PDF blobs on investor relations websites must die
PDF blobs are a big problem on investor relations websites. Many companies are dumping important disclosures in these burdensome documents through shortsightedness, poor planning and sometimes as a tactic to bury sensitive information. A PDF blob is a large, unstructured reproduction of a document originally designed for another medium, such as a printed annual report, [...]
Web-based campaigns a wake-up call for corporations
THE web-based Save Disney campaign humbled an immovable board by turning the company’s annual meeting into a public referendum on the effectiveness of the board and CEO. It did so in the space of three months and was spearheaded by two dissident directors — Roy Disney and Stanley Gold — who relied almost entirely on [...]
10 reasons to avoid image-based annual reports
MANY companies will have thought about changing how they publish their annual reports online. Their objectives may be to communicate better by moving up to a more interactive report, or to save money by going down to a less elaborate report. In either case, they are likely to have run into a product that seems [...]
IR Web Report study finds online annual reports in bad shape
THERE has been a sharp decline in the usability of online annual reports over the past year with more companies opting for formats that make accessing information hard for investors. Only 37% of reports meet an acceptable standard of usability. And while tighter budgets in 2003 might have something to do with the drop in [...]
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