Exchanges: addicted to speed
In a world of dark pools, hidden reserves and blind crossing networks, the business of trading in your company’s shares has...
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Reporting Archive
A message from the CEO
The annual letter to shareholders is the ideal opportunity for a CEO to demonstrate his or her leadership skills to investors and...
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Annual reports: how do I write thee?
As I write this, my first book of poetry is going to press. I always wanted to be a poet. I took a year off early in my writing...
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Annual reports: the three minute test
Despite all the painstaking work that goes into producing an annual report, the average reader takes just three minutes to flick...
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Spotlight on South Africa
For more than a century, South Africa has been one of the world’s major sources of diamonds. It’s nearly twice the size of Texas...
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Ditpatch from Beirut
The Beirut Stock Exchange (BSE) is comprised of 14 desks, 14 telephones and 28 computer screens. The 14 traders work in a bored...
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Global exchange consolidation: another round of big bangs
It was 20 years ago today,’ Paul McCartney remarked as he introduced Sergeant Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band at Live8 – and so...
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ADRs: staying afloat
Sox has a lot to answer for. The onslaught of SEC rules brought on by this legislation is making it onerous to be listed in the US...
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Profit warnings: softening the blow
Although markets have generally recovered from 2001’s abysmal performance, companies are still regularly giving out bad news in...
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Advice: the IR/PR relationship and breaking bad news
Q- What is the relationship between IR and PR? We’re considering consolidating the departments under our CFO but I am unsure about...
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