News Digest for August 31, 2006
There are 5 items today… Euronext vows to do merger with NYSE despite opposition | Unloved bonds make investor comeback — for now | Infosys Fines Exec for Tardy Reporting | ETCs bring commodities to ordinary investor |Firefox 2.0 Beta 2 Will Launch Today
August 31, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 
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Japan’s Bloggers More Trusting Than Their English Counterparts
By IR Web Report Staff
A COMPARISON of Japanese and English-language bloggers reveals stark differences in their attitudes towards corporations and in their reasons for blogging.
August 30, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
News Digest for August 30, 2006
There are 7 items today… UK watchdog widens scrutiny as managers wield more influence | Booming European buy-outs outstrip UK | Private Equity Firms Chasing Small-Caps | Americans get texting as SMS finally catches on |AJAX Growing in Emerging Markets | Traders move online for share deals | How to Surf the Web Safely
August 30, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
News Digest for August 29, 2006
There are 7 items today… Investor Optimisim Reaches Low for 2006 | Use Old Words When Writing for Findability | Turn Your iPod into the Ultimate PowerPoint Accessory | What Crisis? Oil, Stocks Show Investors Ignore Risk | Buyback Binge: Bane or Boon? | How US public funds fuel private equity | US funds concerned at private equity ‘club deals’
August 29, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
SEC Approves NYSE Proposal to Scrap Printed Annual Reports
By IR Web Report Staff
SHAREHOLDERS of New York Stock Exchange-listed companies are being given a firm nudge into the Internet Age after the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) approved the exchange’s proposal to scrap the wholesale mailing of printed annual reports.
August 28, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News, Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
Green Mountain Summit on Investor Responsibility - Sept 12 - 13
The Information Management Network will hold the fifth annual Green Mountain Summit on Investor Responsibility from September 12 to 13 at the Wyndham Burlington in Burlington, VT.
August 28, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
News Digest for August 28, 2006
There are 6 items today … Investors Without Borders | Corporate buyouts can leave firms deep in debt | Prominent Corporate Lawyers Didn’t Stop Shady Options Deals | ‘Fake owners’ are ruining capitalism | Seoul lacks charm for China’s IPO hopefuls | News Firm Cries Foul As Thomson Blocks Access to IR Websites
August 28, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Rampant Insider Trading in Buy-Out Deals Claimed
By IR Web Report Staff
IN ANOTHER potential blow to the credibility of US capital markets, the New York Times has published a report it says shows widespread unusual trading in advance of major buy-out bids being announced.
August 27, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Pros and Cons of Options, Restricted Stock Analyzed
By IR Web Report Staff
COMPENSATION at many companies is swinging away from stock options to restricted stock, reports the San Francisco Chronicle.
August 27, 2006 | Posted in Corporate Governance, Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Will Microsoft’s New Browser Break Your IR Website?
By Dominic Jones (updated October 19, 2006)
AFTER years of serving their websites to the vagaries of Internet Explorer 6, many companies may soon find that their sites no longer work properly for millions of computer users around the world.
August 25, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News, Online Investor Relations | 2 Comments »