News Digest for October 18, 2006

There are 6 items… Nasdaq feels heat in London bid hopes | Rising CSR disclosure in central and eastern Europe | German IROs still optimistic | Hedge fund transparency put on G8 agenda | Powerful Trends Encourage XBRL Adoption | Canada’s Booming M&A Market

Nasdaq feels heat in London bid hopes
A small number of exchange specialists believe Nasdaq could make a move on the LSE as early as tomorrow, when chief executive Bob Greifeld announces its third-quarter results.

Rising CSR disclosure in central and eastern Europe
Artur Tarnowski, IR director at Telekomunikacja Polska, says: ‘In principle, awareness is improving - that’s indisputable. The question now is to what extent companies are willing to commit their budget to make a consistent follow-up, and that’s a different story.’

German IROs still optimistic
Dirk, the German IR society, in conjunction with research firm GfK, has announced the results of its latest Stimmungsbarometer (’sentiment indicator’) survey, which it has extended to members of the Austrian and Swiss IR community for the first time.

Hedge fund transparency put on G8 agenda
Germany is putting hedge fund transparency on the agenda of next year’s meeting of the group of eight leading industrial nations in the wake of the Amaranth debacle.

Canada’s Booming M&A Market
Canada is in the midst of a mergers and acquisitions boom, with growth in transaction value significantly outpacing robust growth in the United States and worldwide.

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