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SEC proposes rule to make XBRL mandatory

By Dominic Jones on May 15, 2008

THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is proposing a rule for all companies to file their annual and quarterly reports in eXtensible Business Reporting Language (XBRL) on a staged basis over the next three years.
Under the proposal, the 500 largest companies — including foreign firms that use US GAAP — will begin filing XBRL [...]

Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged annual reports, business, disclosure, EDGAR, EDGAR Online, financial reporting, footnotes, ir magazine, IR websites, James Lopez, Morningstar, news releases, SEC, SEC filings, securities and exchange commission, Standard & Poor's, technology, Thomson Reuters, WebCPA, XBRL | 3 Responses

Thomson Financial's timeliness troubles

By Dominic Jones on May 9, 2007

By Dominic Jones
TIMELINESS is vital for investor relations websites to remain relevant to investors. A site that contains out-of-date information will quickly lose users to other sources of information.
And that’s what may be happening to corporate investor relations websites hosted by Thomson Financial and other large vendors. As I wrote recently, according to the Alexa [...]

Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged AOL, aol money, business, BusinessWeek, Chevron Corp., EDGAR, EDGAR Online, finance, Google, google finance, Investor Relations, IR websites, nasdaq, reuters, SEC, Standard & Poor's, thomson financial, yahoo | 4 Responses

News Digest for November 14, 2006

By Dominic Jones on November 14, 2006

There are 6 items… US financial advisers see best bets overseas |Google, Yahoo: Stock Quotes Too Costly | Ousted CEOs stay on as exit deals worked out | How to Put Your Spreadsheet in Lockdown | Sustainability Reporting Improving | Report: Hedge Fund Industry Now Tops $1.78 Trillion
US financial advisers see best bets overseas
“The typical [...]

Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged business, finance, Google, HedgeFund.net, nasdaq, retail investor, rss, SEC, securities, Standard & Poor's, Stock Quotes Too Costly Securities, stocks, yahoo | Leave a response

News Digest for September 19, 2006

By Dominic Jones on September 19, 2006

There are 7 items today… Survey: Half of Directors Have Experienced Aggressive Surveillance | Investors Urge SEC to Allow Access | Big bonuses ‘too commonplace’ | Improving Pay Practices | Stock Buybacks at ‘Unprecedented Level’ | Adobe readies release of flagship Acrobat product | Choosing a Financial Printer
Survey: Half of Directors Have Experienced Aggressive [...]

Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged Acrobat, Adobe, director elections, disclosure, flagship Acrobat, flagship Acrobat product Tim Hickernell, Robert Frances Group, S&P 500, SEC, securities, securities and exchange commission, Standard & Poor's, technology, U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission | Leave a response

News Digest for August 14, 2006

By Dominic Jones on August 13, 2006

A new game for market insiders?
Because PIPEs dilute existing shareholders’ stakes and are sold to buyers at a discount to the issuer’s prevailing stock price, news of such a deal can depress a company’s shares. Companies that issue shares this way are typically small enough that raising capital can have a greater impact on existing [...]

Posted in Investor Relations Blog | Tagged Absolute Software, analyst, analytical tool, Bill Miller, Financial Services Authority, Investor Relations, Joseph Eyre, law, management, Ocean Grand Holdings, Oppenheimer & Co., Richard Sbaschnig, SEC, Standard & Poor's, stocks | Leave a response

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