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Posts Tagged ‘Transparency’
Resource Transparency. Data Accuracy. Reporting Integrity. Posted By : Mahendra Gupta
December 22nd, 2010 |
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Transparency International: Murk meter
October 28th, 2010 |
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The best-known corruption index may have run its course
CORRUPTION takes many forms; in some countries it is blatant, in others it is barely visible. So the idea that it can quantified on a simple scale is appealing; it gives the impression that an elusive aspect of behaviour can be pinned down.
No wonder, then, that the annual corruption perceptions index (CPI), which orders countries according to the perceived degree of graft, is closely watched. But when its compilers—Transparency International (TI), an organisation based in Berlin—released their 16th annual ranking on October 26th, there was criticism as well as curiosity. …
Protest over Montengrin treatment of NGOs
July 29th, 2010 |
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Transparency International (TI) has asked Brussels and Podgorica to protect NGO activists from threats and intimidation.
TI is asking for protection for the activists of the Network for the Affirmation of the Non-governmental Sector (MANS) and has sent a protest letter to Montenegrin Prime Minister and Parliament Speaker Milo Äukanović and Ranko Krivokapić.
SGX proposes short sales report to increase market transparency
July 23rd, 2010 |
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) says it is proposing new rules and measures to provide more information on short sales activities in the marketplace to facilitate greater market transparency.
SGX is also seeking public comments on the proposed rules that require the marking of all sell orders, either as a normal sell order or a short sell order. With the collated data, SGX proposes to report the short sales volume and value by counter for each trading day.
EU sets out new series of money measures
June 18th, 2010 |
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The EU has agreed to carry out transparency checks on the financial health of its top banks, euronews reports. This will be as part of a number of measures to convince investors it can contain the euro zone debt crisis.
“Who Would Not Want the Transparency [for Derivatives]? The Only Parties that Benefit from a Lack of Transparency are Wall Street Dealers.â€
April 18th, 2010 |
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There is a huge fight going on right now over whether or not derivatives will be made more transparent.While this is being portrayed as a partisan battle, it is really a battle between the big banks and everyone else. Indeed, the guy in charge of regu…
Twitter Transparency Born at Chirp with 100M+ Users, @anywhere
April 15th, 2010 |
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Twitter’s Chirp conference April 14 was only the first, but it was a seminal event for a company that has traditionally shied away from sharing statistics. Twitter said its tweets are being archived in the Library of Congress, acknowledged 105.8 million users and formally launched @anywhere, its take on Facebook Connect, with Google, Amazon and media companies as partners. Promoted Tweets were also discussed. Forrester Research analyst Augie Ray said Twitter did its best work to endear itself to developers, which seemed to respond well.
– News Analysis: Twitter’s
Chirp conference was only the first but it was a seminal event for a company
that has traditionally shied away from sharing statistics.
Those following the April 14 event
learned that Twitter now has almost 106 million users, whose 55 million tweets
per day harking back…
Turkish arrests spark plea for more transparency
February 27th, 2010 |
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As Turkey reels from the fallout of an alleged plot to unseat the government, politicians and military men have dominated the headlines.
But what do ordinary Turks think about the showdown between the country’s Islamist-rooted government and secular armed forces?
Data and transparency: Of governments and geeks
February 4th, 2010 |
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In several countries more official data are being issued in raw form so that anybody can use them. This forces bureaucrats and creative types to interact in new ways
Correction to this article
YOU might think that Clay Johnson, a campaigner for transparency, would be pleased to see a ferret, with a deerstalker hat and magnifying glass, pop up on his screen. This creature is the mascot for BetaDataFerrett, an online application offered by America’s Census Bureau. …
GFIA shuns Chinese hedge-fund coverage for lack of transparency
February 2nd, 2010 |
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GFIA Pte, the Singapore-based hedge-fund firm and consultant, said it stopped coverage of most Chinese hedge funds because they lack transparency and sold all of its investments with mainland Chinese managers, says Bloomberg.
The value of GFIA’s China-dedicated funds peaked at about US$3 million ($4.23 million), 10% of its portfolio, Peter Douglas, GFIA’s principal, said in a telephone interview. Douglas shifted coverage to Hong Kong-based managers with experience in the financial industry outside of Asia, from those in mainland China, he said.
SGX enhances SGXNet templates for greater marketplace transparency
December 17th, 2009 |
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Singapore Exchange today introduced changes to SGXNet announcement templates as part of its ongoing efforts in fostering a transparent and well-informed marketplace.
SGX says this is to assist investors in retrieving information crucial to their investment decisions and to increase the level of disclosure by issuers. These changes, which will be effective from Jan 10, comprise four new information categories and revisions to two existing announcement categories.
comScore Appointed as Independent 3rd Party for Site Vetting by IAB U.K. Internet Advertising Sales Houses Council (IASH)
August 8th, 2009 |
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comScore, Inc. (NASDAQ: SCOR), a leader in measuring the digital world, today announced that it had been selected as the sole independent provider of centralized site content vetting on behalf of the Internet Advertising Sales Houses (IASH) – the official sales house council of the IAB in the U.K. The site vetting initiative requires the [...]
Lobbyist Offers Off-The-Record Breakfast With Treasury Official
July 22nd, 2009 |
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So you can’t get inside the government to see top officials and discuss the important issues of the day. But even though you can’t darken the door of the White House — and, with some exceptions, lobbyists are barred from working for the admin…
Bailout Overseer: Banks Misused TARP Funds
July 20th, 2009 |
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Many of the banks that got federal aid to support increased lending have instead used some of the money to make investments, repay debts or buy other banks, according to a new report from the special inspector general overseeing the government…
Rep. Bill Cassidy: Earmarks Should Require an Itemized Receipt
July 16th, 2009 |
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Transparency, accountability, and rigorous oversight are the keys to cutting waste, fraud, and abuse in government. They are also the keys to regaining taxpayers’ trust.
Photochromic Glasses Give Us Radical Transparency
July 16th, 2009 |
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Product: Transitions VI Lenses Manufacturer: Transitions Optical Wired Rating: 7
Here’s a riddle: How do you wear a pair of photochromic glasses without looking like a hopeless dork?
Trick question! This cannot be done. The mere act of putting…