To: Michael Bidder who wrote (1189 ) 8/14/1998 1:46:00 AM From: Mike G Read Replies (3) | Respond to of 1706
I appreciate Michael's humility. I picked this off of the Antares thread, found it quite interesting, looks like there might be a crack-down of sorts. FYI ... from todays Financial Post canoe.ca I know these links to FP often don't stay valid as they don't archive their news articles. Here's a cut and paste of the article ... By THOMAS HIRSCHMANN The Financial Post The Toronto Stock Exchange has taken note of the proliferation of Internet rumors about listed companies with a set of proposed electronic communications guidelines. The guidelines, released yesterday, are primarily intended to provide standards for information posted for investors on the Internet. They also suggest ways for companies to respond to rumors in chat or news groups. The TSE "recommends against a company participating on a chat-room or news group to dispel or clarify a rumor." Instead, the firm should tell the TSE's market surveillance unit, and if the data is false and influencing the share price, it should consider issuing a news release. The TSE also wants companies to "prohibit its employees from participating in Internet chat rooms or news groups in talks relating to the company or its securities." All postings on company Web sites must conform to TSE and securities regulators' disclosure rules. The exchange said the aim of the guidelines is to set a standard for information disseminated on Web sites aimed at investors. It recommends all information given to analysts and institutional investors be made available to all investors via the Web, but promotional material should be excluded. The guidelines are posted on the TSE Web site, tse.com, for comment until Oct. 31, when they will be revised and issued in final form.