By Dominic Jones | Published: August 25, 2006 | 
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News Digest for August 25, 2006
There are 8 items today… US IPOs see slowest August in three years | American Fund Investors Still Looking Abroad | S&P 500 2nd Quarter Buybacks Set Record at $116 Billion | Late Quarterly SEC Filings Hits Record | A Web 2.0 Tour for the Enterprise | Quarterly earnings calls get online play-by-play | Corporate Execs Hooked on Mobile Communications | Four in 10 UK homes shunning the net
US IPOs see slowest August in three years
This August is set to be the worst in three years for US initial public offerings, barring a late flurry of deals, with just seven deals worth a combined $1.7bn coming to market this month, compared with 33 deals worth $6.6bn last August.
American Fund Investors Still Looking Abroad
In July, fund flows into world equity funds were $7.5 billion, compared to an outflow in U.S. equity funds of $2.4 billion, according to data in a Merrill Lynch research report on Wednesday. Year to date, nearly $106 billion has gone to world equity funds, compared with $38 billion invested in U.S. equity funds.
S&P 500 2nd Quarter Buybacks Set Record at $116 Billion
S&P 500 stock buyback activity continues to grow at a record pace, surging 43% from that of the second quarter of 2005 and 175% from that of the second quarter of 2004.
Late Quarterly SEC Filings Hits Record
In the second quarter, a record 138 companies with market capitalization of at least $75 million were late in filing their financial reports with the Securities and Exchange Commission, partly due to a brewing stock-options scandal.
A Web 2.0 Tour for the Enterprise
At first blush, it appears that the concepts don’t apply to the enterprise. The open, freewheeling discussion of a Digg seems inapproapriate for a corporation. But closer examination reveals some key opportunities.
Quarterly earnings calls get online play-by-play
Critics doubt the appeal of live-blogging - and in general of blogs about investing - because investors typically seek established, credible sources of analysis.
Corporate Execs Hooked on Mobile Communications
More than 80% of more than 2,300 global executives surveyed say they are connected to work through mobile devices — cell phone, PDA, laptop or pager — day and night.
Four in 10 UK homes shunning the net
Around one-third of Brits have never seen that interweb thing.
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