Leader: One at a time
The prevalent theme at last month's Niri annual conference was that investor relations officers are facing an unprecedented time...
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Regulation Archive
All points bulletin
Time was when corporate governance was not common parlance. Only a few years ago, the term was largely the preserve of a select...
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A modest proposal
With all the finger-pointing following the Enron scandal, there have been many proposals to discourage further abuses of trust...
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The big switch
We all know the drill. The investor relations community just about gets used to the latest regulation produced by the Securities &...
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Aussie auditors go indie
Everyone's talking about auditor independence. Apart from the high profile company collapses that have recently catapulted the...
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Wake-up call for pension funds
'It has come to something when a boring actuarial investment consultant is invited to speak at an investor relations conference.'...
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Leader: Cleared for take-off
'We've created a system that encourages disclosure directed more at averting liability than at informing.' So believes SEC head...
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Cash on the barrel
With North Americans burning through oil and gas as fast as it can be pumped, the race is on to find and develop more resources...
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Cirque du Ciri
Ciri's big event, May 26-28, will take place at Le Manoir Richelieu in Charlevoix, Quebec, a picturesque setting that conjures...
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360 degrees of disclosure
It's settled: transparency has a direct impact on the cost of capital. Investors, especially large institutional investors, are...
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