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Garnet Roach
Investors set new record, selling £836 mn of UK equities in April
April saw investors set a new record as they sold off around £836 mn ($1.05 bn) of UK equities, with two thirds of UK-focused funds seeing outflows and data from Calastone showing that...Read more
Tim Human
Companies face tough earnings season as bearish sentiment grows, reports survey
Companies will struggle to impress investors this earnings season as investors grow increasingly negative on the macro outlook, according to new research from Corbin Advisors. The survey finds that investors are the most...Read more
Garnet Roach
The week in investor relations: Potential profit in Russia ADR delistings, Mifid II made research less competitive and Musk in Twitter buyout offer
– Reuters said that Russian companies and a number of global banks could profit if Moscow moves to de-list Russian companies’ depositary receipts from foreign exchanges, citing ‘two people familiar with the matter’...Read more

Case studies

Tim Human
How they do investor relations at Link Asset Management
Last year, Link Asset Management was nominated for several prizes at the IR Magazine Awards – China 2021, ultimately winning for best annual report by a large cap. In this video interview, Eric...Read more
Dionne Nickerson
Corporate do-gooder efforts can boost sales as long as they’re tied to corporate harm
Customers spent more buying stuff from companies that engaged in corporate social responsibility (CSR) than those that didn’t – as long as those do-gooder efforts actually addressed damage the businesses caused. That’s the...Read more
Tim Human
Canadian Pacific, CN, Aecon and Hudbay Minerals gain most nominations for IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2022
Canadian Pacific Railway is the current frontrunner for the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2022 after picking up nine nominations, including for best overall IR (large cap), best IR in the industrials sector...Read more
James Beech
Prudential Financial at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2022: ‘Collaboration is key’
‘Keep it simple, focus on clear concise messages’ is the advice to IR practitioners for the year ahead from Bob McLaughlin, head of IR at Prudential Financial. On behalf of the $44 bn...Read more

Activism

Garnet Roach
The week in investor relations: Russia doubles oil revenues, Tesla shares down on Twitter deal and retail loses steam
– Russia has nearly doubled its revenues from selling fossil fuels to the EU during the two months of war in Ukraine, benefiting from soaring prices even as volumes have been reduced, according...Read more
Alexandra Layfield, Rachel Solino
How changing beneficial ownership reporting may impact activism
The SEC in February proposed amendments to Regulation 13D-G to modernize beneficial ownership reporting requirements. Adoption of the amendments as proposed will accelerate the timing – and expand the scope – of knowledge...Read more
Jeff Cossette
IR papers: The modern lady CEO’s guide to ambiguous situations
Female-run companies are much more likely to be both targeted by and then co-operate with activist investors. And a new study suggests that this phenomenon results from a feedback loop fed by gender...Read more
Garnet Roach
The week in investor relations: Biden against buybacks, Ackman swears off short-selling and Shanghai lockdown sees traders camp out
– CNN reported that the Biden administration wants to discourage stock buybacks, which critics say allow executives to manipulate markets while funneling corporate profits into their own pockets instead of into the economy...Read more

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