Word: conflict-of-interest
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...dead in his tracks - guaranteeing that his time as E.U. president won't be sullied by a verdict. Berlusconi has spent the two years since taking office preparing for his E.U. role by stuffing his own legal problems into a closet and slamming the door. But his conflict-of-interest problem remains, as even one supporter admits, "as big as a house." The Prime Minister is also the country's leading publisher, advertiser and a major player in the financial and insurance sectors. His three Mediaset channels account for more than 90% of the national commercial TV market...
...little guy' who isn't smart about the nuances may get misled, such is the nature of my business." LEHMAN BROS. ANALYST, in an e-mail to an institutional investor, disclosed as part of an SEC settlement of conflict-of-interest charges against Wall Street firms...
DIED. ROBERT HELMICK, 66, energetic ex-president of the U.S. Olympic Committee; of cardiac failure; in Des Moines, Iowa. Before resigning in 1991 over conflict-of-interest allegations concerning his business ties with groups interested in contracting with the U.S.O.C. (he denied the charges, and a judge ultimately agreed with him), he revitalized the committee, notably pushing for a change in rules so cash-poor athletes could receive greater compensation while training...
...sides of the debate, nothing will get resolved without more testing. The problem in the United States is that most of the testing seems to be done under the aegis of huge biotech firms, either in-house or through funding at large universities with flagrant disregard for any conflict-of-interest considerations. This fact seems to have slipped under the radar of most U.S. commentators and watchdog groups...
Harvard dismissed Hay from the University in 1997, arguing that the investments did not violate its agreement with the government but did violate Harvard’s internal conflict-of-interest rules. Shleifer, however, remains on the Faculty...