NEW YORK: Banks and insurance companies usually hold their cards close to the vest, but increased disclosure of non-financial, intangible information can boost their stock prices.

NEW YORK: Banks and insurance companies usually hold their cards

close to the vest, but increased disclosure of non-financial, intangible

information can boost their stock prices.



That was a key finding of a PricewaterhouseCoopers study that measured

gaps between the beliefs of CFOs and the investment community regarding

the importance of 29 performance measures and satisfaction with current

levels of disclosure.



For the study, ...