conflict of interest act

• Order Granting Temporary Exemption of Morningstar Credit Ratings, LLC From the Conflict of Interest Prohibition in Rule 17g-5(c)(1) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

• Federal Register Nbr. 77 FR 14580, March 12, 2012
• Notices
• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Against All Odds - The Conflict Of Interest Prevention And Disclosure Act Meets Real Estate.

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• Mondaq Business Briefing
• Nbr. 2010, January 2010

• Securities Exchange Act of 1934 Conflict of Interest Prohibition Temporary Exemption Order; LACE Financial Corp.

• FR, February 14, 2008
• Notices
• Securities and Exchange Commission

• Zimmerman v. Zirpolo Trust, (Ohio 2012)

C. 5808.13 - Minor's Mother's former status as trust beneficiary did not create conflict of interest for her to act as representative.

• Ohio Supreme Court

• Federal criminal conflict of interest.

Twelfth Survey of White Collar Crime Federal criminal laws designed to prevent attempts to influence public officers or misuse public positions are focused on bribery and various forms of conflict of interest. Bribery is proven by showing that a benefit accrued to a public official with corrupt intent was intended to influence that official in carrying out an official act. The series of conflict of interest provisions found in federal law encompass post-employment activities, limitations placed on the duties of officials, acts involving personal financial gain and unauthorized compensation.

• American Criminal Law Review
• Vol. 34 Nbr. 2, January 1997

• Seeking Exemption Under Section 312 of the Small Business Investment Act; Conflict of Interest: Emergence Capital Partners SBIC, L.P.

• FR, June 13, 2008
• Notices
• Small Business Administration

• Ethics Panel Rules East Finley Official Broke Law

A township supervisor in Washington County violated the state Ethics Act in 2007 and 2008, the Pennsylvania State Ethics Commission announced on Tuesday. Ralph Barbisch, a supervisor in East Finley, violated the conflict of interest provision of the act by engaging in discussion with his fellow supervisors that led to their awarding nearly $60,000 in contracts to Rudy Barbisch Remodeling, a business he has owned for 30 years.

• Tribune - Review / Pittsburgh Tribune - Review
• April 13, 2011

• Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act: Executive branch employees; criminal conflict of interest review; public comment,

• FR, May 02, 2005
• Notices
• Government Ethics Office

• Government/Not-for-Profit

Act 44 of 2009 was signed into law by Gov Edward G. Rendell on Sep 18, 2009. This act amends the Municipal Pension Plan Funding Standard and Recovery Act, and is intended to provide short-term fiscal relief to local governments operating public pension plans. This article will not focus on the actuarial tools included in the law, but will instead concentrate on the new conduct and disclosure standards for professional service contracts applicable to municipal pension systems. These changes were enacted to create greater transparency and to be proactive in Pennsylvania in response to the actions of several investment firms that improperly used political influence in New York and California. The act contains required disclosures and conflict-of-interest provisions.

• Pennsylvania CPA Journal
• Vol. 80 Nbr. 4, January 2010

• Inglewood Mayor Dorn Vows to Fight Charges

Price, a former city councilman of Inglewood who worked with [Roosevelt Dorn] concluded, "During his several decades of public service, Mayor Dorn has made significant contributions to the improvement of our community. In fairness to the mayor, I believe it is important to allow the legal process to run its course and not rush to judgment. Robert H. McNeill Jr., a managing partner of Ivie, McNeill & Wyatt, said, "The essence of the case is that he participated in passing an ordinance extending a program in which the city was loaning employees money to come and live in the city white they were working there. My understanding is, they (the D.A.'s office) accused Dorn of participating in passing that measure to included elected officials and then properly got a loan for half a million...

... Court on one felony count each of conflict of interest, unauthorized loan, use for private pr...

• Sentinel; Los Angeles, Calif.
• August 27, 2009