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SEC adds free news feeds to EDGAR

IN A move that portends dramatic changes in how disclosures are disseminated online, the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has added news feeds for every issuer and reporting person who files with the commission’s EDGAR database.

March 31, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, XBRL | 2 Comments »

Pocket projectors: a must-have gadget for IROs?

ADD pocket projectors to the obligatory BlackBerry as among the list of must-have gadgets for investor relations officers and CFOs.

March 30, 2008 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »

Critical comments boost web credibility

KEVIN Oakley is chewing me out for my post about Business Wire (BW) fumbling an error on their blog. He figured out that one reason I posted that piece was to take a dig at BW because they won’t run my comments on their blog.

March 30, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »

Evelyn Davis complains about e-proxy

CORPORATE governance activist Evelyn Y. Davis, well-known for berating CEOs at annual meetings across the US, has complained about the SEC’s new default electronic delivery process for annual meeting materials.

March 29, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, e-proxy | No Comments »

More weirdness from IR Magazine’s US awards

I WASN’T at the IR Magazine US Awards this week, but now I wish I had dusted off my tuxedo to make the trip.

March 29, 2008 | Posted in Investor Relations News | No Comments »

I don’t get IR Magazine’s US web award winner

THIS is an open invitation to the 2,600 buy-side analysts, sell-side analysts and portfolio managers who, according to the IR Magazine US Awards, selected PF Chang’s China Bistro as having the best investor relations website for small- to mid-cap companies.

March 28, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 2 Comments »

Business Wire fumbles error on its blog

AS MORE companies add blogs and other social media tools to their online communications, knowing how to handle errors in posts has become an important practice point.

March 28, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 13 Comments »

Talking about transparency

I WAS interviewed for 45 minutes last Friday by well-known communications consultant Shel Holz for a book he is co-authoring on the topic of “practical transparency.”

March 26, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | No Comments »

Great online annual reports of 2008 — Part 1

IT’S still early in the season, but online annual reports and proxy statements are now flowing onto the Web at a rapid rate.

March 12, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations | 1 Comment »

Did e-proxy figure in Apple’s surprise say-on-pay loss?

APPLE Inc. (NASDAQ: AAPL) has been a market darling over the past 18 months, so some observers are surprised that a majority of the firm’s shareholders have voted against the board for a say in the firm’s executive pay practices.

March 5, 2008 | Posted in Online Investor Relations, e-proxy | 5 Comments »

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