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Garnet Roach
Seven in 10 institutions expect to buy digital assets, finds survey
More than seven in 10 institutional investors say they plan to buy or invest in digital assets in the future, according to a study from Fidelity’s cryptocurrency business, with more than half of...Read more
Garnet Roach
UK ‘freedom day’ arrives as investor confidence drops 5 percent
Investor confidence in the UK has fallen 5 percent in July, despite the country returning to ‘normal’ in what has been dubbed ‘freedom day’. As Covid-19 rates rocket, however, Hargreaves Lansdown notes that...Read more
Tim Human
Investors maintain big overweight on Eurozone equities amid global growth concerns, finds BofA survey
Investors have maintained big bets on European equities amid growing caution over the global economic recovery, according to the latest fund manager survey from Bank of America (BofA). The proportion of global investors...Read more

Case studies

Maria Ward-Brennan
Covid-19 will lead to permanent change in IR working practices, finds research
Investors and IROs across all cap sizes believe the Covid-19 pandemic will lead to a permanent change in working practices, according to the IR Magazine research report Covid-19 Update . The report...Read more
Maria Ward-Brennan
Greater diversity can reduce volatility, panelists tell IR Magazine Forum
Data used to analyze diversity in the workforce is showing that companies with a more inclusive and diverse workforce are actually performing better, according to several panelists at the IR Magazine Forum –...Read more
Staff Writers
Covid-19 Update report now available
IR Magazine has released its second report into how Covid-19 has affected investor relations. It revisits the subject one year on from the Covid-19 and IR report, which looked at the early...Read more
Tim Human
Hong Kong sees record IPO proceeds in first half of 2021
Hong Kong IPOs raised record funds in the first half of 2021 amid a global boom in listings, according to new research from KPMG. During the first six months of the year, the...Read more

Activism

Melissa Paschall
Comment: Getting your board ready for ESG shareholder activism
Oil majors received stunning climate mandates from their shareholders during the 2021 proxy season, including a historic vote to replace three ExxonMobil board members with individuals from an alternative slate nominated by activist...Read more
Ben Ashwell
Issuers exploring ‘other avenues’ of communication in activism defense, advisers say
As activist activity shows signs of picking up relative to last year, there’s scope for issuers to learn lessons from the forced adoption of one-to-many digital communications, advisers say. In 2020, shareholder activists...Read more
Ben Maiden
Activist nominees elected to ExxonMobil board
ExxonMobil acknowledged that shareholders at its AGM yesterday voted to install two director nominees from activist investor Engine No 1. In a statement available at the time of writing, the company says that...Read more
Garnet Roach
Support for BP climate resolution more than doubles
A ‘significant’ number of shareholders (20.7 percent) voted in support of a proposal calling on BP to set tougher emissions targets at its AGM yesterday. While this is a rejection of the proposal...Read more

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