NYSE’s antiquated Timely Alert Policy
THE NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE wrote to its listed companies last week to remind them of their disclosure obligations, including its policy around issuing news releases about material information.
January 20, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 
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Weekend reading…
IF you can drag yourself away from the pre-Q4 mania, these are all good reads:
January 18, 2008 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »
Company tries e-proxy, misses quorum
PROFESSIONAL Veterinary Products Limited (PVPL), a customer-owned wholesaler of supplies to veterinary clinics, has been forced to reschedule its annual meeting after its notice-only eproxy solicitation failed to achieve a quorum.
January 18, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, e-proxy | No Comments »
Eproxy: don’t forget the very basics
HERE’S a quick tip for U.S. companies that are complying with the SEC’s requirement for posting their proxy statements and annual reports on the Internet — post them on your website!
January 17, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, e-proxy | 4 Comments »
Q1 Online IR Trends now online
WE HAVE just posted the second issue of our Online IR Trends quarterly briefing covering both current topics relevant to investor relations websites and trends to watch in the coming months.
January 16, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »
E-proxy: told you so…
AFTER five months of “notice-only” proxy mailings under the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission’s new default electronic delivery rules the numbers are in. There has been a 75% decline in the rate of participation by retail investors.
January 16, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, e-proxy | 2 Comments »
Why do regulators frown on this practice?
Here’s a copy of an email I received this morning:
Dear Mr. Jones,
In the following, you will find the compiled analyst studies on the RWE share from January 3, 2008 to January 7, 2008:
January 15, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 11 Comments »
SEC panel advises phased in XBRL
AN advisory committee of the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is recommending XBRL be made mandatory for all companies, but on a staggered basis starting with the 500 largest companies for a one-year period.
January 14, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, XBRL | 1 Comment »
SEC urged to issue new IR website guidelines
A COMMITTEE created to advise the SEC on improving corporate reporting has urged the agency to update its eight-year-old guidelines for the use of corporate websites for investor disclosure.
January 13, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 2 Comments »
Dell’s IR team finding blog rhythm
DELL Inc. (NASDAQ: DELL) launched its investor relations blog just over two months ago, becoming the first major corporation to use a blog to communicate specifically with its investors.
January 11, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »