Many IROs do a phenomenal job of disclosing earnings and letting investors and other stakeholders know what’s driving a company’s financial performance. On the other hand, it’s only a small but admittedly growing group of IROs who do the same outstanding job when it comes to letting investors and other stakeholders know where their companies stand on non-financial issues, such as ESG, or environmental, safety, and governance. | Read Article |

Regulations on Markets in Financial Instruments and Amending Regulations go by the acronym MiFID II and originate from the European Commission. The combined pieces of legislation provide a European-wide legislative framework for regulating the operation of financial markets in the European Union. | Read Article |

On March 24, 2015, the Ontario Securities Commission ("OSC") issued its decision In the Matter of Paul Azeff, Korin Bobrow, Mitchell Finkelstein, Howard Jeffrey Miller and Man Kin Cheng (a.k.a Francis Cheng), an important insider trading case in which the OSC identified a gap in Ontario's then insider trading laws. | Read Article |

Originally issued in May 2014 by the IASB and FASB, the new substantially converged revenue standard (IFRS 15/ASC Topic 606 Revenue from Contracts with Customers) provides a comprehensive framework replacing existing revenue guidance under both IFRS and U.S. GAAP. | Read Article |

Mergers and acquisitions (M&A) are key drivers of growth for many companies around the world and can significantly impact how a company is valued by investors and equity analysts. While ‘The Street’ (institutional investors and equity analysts) is often the primary audience considered when drafting M&A messaging, IROs can help drive a more integrated messaging approach to meet the needs of other important stakeholders such as media, customers, partners and employees, while ensuring materiality requirements are met across the board and a consistent message is delivered. | Read Article |