Officials at Wall Street banks and the American Securitization Forum, which represents industry, declined to comment, as did the due diligence firms.
In theory, the new company will be owned by more than 100 "stakeholders", representing industry, consumers and government.
National Symbols Canada has two national symbols, the Maple Leaf, a symbol of nature and growth, and the Beaver, which represents industry and loyalty.
Jeffrey D. DeBoer, the chief executive of the Real Estate Roundtable, a Washington trade group that represents industry leaders, described the proposed board as a "positive idea".
Representing industry, EuropaBio, the European Association for Bioindustries, has 40 companies and 18 national bioindustry associations as members.
Altogether 20 stakeholders representing industry, research, associations and government were present at the workshop.
EnvDisc is Environmental Disclosures; profit is profitability; size represents firm size; age represents age of company; foreignassoc represents foreign association; auditor represents auditor type; industry represents industry type.
−1.900 0.001 0.000 −1.068 0.33 0.001 Observations 167 167 Number of Firms 17 17 R-Square 0.4872 0.5149 Note: EnvDisc is Environmental Disclosures; profit is profitability; size represents firm size; age represents age of company; foreignassoc represents foreign association; auditor represents auditor type; industry represents industry type.
At least half of all Americans purchase supplements, according to the Council for Responsible Nutrition, a trade association that represents industry suppliers and manufacturers.
