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OCF launches new edition of its Glossary of Financial Communication Terms

June 2, 2010 at 6:00 am

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The Observatoire de la Communication Financière (OCF) has launched a new and enhanced edition of it's popular “Glossary of Financial Communication Terms”, originally published in 2004 and reissued in 2006. The new edition was presented by members of the OCF at the 1 June NYSE Euronext bell ceremony.

The new edition has been updated by OCF member professionals from Bredin Prat, French investor relations association CLIFF, PricewaterhouseCoopers and French financial analysts group the SFAF, with the backing of NYSE Euronext. It is designed to assist the entire financial reporting profession in getting to grips with its wide-ranging terminologies and concepts. H

"In view of the fast-paced innovation in the financial markets over recent years, we have enhanced and extended the latest edition of the Glossary to ensure that users are armed with all the latest information,” says Didier Martin (pictured), a partner at Bredin Prat.

The new edition of the Glossary, which is available in interactive electronic format comprises: more than two hundred and eighty definitions reflecting recent developments in the regulatory environment and financial markets; an index of authoritative regulatory texts; and an index of organizations cited in the Glossary.

It can be accessed via the following link - http://lexique.observatoirecomfi.com