Sentences with phrase «which financial conflicts of interest»

These relationships between oncology and industry are increasing, and concerns exist regarding the extent to which financial conflicts of interest (FCOIs) can influence medical decisions and physician behavior.1, 2 Thus, there is a pressing need to better understand the effects of FCOIs on both practicing oncologists and academic researchers.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

We respectfully request that the CPS not form any partnerships with formula companies and suggest that the CPS familiarize itself with its own obligations under the Code, specifically WHA Resolution 49.15 which states «financial support for professionals working in infant and young child health [should] not create conflicts of interest.»

The 20 - page Tomlinson Report, which Business Secretary Vince Cable has passed to the Financial Conduct Authority, details what is terms a conflict of interest in the lender's relationship with small firms and its property arm West Registery.

The amendment's aim is to break the stranglehold on abortion counselling of certain groups which Dorries and Field say have a financial conflict of interest in advising women seeking terminations, and open up counselling to independent counsellers.

Early in the game of creating a company, says Perls, perhaps the most important player with which an academic scientist should communicate is the institutional conflict - of - interest panel, whose job is to assure that financial stakes with a commercial entity don't bias research results or compromise the safety of human subjects.

Medical center personnel and other Georgetown University collaborators meeting the definition of «investigator» are listed in a table in the TRACS transmittal form, which triggers an email notification instructing them to login to GU PASS to complete their general and study specific financial conflict of interest (FCOI) disclosures.

The researchers offer four steps for improving the review process: develop methodological standards for evaluating evidence used to back off - label drug recommendations; combine the findings into one «single, rigorously developed resource» rather than five inconsistent reference guides; assess whether those reviewing and determining off - label drug use policies have potential financial conflicts of interest; and make the compendia listings, which currently are only available by subscription, free to the public.

At 1:00 p.m. today the Citizen's Ethics Advisory Board will hold a meeting in which they will approve a staff recommendation that although Commissioner Pryor helped create Achievement First and served as one of its Directors until he recently resigned to take the Education Commissioner's position, he does not have a conflict of interest under state law because he does not have a financial relationship with Achievement First.

(b) To prevent the appearance of a conflict of interest, you must not refer an employee requiring assistance to your private practice or to a person or organization from which you receive payment or to a person or organization in which you have a financial interest.

Which explains why Alphabet / Google's business model probably faces far less risk & unwelcome attention, in terms of a potential user / media backlash (though old media has an obvious vested conflict of interest), and / or the possible operational & financial consequences of regulatory intervention.

The report faults the former leaders of Cooper Union, which was one of America's only universities that did not charge tuition fees, for a cascade of poor financial decisions, conflicts of interest, and mismanagement that plunged the school into financial ruin — forcing it, for the first time, to begin charging tuition.

Conflict of interest includes circumstances in which international civil servants, directly or indirectly, would appear to benefit improperly, or allow a third party to benefit improperly, from their association in the management or the holding of a financial interest in an enterprise that engages in any business or transaction with the organization.

This isn't or shouldn't be a conflict of interest issue and is not comparable to having scientists from drug company A reviewing drugs from company B which could cause financial harm to comany A.

A «conflict of interest» refers to any current professional, financial or other interest which could: i) significantly impair the individual's objectivity in carrying out his or her duties and responsibilities for the IPCC, or ii) create an unfair advantage for any person or organization.

Willie Soon released a statement via the Heartland Institute's website following a complaint from the Climate Investigations Center that Soon «failed to disclose financial conflicts of interest in a newly released paper,» which he co-wrote with Christopher Monckton, David R. Legates, and William M. Briggs.

Conflict - of - interest is easy to understand and get to grips when there is a medical device, a pharmaceutical product, or some product with which an author's financial interest can be tied to.

The court acknowledged that this situation fell squarely within the «Non-Waivable Red List» of the International Bar Association's Guidelines on Conflicts of Interest in International Arbitration, which refers to situations where «the arbitrator or his or her firm regularly advises the party, or an affiliate of the party, and the arbitrator or his or her firm derives significant financial income therefrom.»

As family lawyers we understand the emotional and financial impact of relationship breakdown and adopt the Resolution Code of Practice which aims to minimise areas of conflict and to resolve disputes in the best interests of the family.

The State Ethics Commission strictly enforces the state's conflict of interest law and financial disclosure law, which are applicable to all public employees and elected officials in Massachusetts.

Ms. Levenson also served for more than four years as General Counsel of the Massachusetts State Ethics Commission, which interprets and enforces the Massachusetts conflict - of - interest and financial disclosure laws applicable to all public officials and public employees.

The Listing Document must include, among other things, general information on the fund and its service providers, the securities for which the application is being made, its redemption and valuation provisions, the fund's investment policy, disclosure in relation to its directors, risk factors and conflicts of interest and detail on the fund's assets and financial position.

Kushner's failure to cite Cadre on his financial disclosure form came as the Office of Government Ethics was deciding whether to grant him a Certificate of Divestiture, which requires incoming government employees to divest «100 % of all financial interests» from listed companies so they don't violate conflict - of - interest laws.