CFA Institute Advertorials: Addressing the Issues

 

Investors Want Earnings to Reflect Reality: Expensing Stock Options Shouldn't Be Optional, April 2004 (PDF)
Experienced professionals know how to dig deep into the footnote disclosures and dredge up the impact of stock options on earnings. But isn’t it time we make this information clear and readily available to the average investor, too?  

 

Canada Needs a Single Securities Regulator, February 2004 (PDF)

CFA Institute joined forces with several leading industry associations to promote the adoption of a single securities regulator in Canada.

 

Corporate Boards Need More Investor Advocates, October 2003 (PDF)

Investor interests must be represented in the boardroom. This should be a basic, unquestioned principle of good corporate governance. But just who is looking out for the interests of investors? By and large, it isn’t investors themselves.

 

An Open Letter to Leaders of the Investment Community: Make 2003 The Year of The Investor, January 2003 (PDF)

As part of the continuing effort by CFA Institute to underscore the importance of ethical practice in the investment industry by all practitioners, the association has prepared the second in a series of advertorials. The new advertorial ran in ten major business publications around the world during January and February 2003.

 

How to Fix a Damaged Financial Reporting System, March 2002 (PDF)

This is the first CFA Institute advertorial, released in March 2002, affirmed the obligation of all market participants to place investor needs above corporate interests.