blind trust
noun
: an arrangement in which the financial holdings of a person in an influential position are placed in the control of a fiduciary in order to avoid a possible conflict of interest
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However, entering into a qualified blind trust, which has to be approved by the Ethics Committee, has proven difficult.
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Forest’s billionaire owner Evangelos Marinakis avoided the same problem with his Greek side Olympiakos by placing his shares in the Premier League club into a blind trust to comply with UEFA rules.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The new ethics law would require governors within six months of taking office to either divest from their holdings or place all their assets into a blind trust.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 May 2025
By the end of 2020, his blind trust sat at between $7.5 and $7.75 million.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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Hailey Bullis, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Forest’s billionaire owner Evangelos Marinakis avoided the same problem with his Greek side Olympiakos by placing his shares in the Premier League club into a blind trust to comply with UEFA rules.
—Robert Olsen, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
The new ethics law would require governors within six months of taking office to either divest from their holdings or place all their assets into a blind trust.
—Eric Cortellessa, Time, 8 May 2025
By the end of 2020, his blind trust sat at between $7.5 and $7.75 million.
—Kyle Khan-Mullins, Forbes.com, 23 June 2025
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“Blind trust.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/blind%20trust. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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