Intel generated a fair amount of positive feedback from the investment community following its decision to publish – in advance of the recent earnings conference call – the CFO’s prepared remarks. The rationale was simple: to better prepare the audience and allow more time for interactive Q&A with management.ÂÂ
Social media is changing the way that much of the world (including public issuers) communicates. More and more investors are turning to the web for their information than ever before and, while many public companies have yet to embrace social media for communicating with investors, the move has begun. At Equicom, we believe that social media can be used to augment a public company’s investor relations program, leveraging key messages and investor materials.
In June 2007, the Government of Canada enacted legislation that will apply a tax at the income trust level on unitholder distributions commencing January 1, 2011. With just over a year remaining until the new legislation takes effect, it's becoming increasingly important for income trusts to have a clear, direct communication plan in place to inform the investment community of their respective strategies for the new tax regime.
There has been extensive press coverage of proposed U.S. healthcare reforms. Although rapid, radical changes may have been contemplated during the recent election campaign, changes are likely to be staged and incremental. Whatever individual investors think about the proposed reforms and the massive lobbying efforts by the various industry groups, investor focus should be the potential impact of these changes on the revenues, earnings and share prices of healthcare companies.
