Top posts in June
HERE’S a list of the 5 most popular posts over the past month, just in case you missed any of them or are interested to see what other people find most interesting on this blog.
June 29, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | 
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Perception impacts stock prices, doh!
By Dominic Jones
CAN you move your stock price by simply changing your key messages or emphasizing your company’s innovation or corporate social responsibility practices?
June 29, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Pfizer starts summits with (some) shareholders
By Dominic Jones
THE board of pharmaceutical giant Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE) will hold face-to-face meetings with an invited list of shareholders to hear their views on corporate governance issues, including executive pay.
June 29, 2007 | Posted in Corporate Governance | No Comments »
Simple tip: linking to PDFs
By Dominic Jones
Bottom line: Incorrectly written links to PDFs and other non-Web formats are a widespread issue on IR websites. Following these simple guidelines will make a small but significant difference to the overall experience of investors who use company websites, without any added expense or technical expertise required by the company.
June 28, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
SEC creates "simplicity committee"
By Dominic Jones
TECHNOLOGY features prominently in the brief given to a new committee established by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission to study ways to simplify the U.S. financial reporting system.
June 27, 2007 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
SEC is America Inc.’s strategic advantage
By Dominic Jones
WATCHING part of the U.S. House Financial Services Committee hearing on the Securities and Exchange Commission yesterday, I thought Chairman Christopher Cox and his fellow commissioners made a good impression before a committee conflicted over whether the SEC is too friendly to business or not friendly enough.
June 27, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
When regulators are dunces
By Dominic Jones
LONG-TIME readers will know I dislike most regulatory filings databases because they lack the basic usability needed for the public to actually use them.
June 26, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
The SEC list you don’t want to be on…
By Dominic Jones
June 26, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
My favorite stock research site
By Dominic Jones
THE Company Insight Center on BusinessWeek’s website has quickly become my favorite company research site. Lots of great information, really good usability for a new site, and I like that it’s backed by Standard & Poor’s data.
June 25, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News, Online Investor Relations | 2 Comments »
What if more sell-side research goes independent?
By Dominic Jones
THE Economist looks at the seemingly perilous plight of traditional broker research and concludes that the sell-side is far from dead, but the industry may drift from the big investment banks to independent research shops.
June 25, 2007 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »