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Just Posted: Notes from the 2008 JCEB Meeting with the SEC Staff
Just Posted: Notes from the 2008 JCEB Meeting with the SEC StaffBe sure to check out these notes from the May 2008 meeting between the ABAs Joint Committee on Employee Benefits and the SEC Staff. Mark Borges previously noted a number of the notable e...

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Couldabeen Costello calls it a day
Link: Why I won t be leader, but I ll go in my own time - National - smh.com.au. For all the huffing and puffing about deals, and the obstructive role of Mrs Howard, the simple reality is that Costello never had anything like enough numbers to mount ...

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Vishay takes $1.7 billion offer to IR shareholders
After its previous $21.22 per share, $1.6 billion offer to acquire International Rectifier Corp. [IRF] was rejected Aug. 29, Vishay Intertechnology Inc. [VSH] took another look at the numbers,......

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Social media (finally) makes its way (slowly) into the closeted world of Investor Relations
I ve written a great deal about how social media has gradually become an important aspect of public relations. For example, smart PR people at companies and agencies have created terrific online media rooms, delivered online video and podcasts, writt...

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An Insiders Perspective: How to Avoid a Yahoo-Like Tabulation Nightmare
An Insiders Perspective: How to Avoid a Yahoo-Like Tabulation NightmareAs part of the Fall issue of InvestorRelationships.com, I got to spend some quality time with my good friend, the independent inspector Carl Hagberg to conduct an interview entitl...

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Our Roadmap: How to Comply with the SECs New Regulation FD Guidance
Our Roadmap: How to Comply with the SECs New Regulation FD Guidance I just wrapped up the Fall issue of InvestorRelationships.com, which includes an article entitled, Our Roadmap: How to Comply with the SECs New Regulation FD Guidance. The article ...

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Evaluating NIRI s IR website guidelines 2
IN PART one of this review, I mentioned that the US National Investor Relations Institute s (NIRI s) executive alert on investor relations websites includes a list of 14 Do s and Don ts for IR departments to follow. In this post, I review eac...

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Michael Rubin: Social Media @Work: Home Depot and the Hurricanes
Here s another great case study for corporations successfully using Twitter: The Home Depot.(Do a Twitter search for @TheHomeDepot). In recent days, you see a flurry of tweets with tips, suggestions, and pointers to Web content about preparing for ...

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21st Century Disclosure: Grundfest and Beller Weigh In with Evergreen Questionnaire
21st Century Disclosure: Grundfest and Beller Weigh In with Evergreen QuestionnaireBack when the SEC announced its new 21st Century Disclosure Initiative at the end of June, Chairman Cox credited former SEC Commissioner Joe Grundfest and former C...

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