Transparency 2.0: The executive pay widget
PERHAPS it’s a testament to how far corporate reporting and disclosure have come, but there was a time when shareholders had no way of knowing exactly how much they were paying senior executives to run their companies.
January 31, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 
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WSJ adds Facebook widget, where’s yours?
NEWS that the Wall Street Journal is adding a feature to its website that lets readers see which stories are popular with their Facebook friends should signal to the investor relations website industry that so-called “widgets” are moving to the mainstream.
January 30, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
If I contact you, will you ignore me?
WHAT’S your company’s policy on bloggers who contact official company spokespeople like investor relations or media relations looking for information or a comment?
January 28, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
Canada’s good governance hypocrites
CORPORATE governance advocates around the world were stunned earlier this month when a powerful group of Canadian institutional investors said it would not support a say-on-pay regime for the country’s corporations.
January 27, 2008 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Weekend reading…
For those with the misfortune to be working this weekend, some reasonably stimulating stuff:
January 26, 2008 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
NIRI survey predicts 56% e-proxy adoption
HOW should we read the results of a National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) survey that finds 56% of respondents plan to use the new default web delivery option for their annual reports and proxy statements this year?
January 25, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, e-proxy | 1 Comment »
SEC outlines 2008 Web initiatives
MOVING forward on mandatory XBRL, issuing new guidance for corporate website disclosures, and keeping an eye on the e-proxy process are among the key priorities for the US Securities and Exchange Commission this year.
January 24, 2008 | Posted in Investor Relations News, XBRL, e-proxy | No Comments »
IR Web Report’s E-Proxy Coverage
We’ve written a lot about the SEC’s e-proxy process over the past months and it’s getting harder to find it all. That’s why we are consolidating all of it on this page. We will keep it updated with new posts as they occur.
January 24, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
Democratizing the earnings call
INVESTORS in US-listed stocks will notice something different this quarter when they visit Yahoo! Finance to catch up on the latest corporate earnings results.
January 23, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
Which English should you use on the Web? US or British?
IS IT envision or envisage? Centre or center? Check or cheque? Did you know European companies outside of the UK mostly prefer US spellings?
January 22, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »