), Sue Neales, «Saputo rebuffed on Murray Goulburn $ 1.3 bn bid over Koroit plant» (The Australian, 2 March 2018), Darren Gray, «Mega-milk deal sparks ACCC concern for farmers» (SMH, 1 March 2018).

When Agriculture Minister Barnaby Joyce came out this week and fired both barrels at the competition watchdog over its treatment of dairy co-operative Murray Goulburn, it reopened the contentious issue of national champions.

In a speech to the Centre for Economic Development in Australia (CEDA), ACCC Chairman, Rod Sims, will speak about the ACCC's focus on «competition and consumer issues arising in highly concentrated sectors, and in particular the supermarkets and fuel sectors»: see Lucy Battersby, «Watchdog gets tough on retail» (The Age, 21 February 2013).

However it is important to note that only a small proportion of civil society groups are involved in the protests; namely those groups that are based in Bujumbura who are focused on governance and human rights issues and regard themselves as watchdog responsible for holding the government to account.

The president - elect rebuked Republicans for prioritizing the «weakening of the Independent Ethics Watchdog» over other issues.

Whether it its being a watchdog for tenants, fighting for children and families, or leading the push for criminal justice reform, she is concentrated on the issues of importance to our City,» said Anna Brower, James» communications director.

The watchdog also raised issues with the evidence which had been gathered to support the data retention, saying: «There is not enough relevant and accurate background documentation which demonstrates the necessity of the instrument».

Budget watchdogs and good - government groups have raised issues with the discretionary funds, saying such arrangements make it difficult to track spending and increase the risk for abuse.

The multi-millionaire was nominated for a peerage, which was blocked by the House of Lords watchdog in relation to tax issues.

Watchdogs nonetheless took issue with the decision, and then - U.S. Attorney Preet Bharara seized the commission's records, though he later cleared Gov. Cuomo of any wrongdoing related to what he called the «premature» closure.

Formal advisory opinions are required to be made public, though the 2011 law that created the ethics watchdog panel prevents it from releasing informal advisory opinions, which are issued by JCOPE's staff.

For skeptics of the chronically criticized members of the state Legislature, the 2016 legislative session has often seemed in danger of becoming what some Albany watchdogs used to call a «Seinfeld session» — all about nothing — with big issues languishing.

Signatories of the statement issued in Port Harcourt, who gathered under the aegis of the Coalition of Niger Delta Agitators, are John Duku (Niger Delta Watchdogs), Ekpo Ekpo (Niger Delta Volunteers), Osarolor Nedam (Niger Delta Warriors), Okon Etete (Niger Delta Peoples Fighters), and Asukwo Henshaw (Bakassi Freedom Fighters).

A conservative watchdog group released 78 pages of new Hillary Clinton emails — three of which contained classified information and others that revealed the former secretary of state knew about potential security issues with her private email server.

Representatives from other government watchdog organizations — including New York Public Interest Group (NYPIRG), Reinvent Albany, Common Cause, and Citizens Budget Commission — told Gotham Gazette that they have not taken a position on the ballot question, but that the issue is being debated vigorously internally.

John Kaehny, executive director of Reinvent Albany, a government watchdog group, said that while there are likely no big «revelations» in the spreadsheet, the very fact that The Alt needed to obtain the information through a FOIL request — and that a comparable list can not be found on SUNY's central website — speaks to larger issues of transparency and accountability at the vast institution.

Members of several good government, fiscal watchdog and education advocacy groups Wednesday took issue with the bill, saying it benefits mainly rich donors, and violates the separation of church and state.

The scandal that is now dividing the governor and the attorney general might be the most serious issue facing Mr. Schneiderman's political future and indeed his reputation as a watchdog.

DiNapoli Report: «Eliminate State Discretionary Lump Sum Appropriations» Transparency and government watchdog groups issued a statement of support for Comptroller DiNapoli's call to prohibit state discretionary lump sum expenditures, like the $ 1.3 B State and Municipal Facilities Program.

Transparency and government watchdog groups issued a statement of support for Comptroller DiNapoli's call to prohibit state discretionary lump sum expenditures, like the $ 1.3 B State and Municipal Facilities Program.

A statement on the watchdog's website issued last week suggested it remained ready to respond to MPs» concerns.

The BHA contributes to debate on a wide range of ethical issues from stem cell research to sex education, and acts as a unique watchdog and lobbying organisation.

The medicines watchdog would issue recommendations on drugs which are not yet fully licensed, which could mean UK patients get access to them before anywhere else in the world.

«All of the people that work on this issue, the good government groups and watchdogs, think at this point you need dramatic reform given what has happened in Albany.

The issue should be: are the watchdogs following the law and are they enforcing it without fear or favor?»

WASHINGTON, D.C. — U.S. Rep. John Katko stands out among House members elected to Congress in 2014 for his reliance on campaign contributions from special interest groups, according to a watchdog report issued Monday.

Among the ideas excluded from any final budget deal: creation of a database that the public could search for how much every recipient of economic development spending got and how many jobs they created; end the ability by limited liability companies to skirt campaign donation limits; give back certain contract pre-approval powers to the state Comptroller, the state's fiscal watchdog; strengthen the state's criminal laws to better define bribery of public officials; and create an independent watchdog agency to police ethics issues in Albany.

Education groups are lukewarm, and fiscal watchdog groups say it doesn't make good economic sense to issue long term bonds to for items like I - Pads, which will be outdated long before the debt is repaid.

It didn't last long: The panel's relationship with the Legislature was tense, and watchdogs said that Cuomo's office was interfering with its work by requesting that it not issue certain subpoenas, among other things.

Documents and interviews show Reclaim New York is ramping up as it builds a network of citizen watchdogs and pushes into issues at all levels of New York government.