Crossing borders
The US and Canada boast the world's longest undefended border, and in the eyes of much of the world, their populations are nearly...
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Reporting Archive
Numbers crunch
On the surface, it seems to be business as usual at the US Financial Accounting Standards Board (Fasb), an institution whose very...
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It's not unusual
Companies with unusual listing structures pose particular problems for investor relations officers. True dual, or even multiple...
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Valuation stories
Part I of our look into the economic measures of performance and associated valuation models, which ran in the June issue of...
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Don't let returns go to your head
How much did poor corporate governance contribute to the financial turmoil in Asia? How can Asian companies improve their...
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Post-viral Asia
The Asian financial crisis has slowly lifted this year, propelling share prices upwards. Even the more timid western fund managers...
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Boarding the bond wagon
According to Capital Data Bondware, western European corporates issued bonds worth $43.4 bn in the year to the end of April...
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Cutting out the middle
In a networked world, the old ways of doing business are creaking to a stop. The boundaries between buyers and sellers are...
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Destination: Canada1
Like a great migratory gaggle of Canada geese, foreign investor relations officers are flocking to Canada to court investors or...
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Stock selection
When the DaimlerChrysler merger took place last year the world witnessed much more than the creation of a new automotive...
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