This paper investigates whether self-regulation in financial markets leads to greater industry bias and expertise in enforcement. Using hand-collected data on securities arbitration disputes from the National Association of Securities Dealers NASD, the author document that pro-industry arbitrators are selected more often to arbitration panels than pro-investor ones (selection on...
This paper develops first a taxonomy of the different instruments that have been developed to improve the integration of environmental concerns in the routines of decision making in other policy fields. The paper starts with a rather narrow definition of EPI, focusing upon institutions to shape the process rather than...
In fulfillment of its mission to provide leadership in advertising self-regulation and to increase the understanding of the role of self-regulation of food advertising to children and adults, the National Advertising Review Council NARC Board of Directors has published this white paper. This white paper documents ongoing self-regulatory efforts, publicizes...
This is a background paper laying out the main issues related to self-regulation of 3G mobile content and services. It is informed by research done under the IAPCODE selfregulation.info project, funded by the European Commission under the Safer Internet Action Plan. The project analyses self-regulatory models across media sectors and...
As governments struggle to find solutions for the problems of Internet regulation and enforcement, industry groups, individuals and advocacy groups often take the lead, creating standards and policies for governing the use of the Internet. This page is a resource documenting various ways the Internet community attempts to regulate itself....
When the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 became law on July 31, 2002, the accounting profession faced an event with similarly catastrophic possibilities, and its desire and ability to adapt to the new environment is not yet fully known. The Sarbanes-Oxley Act dramatically redefines accounting’s scope of services, its influence over...
Voluntary action to end abuses and to foster fair competitive opportunities in the public interest may be more effective than legal processes. In addition, cooperative endeavor may appropriately have wider objectives than merely the removal of evils, which are infractions of positive law. Self-regulation can play a particularly critical role...
This paper is based on a paper prepared in 1998 entitled "Overview of global developments and Office activities concerning codes of conduct, social labelling and other private sector initiatives addressing labour issues." This paper was prepared for the 273rd Session of the ILO's Governing Body Working Party on the Social...
It would seem that the tarnished reputation of the dietary supplement industry has been improving over the past few years--aided by the soon-to-be-implemented dietary supplement good manufacturing practices, the inclusion of dietary supplements as products requiring mandatory reporting of serious adverse events associated with their use and the industry's own...
Business News IN BRIEF *Credit rating agencies will face mandatory regulation by the EU after they failed to spot the risks of structured credit products that triggered the credit crunch. Moody's, Standard & Poor's and Fitch, which dominate the sector, have been criticised for getting too close...
CDHA-Sponsored SB 853 Provides Greater Autonomy and Recognition of Profession SACRAMENTO, Calif. -- Ending several decades of struggle by California dental hygienists to achieve independence as a distinct public health profession, Governor Schwarzenegger today signed Senate Bill 853 Perata. The measure creates the Dental Hygiene Committee...
NEW YORK, June 4 /PRNewswire/ -- ID Media, the largest direct response and digital media services company in the U.S., is pleased to recognize the May 22nd, 2008 appointment of President, Gaye Sussman, to 1st Vice Chairman of the BPA Executive Committee. BPA Worldwide is the global...
Software + Services Solution Offers First Ever Means for Applications to Self-Regulate and Enforce End-of-Life IT Policies CLEVELAND -- PreEmptive Solutions today announced the immediate availability of Application Shelf Life, a software + services (s+s) solution that enables applications to self regulate and enforce aging and expiry policies...
From birth to five years; children's developmental progress, 3d ed. Sheridan, Mary D. Ed. by Ajay Sharma and Helen Cockerill. Routledge 2008 103 pages $19.95 Paperback RJ131 Sheridan charts the development of children from...
Dieting, overweight, and obesity; self-regulation in a food-rich environment. Stroebe, Wolfgang. American Psychological Assn. 2008 257 pages $59.95 Hardcover RC628 Writing for psychologists and medical professionals, Stroebe (social psychology, Utrecht U., the Netherlands) considers...
AUDIT COMMITTEES ARE EXPECTING INTERNAL AUDIT departments to make strategic, operational, and business risk a higher priority as demands of compliance with the U.S. Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 have eased in the past year, according to the 2008 State of the Internal Audit Profession Study by PricewaterhouseCoopers PwC LLP. The...
SOME OF THE WORLD'S FINANCIAL SERVICE ORGANIZAtions might get an extra dose of risk management in the wake of recent downturns in the mortgage and credit markets. The Institute of International Finance IIF has released a report acknowledging problems in managing risks and proposing that banks focus on self-regulation to...
Use this tuning recipe for the classic integrating process control challenge. Because most processes are self-regulating, it can sometimes be challenging to tune a controller for an integrating process. The principal characteristic of a self-regulating process is that it naturally seeks a steady-state operating level if the...
Talks between internet service providers ISPs and the television and film industries about how to address online piracy have broken down again. Digital copyright theft cost 460m in 2006 and the number of people illegally accessing film and TV shot up from 9 per cent of the...
PHOENIX -- Arizona State Credit Union is a proud finalist of the 2008 Better Business Bureau BBB Business Ethics Award, sponsored by the BBB of Central, Northern, and Western Arizona. The Business Ethics Awards recognizes companies for their commitment to ethical business practices in today's marketplace. Arizona State...
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