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European investment pros mixed on social media

European investment pros mixed on social media

By Dominic Jones on May 5, 2011

AMID the hype that often surrounds the use of social media in investor relations comes a new survey that provides a valuable dose of reality on the adoption of new media by European investment professionals.

Posted in IR News, Social Media | Tagged engagement, Europe, social networks, surveys

Nordic firms embracing web optimized annual reports

Nordic firms embracing web optimized annual reports

By Annica Strahner on March 2, 2011

DESPITE having some of the highest rates of Internet use in the world, Nordic public companies still spend a huge proportion of their investor relations budgets on printed annual reports — even though there is growing evidence that investors seldom read them.

Posted in Annual Reports | Tagged annual reporting, Europe, online annual reports, usability, Video

Earnings calls “intrinsically public,” says transcript service

Earnings calls “intrinsically public,” says transcript service

By Dominic Jones on February 21, 2011

SEEKING Alpha CEO David Jackson, whose company ranks as the largest provider of free earnings call transcripts, says companies have no grounds to claim copyright over their calls.

Posted in IR News, Law | Tagged copyright, earnings calls, Europe, regulation fd, transcripts, transparency, US

Swatch sues Bloomberg, opens can of worms

Swatch sues Bloomberg, opens can of worms

By Dominic Jones on February 18, 2011

SWISS watch company Swatch Group AG is suing Bloomberg for distributing a recording and transcript of its latest earnings call, but the case could have unintended consequences for the company and its European peers.

Posted in IR News, Law | Tagged earnings calls, Europe, regulation fd, Rule 12g3-2(b)

UK analysts to IR: Stop sending us bumf!

UK analysts to IR: Stop sending us bumf!

By Dominic Jones on January 31, 2011

EQUITY analysts in the UK say they are tired of companies using the London Stock Exchange’s Regulatory News Service (RNS) to send them non-market moving information, the Financial Times reports.

Posted in IR News | Tagged Europe, Investor Relations, Regulatory Filings, UK

Investors applaud CEO’s “live TV” webcast

Investors applaud CEO’s “live TV” webcast

By Dominic Jones on January 30, 2011

UK-BASED Software Radio Technology (SRT), which trades on the London Stock Exchange’s  AIM market for smaller companies, is being lauded for breaking new ground in its investor relations efforts by hosting a live video webcast to answer questions from retail investors.

Posted in IR News, Online IR | Tagged Europe, executive communications, UK, Video, webcasting

Twitter most popular with FTSE 100 companies

Twitter most popular with FTSE 100 companies

By Dominic Jones on January 28, 2011

TWITTER is the most popular social media service among FTSE 100 companies while Facebook and corporate blogs are least popular, a survey by UK-based corporate web development firm The Group has found.

Posted in Social Media | Tagged blogs, Europe, Facebook, Twitter, YouTube

Study: Analysts expect more from Turkish IR websites

Study: Analysts expect more from Turkish IR websites

By Dominic Jones on January 25, 2011

A STUDY has found a gap between what financial analysts rate as most important and what companies listed on the Istanbul Stock Exchange (ISE) actually provide on their investor relations websites.

Posted in Online IR | Tagged academic studies, Europe, IR Websites, Turkey

Swedish IROs still skeptical about social media

Swedish IROs still skeptical about social media

By Annica Strahner on November 26, 2010

EARLIER this week, I attended a lunch seminar “IR Excellence: Risks and opportunities in a digital world,” hosted by the Swedish IR association (SIRA), in cooperation with Cision, Grayling and Setterwalls.

Posted in IR News, Online IR, Social Media | Tagged compliance, Europe, regulation, social media, Sweden, Twitter

Research points to lack of level playing field in Europe

By David Brickell on November 23, 2010

A TEAM of German researchers from Goethe University Frankfurt have published a study that finds evidence to suggest that corporate executives are sharing material, non-public information in private earnings calls and conferences with select groups of invited analysts.

Posted in Disclosure, Issues, Online IR | Tagged Disclosure, Europe, Quarterly Reporting, regulation, regulation fd, webcasting

UK investors get a new, half-baked disclosure database

By Dominic Jones on September 13, 2010

INVESTORS in UK issuers have a new central online repository for disclosure documents to help them with their research – but the new “national storage mechanism” is useless if you want timely alerts about new disclosures.

Posted in Disclosure, Online IR | Tagged Europe, regulation, Regulatory Filings, UK

How Aviva uses Twitter for earnings announcements

How Aviva uses Twitter for earnings announcements

By Dominic Jones on August 10, 2010

LAST week’s post about 10 companies that used Twitter as part of their recent quarterly earnings announcements generated a lot of interest, so we thought we’d look at one company that we didn’t mention because their activity occurred after we compiled the list.

Posted in Social Media | Tagged Europe, Twitter, UK, Web Disclosure

Will Europe ever get its own EDGAR?

Will Europe ever get its own EDGAR?

By Dominic Jones on August 9, 2010

EUROPEAN Union securities regulators last week put out a paper on creating a central disclosure system — but with so many vested interests to placate it seems implausible that investors will soon have a single gateway to EU securities filings.

Posted in Disclosure, Online IR | Tagged business, Europe, Regulatory Filings, web feeds, XBRL

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