Another number investors can’t trust
By Dominic Jones
NO ONE seems happy about the new executive compensation disclosures in the United States.
March 16, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 
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This blogger made $12.6 million last year
By Dominic Jones
CEO blogger and podcaster Bill Marriott of Marriott International Inc., the world’s biggest hotel chain, was paid total compensation last year of $12.6 million, according to the company’s proxy statement filed yesterday.
March 14, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 1 Comment »
Don’t treat small investors like they’re dumb
By Dominic Jones
I WROTE recently about why treating retail investors as if they’re less sophisticated undermines their confidence and trust in companies and the capital markets.
March 14, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
A minor navigation detail makes a difference
By Dominic Jones
THREE minutes, that’s all the time the average web visitor to your fancy online annual report is going to give you.
March 13, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 1 Comment »
Business panel urges shift to annual guidance
By Dominic Jones
A US Chamber of Commerce-sponsored panel wants companies to stop providing precise quarterly EPS guidance and move to annual ranges while communicating longer-term business strategies.
March 12, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Thomson Financial adds Web ‘bling’
By Dominic Jones
THOMSON FINANCIAL corporate services, the giant of investor relations website hosting, seems to be listening to what we’ve been saying here at IR Web Report about their clients’ websites falling behind current Web trends.
March 11, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 3 Comments »
IR Magazine spotlights Web in March issue
By Dominic Jones
CLICK click, bling bling. That’s the cover theme for the March issue of IR Magazine as previewed on Cross Border’s website.
March 10, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
Perspectives on IR from Fidelity and Wellington
By Dominic Jones
THE NIRI virtual chapter, which caters to IR professionals around the world who are not served by a local NIRI chapter, continues to impress me with their professional development programs and events.
March 10, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Cox: New pay disclosures ‘overlawyered’
By Dominic Jones
LAST week, IR Web Report published results of our snap survey of the readability of 40 companies’ new executive pay discussions.
March 9, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 1 Comment »
SEC building XBRL database for CEO pay
By Dominic Jones
THE U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is pushing ahead with its strategy of building interest in XBRL through niche applications — one of which will let investors compare executive pay across Fortune 500 companies.
March 9, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »