Case studies Report: pan-European IR conference in Brussels Jul 26, 2012 By Jana Sanchez 3 min read The inaugural Pan-European IR Conference in Brussels on June 11 and 12 brought together delegates from the IR associations of the... Read more
Careers How NEVIR changed Dutch IR Apr 23, 2012 By Jana Sanchez 8 min read Everyone who is anyone in the Netherlands’ tight-knit IR community turns up to the annual awards dinner of NEVIR, the Dutch... Read more
ESG Interview with Japp Winter Mar 31, 2005 By Jana Sanchez 6 min read When the EU first detailed its action plan on company law and corporate governance in May 2003, many noted how different the EU's... Read more
ESG Gallic warrior Aug 31, 2004 By Jana Sanchez 4 min read French CEOs may quake in their boots when they hear lawyer Sophie L’Helias is on the phone – but they always take her call. Who... Read more
ESG Sophie L'Helias: Gallic shareholder rights activist Aug 31, 2004 By Jana Sanchez 4 min read French CEOs may quake in their boots when they hear lawyer Sophie L’Helias is on the phone – but they always take her call. Who... Read more
Investor perspectives Changing rules of engagement Apr 30, 2004 By Jana Sanchez 11 min read In February a New York-based fund, backed by the California Public Employees' Retirement System (Calpers), the largest US... Read more
Case studies Dump the junk Feb 29, 2004 By Jana Sanchez 8 min read A downgrade of a company’s bonds by one of the major credit-rating agencies can be disastrous for a firm’s image; at the very... Read more
Reporting Taming the newswire beast Dec 31, 2003 By Jana Sanchez 11 min read On October 25, 2001 headlines flashed across screens with a dire profit warning for Massachusetts-based software maker EMC... Read more
Case studies Profile: Peter Paul de Vries Jun 30, 2003 By Jana Sanchez 4 min read Some people think he's a showboat. He sometimes speaks for hours at shareholder meetings, grilling executives on what seem to be... Read more