Virtual discussion on virtual disclosure
Electronic disclosure has always been a fuzzy area for IR professionals. Until a few months ago, a lack of current regulations...
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Regulation Archive
Breaking the ice
On October 23 the SEC's Regulation FD (for 'fair disclosure') will take effect and corporate communicators are fearing the worst...
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Picture pitcher
Dear Mr Harris, Sorry to bother you again, but I think I've hit upon a special movie idea – in fact, I'm trembling as I write. Mr...
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Volatile mix
A volatile stock market is often compared to a roller coaster – a silly comparison that crumbles under the slightest scrutiny. For...
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Unlocking the Mystery
By now we're all used to reading the business press about the proverbial college senior with a dream and something marginally...
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Sector survey....Food
It's tough to be a food company in a world obsessed with growth. 'Let's face it, it's a mature industry, and it's very difficult...
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Called to account
Stop the presses: accountancy is news. It's official. Rarely has the financial press paid much attention to accounting issues, but...
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Play by the rules
Rules, rules, rules, all these damn rules. IROs sometimes feel like dancing circus bears resigned to a life of dutiful pirouettes...
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Overhang hangover
A few months back, I overheard the COO of a prominent dot-com company casually mention that her executive secretary, after two...
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Stepping stones
At the end of 1999 the International Accounting Standards Committee (IASC), the Financial Accounting Standards Board (Fasb) and...
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