This presentation was delivered March 14, 2011, at the SNL Financial Bank Investor Relations Symposium at the New York Stock Exchange in New York, NY, USA.
5. IR is more democratic, open today thanks to technology Old New Public access to SEC documents Limited, slow EDGAR online access Conference calls Invitation only Live and archived access by phone, Web Public access to news releases Limited, slow IR websites, online databases IR conferences Invitation only Webcasts and online archives
6. Premise : A new wave of communication technology, including but not limited to social media, is speeding up the transparency and democratization of corporate information, including investor relations. These changes are inevitable and irreversible.