If you haven’t read this recent post: ‘Social Media and Investor Relations: A Match Made for the Dodd-Frank Era’ you should.  It really resonated with us – so much so I’m going to highlight the three-pronged approach, which the authors propose to help companies meet the challenges raised by Dodd-Frank and the speed with which information travels largely brought on by the increased use of social media in the online universe.

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The new Reg. FD guidance governing web disclosure has underlined the importance of the corporate web site as a primary source of information for investors and the capital markets. As more issuers look to fully leverage web technologies to meet compliance requirements, the need for integrated disclosure controls and comprehensive records becomes increasingly important.
Determining the best approach to these requirements should not be something delegated to the web master or IT department (although they will ultimately be involved). These are communications, compliance and risk management issues – requiring the involvement of …

Darrell and I had an interesting conversation with a securities regulator the other day regarding where legislation is headed as fallout to the financial crisis. (This is a topic of great interest to us and at times I find myself providing armchair observations.) Read a summary of the conversation:
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