Warning: the end of the quarter is nigh
These are the times that try an IRO's soul. It seems that whenever a company issues an earnings warning, its stock gets utterly...
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Reporting Archive
Cash for deals
Read these three thumbnail corporate case histories. See if you can spot the key differences from the perspective of a portfolio...
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Five good ideas
Interactive investor kitPut yourself in the shoes of the poor shareholder who wants to save trees and save you time and money by...
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The many faces of FD
They love it, they loathe it, either way they can't stop thinking about it. What multi-faceted beast incites such sentiment from...
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Pick & mix?
Scour the international news clippings on corporate governance in recent years and a number of trends emerge. First up, despite...
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Czech crossroads
In 1991, the first time I visited Czechoslovakia, it was difficult to miss the remnants of communism. Aesthetically there was a...
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Spotlight on Zürich
Zürich is so quaint that it almost looks surreal. Stand in its center, with its picture-postcard, low-rise buildings behind you...
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Regulation evolution
Having left his government job, former SEC chairman Arthur Levitt can once again actively invest. In doing so, he can peruse plain...
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Coming soon: UK company law review part III
In this age of personality-driven politics, when the attention spans of the media and the electorate alike seem to shorten by the...
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The annual 'annual report' report
This is strange. Try talking to leading annual report consultants about trends this season and many don't want to talk. Not...
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