August 2, 2008 | 8 Comments »
SEC’s new guidance for websites and blogs posted
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has published its 47-page interpretive release that explains how companies can use their websites and blogs to meet its requirements for public disclosure under Regulation FD.
July 29, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Sell-side research reports now in XBRL
NEW YORK-based broker Auerbach Grayson & Company, Inc., which specializes in providing global trade execution and research to leading US institutional investors, is providing its clients with a huge global library of equity research reports in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) format.
July 28, 2008 | 1 Comment »
SEC’s new guidance for websites imminent
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is slated to consider publishing long-awaited new guidance governing how companies can use their websites to communicate with investors.
July 8, 2008 | 2 Comments »
IROs, not regulators should quash rumors
THERE is a growing chorus of calls for regulatory action in the United States against traders who spread false rumors to manipulate stock prices, but I think at least half of the problem lies with companies themselves — and poor investor relations practices in particular.
June 25, 2008 | 4 Comments »
SEC seeks to "blow up" forms-based system
THE US Securities and Exchange commission has launched a study that could lead to the scrapping of its 75-year-old system that requires companies to file disclosures on prescribed forms like 10Ks, Form 4s and DEF 14As.
June 25, 2008 | 6 Comments »
SEC to rule soon on websites for Reg. FD
THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is expected to address within the next three months whether companies can meet their obligations under Regulation FD by posting information on their corporate websites and in RSS feeds, according SEC Chairman Chris Cox.
IR Magazine Nordic Awards announced
DENMARK’S Danske Bank this week swept the IR Magazine Nordic Awards in Copenhagen — winning three of the top regional titles, including the Grand prix for best overall investor relations and best use of technology.
June 18, 2008 | 4 Comments »
Lack of earnings call archives attracts attention
Note: I’ve revised the language I used originally in response to a reader who points out in the comments that I should have been more careful in my characterization of the subcommittee’s statements. The key thing is that while the subcommittee says it has heard concerns that companies are not archiving earnings call replays, it is not suggesting any action on call replays specifically, which is the main point of discussion in this article.
IR leaders on YouTube and FriendFeed
LAST WEEK, I wrote about how the US National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) annual conference was being given a little Web 2.0 treatment on the new, 100-day-old service called FriendFeed.
June 10, 2008 | 1 Comment »
Robert Williams from Dell talks blogs
AT THE National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) annual conference Tuesday there was a session on investor relations blogging attended by about 80 people.