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Garnet Roach
US asset owners lag on net-zero commitments
As asset owners around the world pledge formal commitments to net-zero, data from Cerulli Associates shows that those in the US are lagging behind peers in Europe and Asia. Cerulli finds that 44...Read more
Garnet Roach
UK investors pull near-record £4.5 bn from funds, with equity taking biggest hit
Investors responding to ‘intensifying economic uncertainty’ pulled £4.5 bn ($5.4 bn) from UK funds, according to the latest data from the Investment Association (IA). That June outflow figure is the highest of the...Read more
Tim Human
Equity funds eke out positive inflows during first half of 2022, finds report
Despite a range of macro headwinds, the war in Ukraine and a bear market in stocks, equity funds eked out positive flows on a global basis during the first half of 2022, according...Read more

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Staff Writers
Covid-19 Update 2022 report now available
IR Magazine has released its third report into how Covid-19 has affected investor relations. It revisits the subject two years on from the Covid-19 and IR report, which looked at the...Read more
Lloyd Bevan
Intesa Sanpaolo, Allianz and Iberdrola climb ranks of IR Magazine Euro Top 100
Seven of the top 10 companies in this year’s IR Magazine Euro Top 100 held top 10 places in last year’s Euro Top 100. Within the wider list, however, there has been significant...Read more
Tim Human
Red-carpet interview: AstraZeneca’s Andy Barnett on a ‘remarkable year’
At the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2022, AstraZeneca was nominated for best IR in the healthcare sector. On the red carpet, IR Magazine caught up with global head of IR Andy...Read more
Tim Human
‘Don’t stick to the status quo,’ says rising star winner Chandler Benet of Ocado
Chandler Benet joined Ocado in December 2018 as IR manager, becoming head of IR two years later. During her time at the online supermarket and tech business, she has broadened relationships with the...Read more

Activism

James Beech
How to prepare for engagement with activist investors
Make sure you have a ‘break glass in case of emergency’ plan to actively talk to your shareholders when – not if – activist investors buy into your company’s stock. Maintain a cohesive...Read more
James Beech
NIRI 2022: ESG activist shareholder proposals fall flat in proxy season
The chair of NIRI says she has not seen activists leverage ESG as often as traditional shareholder proposals in the 2022 proxy season so far and the ESG proposals that are tabled are...Read more
Garnet Roach
Reading the room: How UK activism differs from campaigns in continental Europe
UK companies are more likely to settle with an activist than those in continental Europe . That was one of the findings of a recent report from Insightia, which examined the ways in...Read more
Garnet Roach
Activism in Europe: UK firms more likely to settle, shows new data
With a ‘quiet resurgence’ in shareholder activism campaigns under way in both the UK and continental Europe, new research shows that UK companies are more likely to reach a settlement than their European...Read more

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