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SEC Sets Rules on Executive Compensation
  The new rules covering increased disclosure of executive compensation go into effect for companies in 2007. A key requirement: a table showing total compensation, including the value of options, for the CEO, CFO, next three-highest paid executives and for all board directors. The new backdating scandal prompted the SEC to add data designed to end the practice. Going forward, companies and their boards have incentive to set more formalized policies on the timing of option awards, covering amounts and grant and exercise dates.
Managing for Value Creation: Financial Management
Published: 06-Sep-2006
   
   
New World of Stock Research
  The buy side continues to add research capability, bringing more analysts on board. Still, institutions rely heavily on sell-side research, seeking mainly industry knowledge, trust and service integrity, according to a survey. At the same time, in their search for superior returns, U.S. institutions continue to place more of their investments in foreign companies. And, the numbers show that institutions are trading more actively. Is the trend toward short-term investing still gaining steam? How about some good news: fewer class action shareholder lawsuits are being filed. And The Corporate Library gives us some clues on whether our company is likely to be sued.
The Communications Process: Planning
Published: 06-Sep-2006
   
   
How Macro Factors Impact Stock Market Performance
  A lesson on ways to analyze economic and other macro conditions as the basis to project stock market behavior was given at the 2006 NIRI conference by Mike Santoli, senior editor at Barron's magazine. Santoli was focusing on the significant impact of macro factors driving the market, such as inflation and interest rate levels. He expected the market to "muddle through" current issues and come out alright.
Managing for Value Creation: Macro View
Published: 06-Sep-2006
   
   
Measuring Investor Relations
  Efforts to measure the value of investor relations always have been elusive and somewhat controversial. A new survey from Rivel Research focuses on how CEOs tend to measure and value the practice. Two top measures: building CEO/management credibility and communicating the company's strategic vision. CEOs measure IR effectiveness on the basis of investment market feedback. Consultant Elizabeth Saunders lays out a series of ways to measure IR that are more subtle and sophisticated and offer real opportunity for IROs to enhance their value.
The Communications Process: Measurement
Published: 06-Sep-2006
   
   
State of the Economy and Stock Market
  Noted investment guru Abby Joseph Cohen gave NIRI conference attendees a comprehensive lesson on the drivers of the U.S. economy and equity market. While conservative, her Goldman, Sachs firm is basically optimistic in predicting slower but sustainable economic growth, moderate inflation and a steadily-performing, rising stock market.
The Investment Market: Fundamental Behavior
Published: 06-Sep-2006
   
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