Corporate access Archive

The increased use of technologies offering remote access to AGMs has led investors to expect greater access to top C-suite executives, according to Paul Conn, president of global capital markets for global transfer agent Computershare. Conn says the use of relatively new technology and an increase in the understanding of how to use video conferencing tools such as Microsoft Teams and Zoom has led to better engagement between investors and companies. He expect...

IR Magazine’s Jeff Cossette talks to Cathy Conlon, vice president and head of corporate issuer product and strategy with Broadridge’s investor communications solutions division, about the lessons learned from last year’s virtual meeting crash course and what must be done to maintain momentum. This episode of The Ticker is sponsored by Broadridge Financial Solutions   Listen to the podcast recording below > ...

Singapore and Hong Kong remain the top two cities visited by Asian companies in 2020, according to research for the 11th annual Global Roadshow Report from IR Magazine.  The two Asian finance hubs are also the only cities to have been visited by a majority of companies for in-person roadshows during the research period, which covered the last two quarters ...

Working in IR during the Covid-19 pandemic has been challenging and unusual but hugely engaging, says Keith Byrne, head of IR, strategy and corporate communications at UDG Healthcare, in a best practice interview conducted ahead of the virtual IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2020. Over the last six months, one of the most effective means of communication with the market has been fireside chats, he says. UDG has always done such events, but the attendance levels during...