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We don't need PR wires for Reg. FD
By Dominic Jones PROPONENTS of changing the information distribution requirements of Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg. FD) say the world is ready to receive disclosures direct via companies’ websites rather than via intermediaries like news release distributors. As evidence, they point to widespread adoption of the Internet and email by investors, plus the availability of new [...]
After "insider trading week," beware the patsies
By Dominic Jones “ARE (ordinary investors) being played for patsies in this system? Are there really just two tiers, and the insiders are always favored?” That question by NewsHour correspondent Maragaret Warner to Columbia Law School professor John Coffee on PBS on Friday night (MP3, 4.0 MB) encapsulates a view many Main Street investors are [...]
If retail investors don't matter, IR is in trouble
By Dominic Jones RETAIL investors’ direct ownership of U.S. stocks has dwindled to new lows. According to a survey released by the Conference Board, institutional investors owned 68% of the top 1,000 companies in 2005. To put that in perspective, consider that in 1950 individual investors directly held 92% of stocks. Today they own just [...]
The most-hyped technologies for IR in 2006
By Dominic Jones LOOKING back on 2006, which technologies relevant to investor relations failed to live up to the hype that surrounded them? Fortunately, the list is short because IR websites were not the scene of much innovation during 2006. Relatively few new technologies even registered a blip among the 525 sites in our survey. [...]
Websites and Blogs Should Be Approved for Scheduled Disclosures
By Dominic Jones (1 update added) SUN Microsystems’ CEO Jonathan Schwartz has written to the Securities and Exchange Commission to argue that website postings should be recognized as full and fair disclosure under securities regulations. In essence, he is arguing that by posting material information on its website, a company achieves a level of dissemination [...]