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eCFO April 2001 Randy Myers |
Put Up or Shut Up To comply with Regulation FD, corporate officers are starting to post company news on the Web. But Reg FD has so spooked some corporate officers that they've shied away from practically any informal contact with analysts... |
The Motley Fool November 1, 2005 |
Selective Disclosure, Explained The SEC instituted a "Fair Disclosure" rule that prohibited public companies from alerting analysts and major investors to important changes before disclosing that information to the general public. So what has happened since the rule went into effect? |
Information Today August 18, 2008 Marydee Ojala |
The End of the Corporate News Release? On July 30, 2008, the SEC (U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission) staff recommended that the commission issue an interpretative release to provide additional guidance to companies wishing to use their websites as vehicles to provide information to investors. |
The Motley Fool November 16, 2009 Jim Mueller |
The Daily Walk of Shame: Energizer and Fair Disclosure According to a Reuters report, Energizer Holdings held a conference call with a select group of sell-side analysts after reporting earnings, giving them information not released to the general public. |
Investment Advisor March 2010 Robert F. Keane |
SEC Issues Guidance on Climate Change Disclosure The SEC has decided to provide public companies with interpretive guidance on existing SEC disclosure requirements as they apply to business or legal developments relating to the issue of climate change. |
The Motley Fool August 11, 2010 Alyce Lomax |
Pop the Champagne! RegFD Turns 10 Regulation Fair Disclosure, or Reg FD blocked corporate managers from sharing material information only with select Wall Street analysts; they were now required to share it publicly. |
Real Estate Portfolio Jul/Aug 2003 Phillip Britt |
Implications of Sarbanes-Oxley You need to go back to the 1930s to find laws that have had as much impact on the fundamental systems of REITs and other publicly traded companies. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2004 Rich Smith |
Siebel Spills Secrets Inaugural Regulation Fair Disclosure (Reg FD) violator Siebel Systems, provider of customer relationship management (CRM) software, is in trouble with the SEC yet again. |
CFO December 1, 2003 Lori Calabro |
Watch Your Mouth As Reg FD -- Full Disclosure -- enters its fourth year, enforcements so far offer hints on how to communicate. |
CFO June 1, 2010 Alix Stuart |
Google Shakes Up Investor Relations The tech firm tells investors to rely more heavily on its Website -- and its CFO. |
The Motley Fool December 26, 2006 Dan Caplinger |
The SEC's Gift to You: Part 2 By giving the investing public access to information, and serving as a regulator with the power to take action to correct problems, the SEC works hard to protect investors. |
Wall Street & Technology January 5, 2005 Maria Santos |
The Cost of Compliance The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has come under scrutiny again following the adoption of a recent rule regarding hedge funds. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2002 William D. Sanders |
Working Toward Improved Disclosure Every publicly traded real estate company shares the responsibility to provide clear, transparent financial information to investors... |
The Motley Fool February 9, 2007 Dan Caplinger |
Millionaires Need Protecting, Too Regardless of how this issue plays out, expect continuing friction between the SEC and the hedge-fund industry. In the meantime, if you want to use alternative investments, you'd best get started toward the new $2.5 million mark. |
Knowledge@Wharton |
Do High Consulting Fees Compromise the Independence of CPA Firms? Key components of the audit process---the independence and objectivity of auditors---may be eroding, according to some industry observers. |
National Defense June 2014 David Robbins |
Embracing Mandatory Disclosure Can Save Contractors Time, Trouble and Legal Fees The mandatory disclosure rule -- which requires federal government contractors to report fraud and overpayments -- is in the news again. |
CFO May 1, 2010 Sarah Johnson |
The SEC Has a Few Questions for You This is the envelope no CFO looks forward to opening, even if the inquiry proves to be fairly routine. |
Investment Advisor October 2010 Melanie Waddell |
Dissecting the FSI's Position on Fiduciary As a new study finds investors still confused, Financial Services Institute president Dale Brown presents the independent broker/dealer perspective. |
IndustryWeek June 1, 2005 John S. McClenahen |
Financials -- Guiding Less The percentage of companies providing earnings guidance is declining. |
BusinessWeek September 26, 2005 Amy Borrus |
The SEC: Cracking Down On Spin The Securities & Exchange Commission is going after executives for skimpy or misleading disclosures in annual reports. |
CFO March 1, 2003 Tim Reason |
Two Weeks in January The SEC put much of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act into effect by passing a slew of new rules. Here's what was proposed and what was disposed. |
The Motley Fool October 2, 2009 Robert Brokamp |
Let's Fix the Rules of Enforcement Is the SEC up to the task? |
CFO September 1, 2008 Vincent Ryan |
Death by Committee? As SEC and Treasury Department committees on financial reporting and auditing near their conclusions, it looks like the former may be more fruitful than the latter. |
CFO September 1, 2010 Sarah Johnson |
SEC Pushes Companies for More Risk Info The regulator pushes back on companies' risk disclosures and considers changing its related rules. |
CFO March 15, 2006 David M. Katz |
A Tough Act to Follow What CFOs really think about Sarbox -- and how they would fix it. Included are the results of an exclusive survey of finance executives on the topic. |
CFO March 1, 2010 Sarah Johnson |
Nonplussed by Non-GAAP CFOs are dismayed and discouraged by the SEC's approach to non-GAAP reporting. |
Investment Advisor November 2009 Melanie Waddell |
SEC Sets Out Strategic Plan The Securities and Exchange Commission publishes its Draft Strategic Plan outlining the Commission's strategic goals for 2010 through 2015. |
Financial Planning April 1, 2006 Laurie Lennox |
Know Your Team To be successful in the high-net-worth market, financial advisers must know their limitations and establish alliances with a network of qualified professionals to address client needs outside the expertise or abilities of the "quarterback." |
Knowledge@Wharton September 10, 2003 |
Do High Regulatory Costs Force Public Firms to Go Private? Steps aimed at increasing the financial transparency of U.S. companies could backfire if companies respond by going private instead. In these post-Enron, post-WorldCom times, that would deal a body blow to confidence in capital markets. |
IndustryWeek September 1, 2005 |
Finance: True To Reform New rules affecting the ways companies offer and register securities are slated to take effect on Dec. 1, 2005. |
CFO May 1, 2007 Joseph McCafferty |
The Long View Corporate managers have long complained about the pressure to focus on the short term, but now, for the first time, critics and business groups are racing to their defense. The cure for the myopia? Stop giving quarterly earnings guidance. |
Real Estate Portfolio Mar/Apr 2004 |
Meeting Higher Standards In my view, we have two key requirements that REITs must meet. First, we must ensure that the financial statements of publicly traded real estate companies are comparable to the rest of corporate America. Second, it is vital that financial reporting be consistent among all companies in our industry. |
The Motley Fool October 15, 2010 Bill Barker |
Why We Oppose 12b-1 Fees This little sales charge doesn't benefit existing shareholders, is insufficiently transparent, and the SEC has a new proposal to limit that fee. |
OCC Bulletin June 9, 1999 |
Disclosure of Information The OCC may make nonpublic OCC information available to a supervised entity and to other persons, as the Comptroller, in his sole discretion, may deem necessary or appropriate, without a request for records or testimony... |
The Motley Fool February 27, 2007 David Lee Smith |
Confessions of a Wall Street Analyst Peer inside the strange, mixed-up world of securities analysis. |
CFO October 1, 2002 |
Reform: How the Corporate Landscape Is Changing Everyone from Congress to the journalist next door has a reform proposal to promote. This article assesses the likelihood of passage as well as the potential impact of several proposals. |
HBS Working Knowledge January 16, 2012 Carmen Nobel |
Private Meetings Thwart Fair Disclosure Rules Despite a federal regulation prohibiting selective information disclosure among public companies and their favorite investors, executives at public firms still spend a great deal of time in private powwows with hedge fund managers. |
Commercial Investment Real Estate Nov/Dec 2013 Taylor & Trowbridge |
Group Investing Update Changes to securities laws may change your business model. |
OCC Bulletin March 23, 2001 |
Working Group on Public Disclosures The private sector Working Group on Public Disclosure recently issued a report recommending several enhancements to public disclosure for large banking organizations and securities firms in the areas of credit and market risk... |
Investment Advisor February 1, 2011 Melanie Waddell |
2011: The Year the Advisors' Playing Field Fundamentally Changes All eyes this year will be focused on the exchanges that will ensue between lawmakers and the Securities and Exchange Commission regarding putting brokers under a fiduciary mandate and appointing a self-regulatory organization. |
BusinessWeek June 10, 2010 Schmidt & Westbrook |
An Online Lender Takes on the SEC Peer-to-peer lender Prosper Marketplace says it shouldn't be treated like an investment firm. |
The Motley Fool February 23, 2004 Selena Maranjian |
Tell the SEC What You Think Help the Securities and Exchange Commission disclose Wall Street's conflicts of interest by giving feedback on their proposed rule changes for mutual funds. |
Real Estate Portfolio May/Jun 2003 Darlene Bremer |
Quantity vs. Quality Public companies face strict mandates to disclose more financial information on a timelier basis, but can too much disclosure diminish its value to investors? |
OCC Bulletin January 15, 2004 |
Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks with Securities The final rule, entitled "Reporting and Disclosure Requirements for National Banks With Securities Registered Under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934; Securities Offering Disclosure Rules," amends 12 CFR 11 and 12 CFR 16. |
Registered Rep. April 7, 2005 Kristen French |
NASD Advocates More Disclosure, Less Paper Broker/dealers and their reps may get a big break on point-of-sale disclosure if the Securities and Exchange Commission heeds recent NASD advice. |
Registered Rep. February 18, 2004 John Churchill |
SEC Puts Forth Mutual Fund Rules Proposals The SEC has put forth three proposals that could drastically change the way mutual funds are sold. |
CFO March 1, 2011 Russ Banham |
Going Public by Accident Private companies may unwittingly find themselves in the public eye when shares are traded too freely. |
The Motley Fool June 30, 2009 Tim Beyers |
Why I Won't Be Selling Apple The end doesn't justify the means, but it also doesn't justify a sale. |
Investment Advisor July 2008 Melanie Waddell |
SEC Chairmen of Yore Speak Six former SEC chairmen pointed to quite a few regulatory challenges that loom large -- namely globalization of the world markets, the burgeoning market for complex synthetic securities, and the continued growth of hedge funds. |
Financial Advisor April 2004 Tracey Longo |
Wanted: Real Disclosure Rules on brokers compensation disclosure are changing---but slowly. |