IR Leader
January 20, 2015

Survey Deadline Extended to January 23, 2015


On November 24, CIRI's 2014 Investor Relations Compensation and Responsibilities Survey was launched, sponsored by NovaShare Solutions Inc. The survey was sent to member and non-member corporate IROs. If you received an invitation to participate and have completed the survey, we thank you. If you haven't yet completed the survey, we ask that you please take the time to do so.

Deadline for survey completion has been extended to January 23, 2015.

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CIRI extends sincerest congratulations to all nominees of the IR Magazine Awards - Canada 2015.  To view the complete list of nominees, most of whom are CIRI members, click here

The awards will be presented at a gala event on Wednesday, February 4, 2015 at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto.

Good luck to all nominees and congratulations on your contribution and support of the investor relations profession.  You are all winners!
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Stay current and set yourself apart from your peers, with the Certified Professional in Investor Relations (CPIR) designation, an intense, but flexible 10-month program that focuses on capital markets, corporate governance, securities law, finance and communications.

Registrations are now being accepted for the next session, beginning September, 2015. If you are interested in participating in the next program, click here for more information.
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Top Stories

NI 51-101 Amendments Promote Improved Disclosure Of Oil & Gas Resources

The Canadian Securities Administrators have published amendments to National Instrument 51-101 - Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities and the related companion policy to NI 51-101.

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Amendments to National Instrument 51 - 101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities

National Instrument 51-101 Standards of Disclosure for Oil and Gas Activities is amended by this Instrument.

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BLG 2015 Canadian Financial Institutions Regulatory Outlook

2014 was another year of considerable regulatory change for Canadian financial institutions. In recent years, Canadian regulators have been focused, to some extent, on adapting the initiatives of international bodies with regulatory responsibilities to the Canadian regulatory environment, and so we start with an outlook into the expected activities of these bodies in 2015.

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Corporate Governance and Executive Compensation Update

The State of Corporate Governance for 2015.

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Securities Alert: 2015 Proxy Season Action Items

It is once again time for public companies to march into proxy season. While the SEC has not adopted any significant new rules or amendments that are effective for the 2015 proxy season, you should keep the following items in mind as you prepare.

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CEO Pension Benefits: Bigger Than the Pay Advantage?

For many new retirees, the biggest worry isn't about how they'll keep themselves busy after years of the 9-to-5 grind. It's whether they'll have enough money to get by during their golden years. Not so for Gregg Steinhafel, who stepped down as chief executive officer of Target last May following a massive credit card data breach. The 35-year veteran of the retailer received retirement plans valued at more than $47 million - 1,044 times the average balance of $45,000 that workers have saved in the company's 401(k) plan.

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An Unusual Boardroom Battle, in Academia

A normally academic question about corporate governance has erupted into a nasty, often personal battle among elite professors, regulators and white-shoe lawyers that has raised the suggestion of securities fraud on one side and abuse of authority on the other.

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U.S. Firms Rushing To Adopt Protective Poison Pills: FactSet

A January 2nd report from FactSet Insight offers some thought provoking analysis of the various reasons that U.S. firms chose to adopt poison pills in 2014. The report highlights that 54 companies introduced 57 new poison pill provisions into their by laws in 2014.

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Proxy Paper Guidelines - 2015 Proxy Season

UPDATED An overview of the Glass Lewis Approach to proxy advice.

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Balancing Disclosure and Defence

Not all activists are bad and not all companies are good - but an early warning system without a 5% disclosure threshold leaves issuers unfairly disadvantaged and underprotected.

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