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Tim Human
The week in investor relations: Climate action, home-grown CEOs and record engagement
– Climate Action 100+, an investor group with $47 tn in assets under management, sent a letter to companies with large greenhouse gas emissions calling for them to become net-zero emitters by 2050,...Read more
Evan Schnidman
Deciphering active and passive market dynamics
One overarching theme has dominated the asset management industry since the global financial crisis: the flow of assets from active management to passive vehicles. The flow of funds into passive has rocked the...Read more
Tim Human
The week in investor relations: Divestments over lobbying and unusual IPOs
– Storebrand, the Nordic investment manager with more than $90 bn in assets, divested from mining and energy companies over their lobbying activities related to climate change, reported the Financial Times (paywall)...Read more

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Garnet Roach
From suits to T-shirts: AstraZeneca makes move from NYSE to Nasdaq
At midnight last night AstraZeneca switched its US listing from the NYSE to Nasdaq, with the growth of passive investing playing a role in the decision to switch stock exchanges. There are ‘three...Read more
Staff Writers
Investor Perception Study – US 2020 – available now
The Investor Perception Study – US 2020 looks at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in the US as voted for by the investment community. Click here to download the...Read more
Ben Ashwell
Award-winning IR adds premium and lowers volatility, study finds
Winners of the IR Magazine Awards have a higher valuation and lower volatility than other companies, according to new research from IHS Markit . Tonight marks the first ever virtual IR Magazine Awards...Read more
Ben Ashwell
Enel leads the pack as Europe Awards short lists announced
The short lists for the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2020 have been announced, with Italian energy company Enel gaining seven nominations. Enel is nominated in the following categories: best overall investor relations...Read more

Activism

Tim Human
What’s driving activism in Japan?
Japanese firms might have expected a breather from shareholder activism in 2020. Given the devastating impact of Covid-19, businesses arguably have less room to meet activist demands on returning cash to shareholders or...Read more
Tim Human
Investors maintain pressure on UK companies over executive pay
Investors have kept up the pressure on UK companies over corporate governance issues despite the huge disruption caused by the Covid-19 outbreak, according to new research. The proportion of FTSE 350 companies receiving...Read more
Tim Human
Australian companies warned over modest size of executive pay cuts
Australian companies are at risk of a backlash from investors over the relatively small size of executive pay cuts made during the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a new report. Given the large numbers...Read more
Tim Human
‘You need the trust of management’: AVI’s activist approach in Japan
How has your firm’s approach to Japan evolved? We have been investing in Japan for two decades now. Until about 2017, we didn’t have much of an allocation but now we have...Read more

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