Dell disclaims any proprietary interest in the marks and names of others.

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When a financial adviser can recommend a proprietary fund to a client, a clear conflict of interest arises.

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Sanchez said that not only is the license unclear, but corners of the open source community have little or no interest in working with commercial entities to integrate proprietary and free software.

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In this scenario, there are no direct broker fees or commissions paid but the inherent conflict of interest is self-serving when offering research and recommendations on proprietary and non-proprietary funds where indirect and undisclosed revenue can be captured.

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By its nature, such information is public, while company data by its nature is proprietary and shared only when the company is forced to by law or self-interest.

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It utilizes a proprietary hedging program with puts and calls, seeking to reduce risk and avoid sector, interest-rate and market-timing risks.

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It is a conflict of interest which, outsiders argue, enables banks to make huge sums of money on their proprietary trading (dealing on their own account).

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