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Google brings transparency to the earnings call question queue

By IR Web Report on October 15, 2009

ANALYSTS and investors have long complained that management at some companies manipulate the flow of information to the market and play favorites by carefully screening which questions they take on their earnings calls. Now Google Inc. (NASDAQ: GOOG) has taken the lead to bring transparency to the earnings call question queue by inviting analysts — [...]

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Companies source annual meeting questions from web

By IR Web Report on April 8, 2009

A GROWING number of companies are using the web to give their shareholders opportunities to pose questions to directors and executives at their annual meetings. Since many shareholders are unable to attend meetings in person, the move by companies to use the web could help to reengage apathetic retail stockholders in the annual meeting process. [...]

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Obama gives corporations one less excuse to avoid web engagement

By IR Web Report on January 19, 2009

The example set by the Obama Presidency will put pressure on other public institutions, including public companies, to follow Obama’s lead to harness technology as a way to provide more transparency and encourage stakeholder engagement.

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AMERCO's shareholder forum, e-proxy

By IR Web Report on July 11, 2007

AMERCO (NASDAQ:UHAL), better known as the company that owns the orange U-Haul truck rental business, yesterday became the first company to simultaneously launch a stockholder forum and take advantage of the new e-proxy process. The company’s shareholders will be receiving a notice in the mail telling them they can access their proxy materials online at [...]

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A "governance star" snubs shareholders

By IR Web Report on April 20, 2007

ACCORDING to Institutional Shareholder Services (ISS), the corporate governance ratings company, Black & Decker Corporation (NYSE: BDK) respects its shareholders more than 99% of big U.S. companies. But I think they’ve got it wrong. I am going to explain why in a roundabout way, so please bear with me. Below is ISS’s Corporate Governance Quotient [...]

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News digest for July 19, 2006

By IR Web Report on July 19, 2006

Fed Governor: Sarbox Distracting Firms from Growth Investment Complying with Sarbox has diverted funds “and, probably even more importantly, some of the attention of chief executive officers and boards of directors from capital spending and R&D plans.” Keep an eye on fund managers’ votes If you’re an attentive investor, you know how your mutual funds [...]

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