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THE US Securities and Exchange commission has launched a study that could lead to the scrapping of its 75-year-old system that requires companies to file disclosures on prescribed forms like 10Ks, Form 4s and DEF 14As.

THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to address within the next three months whether companies can meet their obligations under Regulation FD by posting information on their corporate websites and in RSS feeds, according SEC Chairman Chris Cox.

DENMARK’S Danske Bank this week swept the IR Magazine Nordic Awards in Copenhagen — winning three of the top regional titles, including the Grand prix for best overall investor relations and best use of technology.

BILLIONAIRE corporate raider Carl Icahn launched his long-anticipated blog yesterday, eliciting some rather bemused reactions from some of the blogosphere’s leading writers.

Note: I’ve revised the language I used originally in response to a reader who points out in the comments that I should have been more careful in my characterization of the subcommittee’s statements. The key thing is that while the subcommittee says it has heard concerns that companies are not archiving earnings call replays, it is not suggesting any action on call replays specifically, which is the main point of discussion in this article.

LAST WEEK, I wrote about how the US National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) annual conference was being given a little Web 2.0 treatment on the new, 100-day-old service called FriendFeed.

AT THE National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) annual conference Tuesday there was a session on investor relations blogging attended by about 80 people.

IN TODAY’S technology-driven disclosure world, every IR department needs a reliable and highly informed web communications partner to help them navigate through the many new and exciting ways that they can connect online with their investors.

DESPITE the risk that they might be reaping short-term gains while laying the foundation for long-term pain, 566 US companies used notice-only e-proxy mailings for their shareholder meetings by the end of April.

THE NIRI annual conference is underway in San Diego, and while there’s no replacement for actually being there, this year you’ll be able to pick up at least some of the goings on via the Web as attendees use Web 2.0 tools to share their experiences.