2007 CCH Journalists’ Guide to Writing About Securities Now Available
Popular Guide Offers Specialized Help for Journalists
(RIVERWOODS, ILL., October 16, 2007) – CCH, a leading provider of securities, tax and business law information and software and a part of Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, has released the third edition of its free booklet, CCH Journalists’ Guide to Writing About Securities. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading supplier of specialized business compliance information and software, whose leading brands include CCH and Aspen Publishers.
CCH Journalists’ Guide to Writing About Securities provides an overview of the securities industry and its regulation to help journalists understand the fundamentals and report on securities-related topics. This easy-to-read guide discusses federal securities laws, the Securities and Exchange Commission and industry regulation. In addition, it provides SEC contact information.
Authored by CCH securities expert, James Hamilton, JD, LLM, CCH Journalists’ Guide to Writing About Securities has been updated to reflect significant changes by the SEC and PCAOB in disclosures involving the internal control over financial reporting regime, as well as major SEC revision to public offering disclosures. The new edition also reflects the SEC’s complete overhaul of executive compensation disclosure.
The booklet also outlines complimentary services CCH provides for working journalists, such as research support, access to knowledgeable topic experts, reference materials, fact checking and e-mail news service.
In addition to his analysis for CCH, Hamilton’s blog Jim Hamilton’s World of Securities (www.jimhamiltonblog.blogspot.com) covers every level of securities regulation as it relates to public companies as well as serves as a forum to discuss Sarbanes-Oxley issues.
Media interested in a free print copy of CCH Journalists’ Guide to Writing About Securities or to speak with Jim Hamilton should contact Leslie Bonacum at CCH through e-mail at mediahelp@cch.com or phone 847-267-7153. Reporters may also request a copy of the Guide through the CCH Press Center located at cch.com.
About Wolters Kluwer Law & Business
Wolters Kluwer Law & Business is a leading provider of research products and software solutions in key specialty areas for legal and business professionals, as well as casebooks and study aids for law students. Its major product lines include Aspen Publishers, CCH, Kluwer Law International and Loislaw. Its markets include law firms, law schools, corporate counsel and professionals requiring legal and compliance information. Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, a unit of Wolters Kluwer, is based in New York City and Riverwoods, Ill.