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Regulators are demanding that companies bare their souls before the public. They have stripped back the veils of confidentiality surrounding company finances, executive remuneration and business strategy. Today, if a company becomes aware of information that may influence its share price, it must tell the market immediately.The management of disclosure is causing problems for directors, managers and investors. What impact will disclosure have on your share price? How do you stop information from leaking, and what should you do when it does? What information can you give to individual analysts or investors? How do you meet the guidelines without giving too much away to the competition? How should companies respond to new demands for disclosure of environmental and social impacts?About Author: David Uren is a Melbourne-based business writer and investor relations advisor. He has been writing about business for the past 25 years for publications including The Australian, The Age and BRW. He was the editor for BRW for nine years and has also edited Asiabanking Magazine, the regional monthly, Asia Inc and the Business Council of Australia’s policy journal, BCA Papers. For the past five years, he has worked with the investor relations advisory firm, Value Enhancement Management, helping leading Australian companies to improve communications with their investors.