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• Just Pay Me

  These are tough markets to stomach for buy-side shareholders, management teams, IR departments, investment advisors, sell-side analysts, investment bankers, and retail investors. During these turbulent markets we often hear of investors flocking to safety. Read More... Posted 03 October 2008 16:05 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Crisis/Emergency IR, Company Management

• The Insanity of it All

  Not much has happened in the financial markets over the past 10 days (he said sarcastically): - Lehman Brothers, the 158 year old investment banking powerhouse, filed for bankruptcy protection. It is the largest bankruptcy in US history. - Bank of America Read More... Posted 23 September 2008 15:49 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Crisis/Emergency IR, Company Management, Corporate Governance

• The Art of the Earnings Call

  Coordinating an earnings call is like conducting an orchestra. There are many moving parts, some strong players, and some weak links. One thing is for certain with respect to an earnings call, the stakes are high. Perhaps the most anticipated and entertaining Read More... Posted 25 June 2008 20:37 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• The Value of Tone

  Yesterday, following the announcement of quarterly results, I witnessed a company’s stock price rise 17% during the day. You might be thinking to yourself that the results were quite good. As a matter of fact, they weren’t. The results were merely in Read More... Posted 13 June 2008 15:39 by Anil Dilawri | 2 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• Investor Marketing – The Wrong Way

  Raise your hand if you respond to spam emails. Ok – now raise your hand if you think those who send spam hurt their overall reputation by doing so. I received a spam email from a junior gold company in Canada today. Sigh… Did they honestly believe that Read More... Posted 11 June 2008 15:52 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• Good or Bad?

  What makes a good IR department or good IR program?? I have heard those who say “Oh, their stock is down X% so their IR program must be poor”. The truth is that the stock is probably not down because of a poor IR program. Chances are very good that the Read More... Posted 02 May 2008 20:19 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• Do CEOs Get Paid Too Much?

  Barack Obama announced today that he wants shareholders to be heard when it comes to executive compensation . During periods of economic turmoil and downward moving stock prices we always see executive compensation come to the forefront as a topic. When Read More... Posted 11 April 2008 19:20 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management, Corporate Governance

• Crude Intentions

  A barrel of oil hit $100US this week…..and the world didn’t end. Interestingly, the Director of the International Energy Agency said he wouldn’t be surprised to see oil go to $150 per barrel . Unless you are an oil and gas play, when oil goes up your Read More... Posted 04 January 2008 21:37 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• Death by PowerPoint

  Clearly, PowerPoint is one of the most misused computer applications in the history of the world (coming in a close second behind email), and it’s killing investor presentations as well. Investor conferences are the killing fields for what were once useful Read More... Posted 18 December 2007 20:37 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• Buy-Side Activity

  The “buy-side” is a term used by the investment community that refers to investing institutions such as mutual funds and pension funds. They often are the largest shareholders of publicly traded companies. How actively a buy-sider interacts with a particular Read More... Posted 23 November 2007 18:32 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts, Company Management

• To Guide or Not to Guide

  The offering of financial guidance by publicly traded companies has become a hotly debated topic. Some companies offer quarterly financial guidance on revenue, earnings, and other meaningful financial metrics. Other companies offer no financial guidance Read More... Posted 23 October 2007 15:22 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Financial Analysts, Company Management, Corporate Governance

• The Master Communicator

  I was recently asked who I felt was the best CEO when it came to investor communications. For me there are a few gold standard candidates, however, the overall winner is John Chambers of Cisco . Why John Chambers? One only needs to listen to any recent Read More... Posted 05 October 2007 14:56 by Anil Dilawri | 3 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management

• Shhhhh – It’s Quiet Period

  Prior to IPOs and any financial results announcement companies go through what is usually called a “quiet period”. Quiet periods are designed so that members of company management don’t engage in what is called selective and unfair disclosure. Selective Read More... Posted 28 September 2007 17:46 by Anil Dilawri | 1 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management, Corporate Governance

• The Hunt for Insider Trading

  Is good corporate governance just a bunch of hype? Are regulators serious about cracking down on those who don’t follow the rules? Apparently the SEC is. Since April 2006, the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has filed insider trading-related Read More... Posted 19 September 2007 18:54 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management, Corporate Governance

• Looking Management in the Eye

  Why do so many institutional investors want to meet with the management of companies face-to-face? In today’s world of social media, digital communications, and advanced telecommunications why does the face-to-face meeting still hold so much importance? Read More... Posted 14 September 2007 17:32 by Anil Dilawri | 0 Comments Filed under: Investor Relations, Company Management