Recently OTC Markets & IR Magazine published a new white paper about smallcap corporate governance. Often associated with larger firms, corporate governance is just as important for small and micro-cap companies. By adhering to high governance standards, small-caps are better placed to achieve their goals and attract new investment. Appropriate internal controls of a smallcap look different from those of
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A little more than two years ago, a group of prominent CEOs and Institutional Investors published the Commonsense Principles of Corporate Governance. That work represented a collaborative effort – a search for common ground – by representatives of some of America’s largest corporations and institutional investors. The authors said then, and it is no less true today, that the long-term
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On August 1st, Board Governance Research LLC released a study on “Microcap Board Governance.” The Study examined the governance practices at 160 microcap companies, representing approximately ten percent of all companies with less than $300 million in market capitalization traded on a major U.S. stock exchange. The Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi) & Board Governance Research recently conducted a live webinar
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Derren Nathan, head of research at London-based broker Hybridan, recently shared an article on IRMagazine.com titled “How small caps can tackle investor prejudice.” In the post, Nathan shared these four reasons why most institutional investors avoid microcaps; Minimum Market Cap. “Many funds will have a minimum market cap requirement, and even where this is not an official policy, we often
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A new study, “Microcap Board Governance,” conducted by Board Governance Research LLC and commissioned by the Investor Responsibility Research Center Institute (IRRCi), examines the governance practices at 160 microcap companies, representing approximately ten percent of all companies with less than $300 million in market capitalization traded on a major U.S. stock exchange. Among the study’s key findings were: Microcaps typically
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Guest Post By: Todd Heinzl Welcome to Part II of our Uplisting Series: Corporate Governance – for many CEOs this subject is like watching paint dry. At the same time most realize that not only is Corporate Governance a mandatory requirement for your company to list on the NASDAQ Capital Markets (“NASD”) or the New York Stock Exchange American (“NYSE”) but
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In this episode of Planet MicroCap Podcast, Robert Kraft spoke with Jacob Ma-Weaver, Portfolio Manager at San Francisco-based investment advisor, Cable Car Capital. When it comes to Ma-Weaver’s MicroCap investing strategy, the focus, and hope, is that management stresses – corporate governance, – avoids badly structured financing vehicles and – stay within compliance. In this episode listeners learn more about
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OTC Markets Group regularly hosts webinars and educational series that bring together experts to discuss key investor relations topics for companies. This month, OTC Markets launched their Company Resource Center
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In May, OTC Markets Group and Compass Investor Relations hosted a webinar about what investors expect from companies in today’s highly-competitive capital markets. A recent post on the OTC Markets’ blog, summarize five ways to use corporate governance to improve investor relations. According to the blog post, “The capital markets are very competitive. This is a crowded field where you need to compete to
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