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Our panel of experts offer their opinions on whether ADRs and GDRs are still an attractive option.

Clarity is needed. Our panel of experts offer their views on leverage and the implications of a credit crunch.

Boring but important. Investors may see tax as source of hidden shareholder value or a giant black box of unknown risk. Either way, they are taking note. July/August 2007 issue

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It is just complicated to be listed in several stock exchanges because of the different sets of regulations and authorities. It came to the point where we couldn’t breach any of the rules because they were all conflicting.
Nicole Burth Tschudi, head of IR, Adecco

Non-financial reporting sets a number of new challenges for IROs. Public companies now face questions about a broad range of issues that come under the heading of corporate (social) responsibility. New approaches have to be developed to help investors understand these issues - and to encourage them to do so.

The Transparency Directive is an important part of the European Commission's Financial Services Action Plan. But it has received relatively little attention from companies and market participants.

There's no one easy way for a European company to reach and attract US investors. But there are some sound principles that ought to be observed.

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