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The term dark pool – used to describe trading venues that provide alternatives to ‘lit’ national exchanges such as Nasdaq and the NYSE...Read more
It’s a good time to take stock of Mifid II – almost two years since its launch, we’re beginning to get a clearer picture of the...Read more
Much of the coverage of Mifid II has inevitably focused on its European impact and, more recently, on North America . But what of its...Read more
November 2016
The IR Magazine Conference – South East Asia 2016 , to be held in Bangkok on December 1, explores a number of important IR issues,...Read more
AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, has announced that Brian Canniffe will be replacing John Wikoff as head of...Read more
London-based Balderton Capital has appointed Anna Thomsen as head of investor relations. Thomsen will work closely with the investment...Read more
Analysis from the IR Magazine Global Roadshow Report 2016 shows that roadshows and investor conferences remain the most...Read more
The best-in-country categories of the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia, to be held in December, include some significant regional...Read more
Clifford Samuel, chief counsel for corporate and securities at BAE Systems, recently set out why the Market Abuse Regulation and the...Read more
The election of Donald Trump as US president has left top investment houses undisturbed, with more of a business-as-usual approach...Read more
The UK government should consider introducing a new ‘comply or explain’ requirement for businesses to assess the best route to improve...Read more
Some heavyweight organizations are competing for major awards at the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2016 , which will be held in...Read more
The IR Magazine Awards – South-East Asia 2016 has a new category for firms listed on Thailand’s Market for Alternative Investment:...Read more
Celebrating Severstal’s tenth anniversary London Stock Exchange listing last week, the head of communications and IR at the Russian...Read more
The Edison paper first examined in part one of this special feature finds that Mifid II has had a significant impact in shaping the...Read more
The short lists for the upcoming IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2016 are dominated by previous nominee China Telecom, which has...Read more
KASIKORNBANK, Metro Pacific Investments and Garuda Indonesia all feature strongly again in the short lists for the upcoming IR...Read more
The EQS Group, a technology provider for digital investor relations, is expanding with the launch of EQS Group FZ-LLC, based in the...Read more
Every FTSE 100 company board should have at least one non-white director by 2021, and each FTSE 250 board by 2024, recommends a UK...Read more
The uncertainty the global economy faces and the impact from a corporate IR perspective was set out by John Dawson, director and head...Read more
Catherine James, head of investor relations at Diageo, is to leave the company after 32 years in February 2017. Andrew...Read more
October 2016
Calstrs, the third-largest pension scheme in the US, is to further pull money from its external fund managers as part of an on-going...Read more
BlackRock’s BGF Emerging Europe Fund has been named the UK’s ‘dirtiest fund’ in the first ever ranking to show how exposed investment...Read more
The impact of Mifid II on IR professionals is a much-mooted issue. A new paper states that regulatory change has had a significant...Read more
While engagement in investor activities has increased at Asian companies, the overall level of activity has dropped, according to the...Read more
The IR Magazine Conference – UK & Ireland 2016 has confirmed some new big-hitting speakers. John Dawson, director and head of IR...Read more
Hedge funds are not meeting the requirements of investors across a range of reporting and communication categories, according to...Read more
Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, part of Nasdaq, is to offer IR professionals a platform for their IR websites, powered by open-source...Read more
Financial and corporate communications consultancy Citigate Dewe Rogerson has launched a new investor relations advisory service for...Read more
The challenges of driving the restructuring at one of the world’s biggest energy companies will be revealed by Gunhild Grieve, head of...Read more
Nexxar, an Austrian agency focusing on digital corporate reporting, says online annual reports reach far more stakeholders than...Read more
A number of leading asset managers have made a commitment to back a campaign to vote against board appointments at companies that do...Read more
In its latest report Shareholder Activism in Australia, which charts activist investing trends since 2013, Activist Insight...Read more
After several quarters of lowered expectations, investors anticipate third quarter 2016 earnings to be in line or better than...Read more
Credit Suisse is strengthening its IR team with the appointment of Marc Smart as managing director from January next year. Reporting...Read more
Time Warner has appointed Jessica Holscott as head of investor relations, replacing Mike Kopelman who has been head of the IR group...Read more
Cloud-based investor relations and capital market solutions group Q4 has acquired Euroinvestor IR Solutions, a European provider of...Read more
Roadshow activity in the past year has seen an increase in senior management staying at home while IROs hit the road on their own,...Read more
November 2016
The IR Magazine Conference – South East Asia 2016 , to be held in Bangkok on December 1, explores a number of important IR issues,...Read more
AerCap, the world’s largest aircraft leasing company, has announced that Brian Canniffe will be replacing John Wikoff as head of...Read more
London-based Balderton Capital has appointed Anna Thomsen as head of investor relations. Thomsen will work closely with the investment...Read more
Analysis from the IR Magazine Global Roadshow Report 2016 shows that roadshows and investor conferences remain the most...Read more
The best-in-country categories of the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia, to be held in December, include some significant regional...Read more
Clifford Samuel, chief counsel for corporate and securities at BAE Systems, recently set out why the Market Abuse Regulation and the...Read more
The election of Donald Trump as US president has left top investment houses undisturbed, with more of a business-as-usual approach...Read more
The UK government should consider introducing a new ‘comply or explain’ requirement for businesses to assess the best route to improve...Read more
Some heavyweight organizations are competing for major awards at the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2016 , which will be held in...Read more
The IR Magazine Awards – South-East Asia 2016 has a new category for firms listed on Thailand’s Market for Alternative Investment:...Read more
Celebrating Severstal’s tenth anniversary London Stock Exchange listing last week, the head of communications and IR at the Russian...Read more
The Edison paper first examined in part one of this special feature finds that Mifid II has had a significant impact in shaping the...Read more
The short lists for the upcoming IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2016 are dominated by previous nominee China Telecom, which has...Read more
KASIKORNBANK, Metro Pacific Investments and Garuda Indonesia all feature strongly again in the short lists for the upcoming IR...Read more
The EQS Group, a technology provider for digital investor relations, is expanding with the launch of EQS Group FZ-LLC, based in the...Read more
Every FTSE 100 company board should have at least one non-white director by 2021, and each FTSE 250 board by 2024, recommends a UK...Read more
The uncertainty the global economy faces and the impact from a corporate IR perspective was set out by John Dawson, director and head...Read more
Catherine James, head of investor relations at Diageo, is to leave the company after 32 years in February 2017. Andrew...Read more
October 2016
Calstrs, the third-largest pension scheme in the US, is to further pull money from its external fund managers as part of an on-going...Read more
BlackRock’s BGF Emerging Europe Fund has been named the UK’s ‘dirtiest fund’ in the first ever ranking to show how exposed investment...Read more
The impact of Mifid II on IR professionals is a much-mooted issue. A new paper states that regulatory change has had a significant...Read more
While engagement in investor activities has increased at Asian companies, the overall level of activity has dropped, according to the...Read more
The IR Magazine Conference – UK & Ireland 2016 has confirmed some new big-hitting speakers. John Dawson, director and head of IR...Read more
Hedge funds are not meeting the requirements of investors across a range of reporting and communication categories, according to...Read more
Nasdaq Corporate Solutions, part of Nasdaq, is to offer IR professionals a platform for their IR websites, powered by open-source...Read more
Financial and corporate communications consultancy Citigate Dewe Rogerson has launched a new investor relations advisory service for...Read more
The challenges of driving the restructuring at one of the world’s biggest energy companies will be revealed by Gunhild Grieve, head of...Read more
Nexxar, an Austrian agency focusing on digital corporate reporting, says online annual reports reach far more stakeholders than...Read more
A number of leading asset managers have made a commitment to back a campaign to vote against board appointments at companies that do...Read more
In its latest report Shareholder Activism in Australia, which charts activist investing trends since 2013, Activist Insight...Read more
After several quarters of lowered expectations, investors anticipate third quarter 2016 earnings to be in line or better than...Read more
Credit Suisse is strengthening its IR team with the appointment of Marc Smart as managing director from January next year. Reporting...Read more
Time Warner has appointed Jessica Holscott as head of investor relations, replacing Mike Kopelman who has been head of the IR group...Read more
Cloud-based investor relations and capital market solutions group Q4 has acquired Euroinvestor IR Solutions, a European provider of...Read more
Roadshow activity in the past year has seen an increase in senior management staying at home while IROs hit the road on their own,...Read more