Best practice: putting the fun back in income funds
‘Doing IR for income trusts must be the worst job!’ exclaims a Canadian analyst. Business trusts, she says, are a ‘very...
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Reporting Archive
Global communication: teleconferencing
Highly important and highly public, conference calls can be the most stressful events of the IR calendar. What’s interesting is...
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Global accounting trends: from Sox-404 to narrative reporting
Canadian 404While debate over Sarbanes-Oxley Section 404 rages in the US, Canadian companies are preparing for their own version...
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Tax free and losing trust in Canada
Barbara Gray, an analyst with Blackmont Capital in Vancouver, calls them ‘fallen angels’: business trusts that have cut their...
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Big oil sheepish over earnings
When the economy is growing and your industry is thriving, quarterly earnings season is frequently a happy time for top executives...
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Show us the money: political donation disclosure
Should IR thank Jack Abramoff for his corrupt ways? Perhaps, if his lobbying scandal eventually results in standardized disclosure...
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A new paradigm in corporate communications?
Corporate disclosure, financial reporting and corporate communications in general are undergoing a sea change. On the surface, the...
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A peek at the pinks
There’s a new wrinkle in the fabric of the markets – one that may bring an alternative for US investors hungry to own more...
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Too young to fly?
No trading record, no minimum market cap, fewer reporting requirements and, for investors, some congenial tax benefits. The...
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Defending gross-ups
Investor relations professionals frequently have to deal with an embarrassment of riches. Literally. When executives reap gigantic...
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