Why Severn Trent set up an ADR program
Last month, Severn Trent, the FTSE 100 water utility, set up a sponsored American depositary receipt (ADR) program to supplement...
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Reporting Archive
Why did Facebook choose NASDAQ?
Months of speculation are coming to an end. Although the announcement has yet to be formalized, Facebook is reported to have...
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IR Papers: Bring on the tough questions
If you believe investor recognition affects company value and cost of capital – and what IRO doesn’t? – you’d probably appreciate...
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BATS’ ‘devastating’ glitch halts listings push
Over the weekend, BATS Global Markets CEO Joe Ratterman released the type of letter that no chief executive wants to sign – and...
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IR Papers: Transparency update
World o’ transparency update 1. Spain beats Mexico 80 to 59, according to an index of 70 major companies’ corporate transparency...
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How NYSE makes social media marketing effective
I was asked a question recently that is posed to me a lot: what company is doing social media right? In the B2B space, it’s...
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UK study pans quarterly reporting
There is widespread opposition to quarterly reporting in the UK, according to the initial findings of a report into the country’s...
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IR Papers: Nigerian annual reports seen as 'unreliable'
Nigerians don’t trust annual reports: a recent survey finds 60 percent of equity investor respondents perceive them as unreliable...
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Advice: Is integrated reporting right for my organization?
Q: Is integrated reporting right for my organization? A: Integrated reporting is essentially connected story-telling, linking...
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Macroeconomy topped IR challenges in 2011
Life’s not so easy for most of the world’s IR professionals these days. OK, so it was never easy, I hear you cry. When markets are...
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