Newswires Selling Like Hot Cakes
By Dominic Jones
EURONEXT NV, which is set to be acquired by the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), has strengthened its position in the corporate newswire business by acquiring Hugin ASA of Norway.
December 12, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 
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SEC set to give away its XBRL trump card
By Dominic Jones
AT A MEETING tomorrow, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to approve new rules that will allow companies to only mail annual meeting materials to shareholders who specifically ask for them.
December 12, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News, Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
News Digest for December 12, 2006
There are 6 items … Objectivity of a Rating Questioned | Off to The NYSE For Red Hat | Cheap Trades Threaten Brokerages | Google Finance Gets Makeover | Strike Before Mandates Level XBRL Playing Field | SEC Urged To Delay ‘E-Proxy’ Vote Until 2007
December 12, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
News Digest for December 11, 2006
There are 7 items… VC rises to dotcom bubble levels | SEC more in tune with European companies | SEC Delays Proxy Access Again | New Online Activities Show Greatest Growth | The price of a tarnished image | Countdown to compliance: The transparency directive | Nasdaq’s CEO ‘does not know how to calculate gross profit margin’
December 11, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Nasdaq should get out of press release, website business
By Dominic Jones
NASDAQ has sparked an uproar among its listed firms and investor relations service providers with a proposal to bundle news releases and website services into its listing fees.
December 10, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 9 Comments »
Nasdaq gets black eye over fee hike
By IR Web Report Staff (Update added Dec. 14)
THE Nasdaq Stock Market has provoked an unprecedented uproar among its listed companies over a proposal to raise its listing fees and force them to pay for investor relations services from firms the exchange owns.
December 10, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 4 Comments »
News Digest for December 8, 2006
There are 7 items… Execs Stay Connected, Tethered to Office | It’s a mad, mad, mad, mad LBO world | Medium sized M&A deals create more long-term value | Is The SEC Afraid Of The Elite On Wall Street? | PotashCorp Top Corporate Reporter for Third Consecutive Year | HP in $14.5m settlement after leak crisis
December 8, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Reader Survey: What You Said
By IR Web Report Staff
TWO days ago, we asked you to tell us what you want from IR Web Report by completing a short reader survey.
Here, in brief, is what you told us:
December 7, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
News Digest for December 07, 2006
There are 7 items… SEC cancels planned vote on proxy access issue | Insiders with a Curious Edge | Gates, Schmidt Lead Stock Sales to Highest Since 1987 | S.E.C. Changes Its Tune on Letting Foreign Securities Leave | Adobe Announces Availability of Adobe Reader 8 | Adobe Reader 8… tech blog reaction | The “Father of VisiCalc” Is Back – Well Almost
December 7, 2006 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
SEC launches XBRL viewer
By Dominic Jones
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has launched a new Web-based tool that allows investors to view XBRL documents filed with the commission.
December 6, 2006 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, XBRL | 2 Comments »