Window on governance
Last August General Electric, stung by criticism of its financial disclosure, undertook a three-month board review of its...
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Regulation Archive
Leader: Black white & gray
'It was the best of times, it was the worst of times.' So far this year, it seems only the latter is true. With talk of war...
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Pre-war IR
The threat of war in the Gulf is on everyone's minds, and the economy is suffering as a result. According to business forecasting...
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Filling big shoes
Starting a new job is never easy. But when your predecessor has been well respected, well established and well liked, it can be...
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Readable MD&A
In the movie Planes, Trains and Automobiles, John Candy plays a lovable loser with a habit of telling convoluted stories. In a fit...
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Let's talk about Sox
In January, the SEC adopted a number of important rules under the Sarbanes-Oxley Act, several of which are important for IROs...
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Interview: Krishnan Srinivasan
Despite everything, it's been a remarkably good year for Microsoft. The threat of a mandated break-up, or at least of a damaging...
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Strong verbs, strong language & roses
Newspapers do strange things with English. A few years ago, the New York Times reported that two men whose boat had capsized...
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Don't forget the home team
Some groups of investors are more important than others. True or false? Most investor relations officers will tell you their focus...
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Sox made in Canada
'When the elephant rolls over, the mouse sleeping beside it must move.' Canadians often evoke that image when describing their...
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