By Dominic Jones | Published: October 10, 2006 | 
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News Digest for October 10, 2006
There are 6 items … Board Pay Surges 14% at Large Companies
| Silicon Valley groups line up to join Aim | UK investors have to “opt in” to hard copy reporting | Building an Open Governance Database | The Rise of Flash Video, Part 1 | New format for SEC data to boost investor access
Board Pay Surges 14% at Large Companies
Directors are getting higher retainers and better pay for sitting in the chairman seat. On the other hand, CEOs’ pay isn’t increasing at the same rate.
Silicon Valley groups line up to join Aim
Dozens of Silicon Valley companies are lining up to float on Aim, London’s junior market, as US businesses weigh up ways to raise funds at home amid the high cost of going public under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.
UK investors have to “opt in” to hard copy reporting; electronic communication becomes the default
Among the 1264 clauses of the new Companies Bill currently working its way through Parliament, gone is the obligation to provide hard copy and in is the obligation to provide electronic access through a company’s website with printed materials obligatory only to those who insist.
Building an Open Governance Database
Caroline Thomas investigates the possibility of an open-access governance database and the implications for both companies and rating agencies.
The Rise of Flash Video, Part 1
This is not to say QuickTime and Windows Media are dead technologies. They aren’t by a long shot, but when it comes to putting video on the web, the Flash Player has rapidly become the only game in town.
New format for SEC data to boost investor access
This new reporting format will make all data interactive. That means anyone can go online and easily find and make comparisons of all the data that’s been filed — including financial reports, footnotes and management’s discussion of the company’s prospects.
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- SEC greenlights "notice-and-access" news releases
- SEC’s new guidance for websites and blogs posted
- Sell-side research reports now in XBRL
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