SO OFTEN lately, public companies have been under attack. Most of these attacks have been directed at Chinese companies publicly-traded on US stock exchanges.

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A NEW study has found significant evidence that hedge funds benefit from information they obtain in private meetings with company executives, adding to mounting research suggesting that selective access to management undermines regulators’ fair disclosure objectives. Continue reading “Private meetings undermine fair disclosure, study finds”

ASKING an investor what makes a good annual report is like asking somebody what makes a good pizza. Some enjoy the simplicity of a thin, crispy base topped with only tomato sauce and cheese. Others prefer thick-crusted varieties capable of supporting a shopping-cart load of toppings. Continue reading “What makes a good annual report?”

ALAN Meckler, CEO of WebMediaBrands Inc. (NASDAQ: WEBM), may be single-handedly redefining how corporate executives in the buttoned-down world of public companies communicate with their investors. Continue reading “CEO pushes Reg FD limits on Twitter”

WITH financial data providers increasingly using XBRL filings in the numbers they deliver to Wall Street, poor corporate reporting controls are threatening company reputations and raising the specter of investors making trading decisions based on faulty figures. Continue reading “For IROs, XBRL errors a wake-up call”

A NEW study by prominent accounting professors has found evidence that big investors benefit from information they glean in private meetings with company CEOs – and they say their findings raise questions about whether such meetings meet the spirit of Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD). Continue reading “Despite Reg FD, study finds traders profit from private CEO meetings”

THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has approved a New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) rule opposed by investor relations service providers who fear the measure will harm their ability to compete. Continue reading “SEC approves NYSE IR services rule”

OVER the past several weeks, dozens of companies have added a new feature to their normally mundane quarterly financial reporting ritual: they are using social networks to deliver a stream of updates and key facts from their results announcements in so-called “live tweeting” sessions.

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WHAT gets measured, matters. Measuring the effectiveness of stakeholder, investor and other corporate communication activities, however, has always been somewhat ambiguous. Until now.

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REED HASTINGS, CEO of Netflix (NASDAQ: NFLX) is a remarkable entrepreneur. He founded a DVD-by-mail business in the late ‘90s that now boasts 25+ million subs and is disrupting the media and entertainment industries. Continue reading “Will Netflix CEO Hastings usher in a new era for investor relations?”

THIS is potentially good news for the hundreds of international companies with non-exchange listed ADRs that have long had to contend with low levels of visibility and few options for communicating with their US-based investors.

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This is a guest post by David J. Price, chief financial officer and chief operating officer, EDGAR Online, Inc. Mr. Price joined EDGAR Online as Chief Financial Officer on July 6, 2010 and became Chief Operating Officer on May 13, 2011. Prior to that, he was Executive Vice President, Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer and Assistant Secretary of Cornerstone Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: CRTX). From April 2006 to September 2008, Mr. Price was a managing director for Jefferies & Company, Inc, and before that a managing director for Bear, Stearns & Co. from September 2000 to March 2006. He has also worked in the auditing capacity at several prominent international accounting firms.

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THE US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) is going to train about 125 employees to write clearer advice for issuers and their lawyers – but investors are unlikely to benefit from the simpler prose.

Continue reading “Coming soon: SEC advice you can (maybe) understand”

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• SEC approves NYSE IR services rule

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