Multinationals with pension plans in Mexico are analyzing the impact of a new obligatory state-sponsored program. Multinationals with pension plans in Mexico are analyzing the impact of a new obligatory state-sponsored program. The free market explosion south of the border has been especially kind to Mexican retirees of Kimberly-Clark, the Dallas-based paper products maker. Kimberly's Mexican operations have some 6,000 employees and a pension fund worth $10 million. Over the last two years,...

In theory, blockchain could end errors, improve efficiency, reduce costs and support deeper regulatory oversight It’s official: Wall Street is going gaga for blockchain. According to a recent World Economic Forum (WEF) report, more than $1.4 bn has been invested in blockchain technology in the past three years, with more than 90 firms coalescing into rival groups. The motive is plain: distributed ledger technology, commonly known as blockchain, coupled with the underlying idea behind...

Intra-quarter is when stock surveillance really makes its benefits known, says Joe Pollaro, head of IR at lgCod.lgius.1.gsr.anonimizing.com On episode 65 of The Ticker podcast: • Thomas Rosenmayr, CEO and co-founder at nexxar, on the most popular parts of an online annual report • Joe Pollaro, head of IR at Wix.com, on the benefits of stock surveillance • Charles Triano, senior vice president, investor relations at Pfizer on the techniques IROs can use to identify new targeting opportunities.

Algorithms at the Associated Press churn out 5,000 earnings articles a quarter In early 2014, journalists at the Associated Press (AP) wrote articles on roughly 400 US corporate earnings announcements each quarter. Today, using algorithmic ‘robo-journalism’ technology, the media co-operative generates almost 5,000. The effect on newly covered companies’ trading volume and liquidity around the earnings period has been dramatic, according to a new study. ‘In the three days after an article’s...

A roundup of academic research from the world of IR studies ‘Congratulations to Ted Sarandos and his amazing licensing team. Netflix monthly viewing exceeded 1 billion hours for the first time ever in June… Ted, we need even more!’ Netflix CEO Reed Hastings’ 2012 social media post caused Netflix’s stock to soar. But it also prompted the SEC to take ...