Guidelines for Online IR Best Practice

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The New Online Disclosure

How to leverage the web for better compliance and investor communication

Synopsis

Corporate disclosure practices in the United States are undergoing dramatic change. New regulations and new web communications technologies are disrupting established practices. The old model is under pressure and increasingly unable to meet the needs of companies or their investors.

At the same time, however, there is widespread uncertainty among investor relations and public relations professionals about how best to adapt their practices to this new reality. Principles-based regulations provide little certainty and vendors of competing services are at odds with one another over which approach is best. In such an environment, it can be hard for business communicators to know what to do.

These guidelines provide a practical, vendor-neutral approach to help companies navigate this fluid and uncertain environment. We propose a new model that addresses companies’ need to improve compliance with their regulatory obligations while at the same time enabling them to take full advantage of new online communications channels to reach new audiences and strengthen their relationships with existing ones. Learn more>