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The Investor Perception Study – Europe 2022 looks at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in Europe as voted...Read more
June 2016
John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg, chats about the '20 percent' world, how the IR role is changing and what's next for...Read more
It was a year of inevitable change at the IR Magazine Awards – US. Covidien ruled the large-cap roost for five consecutive years but...Read more
Panelists from the buy side are always the most in demand at IR Magazine Think Tanks, including at the most recent one in Palo Alto,...Read more
Picking up the grand prix for best overall investor relations (mid-cap), David Carey quoted a country and western lyric that sums up...Read more
May 2016
Neil Stewart, IR Magazine ’s editorial director and global conference leader, will join Citi as vice president of investor...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Episode 56 of The Ticker covers Poland as an emerging roadshow destination, the potential impact of Brexit on IR, and an in-depth...Read more
The short lists for the judged categories at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2016 have been announced, with the winners to be revealed...Read more
This IR Magazine interview explores how artificial intelligence, including machine learning and natural language processing...Read more
Darrell Heaps, founder and CEO of Q4, a market intelligence and investor engagement firm based in Toronto, and Adam Frederick, Q4’s...Read more
This week, we discuss activism on the up in Asia and Europe and the launch of equity crowdfunding in the US. There are also highlights...Read more
Episode 54 of The Ticker covers feedback for IROs from our latest survey of Asia's investment community, the best online IR performers...Read more
Lou Thompson, the CEO of NIRI from 1982 to 2006, died in March, aged 77. In this video excerpt from the IR Magazine Awards in New York...Read more
Neil Stewart interviews Philip Morris' Nick Rolli, Citizens Financial Group's Ellen Taylor and Wright Medical's Julie Tracy live from...Read more
April 2016
Neil Stewart interviews CN's Janet Drysdale and WSP's Isabelle Adjahi at the IR Magazine Awards - Canada 2016 To subscribe to the...Read more
John Merrell, formerly co-head of listings at NYSE, is heading up corporate services at GTS, a high-speed trading firm that in January...Read more
Cole Lannum, senior vice president of investor strategy at Covidien spin-off Mallinckrodt, discusses the challenges brought on by the...Read more
This week on the Ticker podcast, we explore Norges Bank's latest divestment target for Norway's SWF, the Financial Conduct Authority's...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Jeannie Ong, head of IR and CSPO at StarHub, talks to IR Magazine's Neil Stewart about regulation, a packed travel schedule and...Read more
This week on the Ticker podcast, it's our 50th episode special! Join us for a longer chat as we pit star analysts vs top CEOs,...Read more
All the highlights from the IR Magazine Awards - US 2016 , where GE, Citizens Financial & Wright Medical won top billing...Read more
Companies in Europe now have more flexibility regarding the size and frequency of their financial reports , after the European Union...Read more
BASF's IR director, Florian Gregor, talks to Neil Stewart about keeping up a best-in-class sustainability practice and a challenging...Read more
Speaking ahead of the IR Magazine Awards – US 2016 at the NYSE, IR Magazine 's CEO Dom Castley talks about the research...Read more
This report features interactive features like videos and page links. For these to work effectively, the report needs to be downloaded...Read more
March 2016
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform. As...Read more
This week on the Ticker podcast, we find out how IR differs in a Sharia-compliant market, who the top brokers from the past 12 months...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform. As...Read more
Both the old guard and the new left their mark on the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2015. Following a year of extreme stock...Read more
Highlights from the IR Magazine Awards - Canada 2016, where CN, ARC Resources and Alamos Gold were the big winners. See all the IR...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Brought to you in association with Bloomberg, a webinar took place last week focusing on how IROs are coping with limited resources...Read more
With the IR Magazine Awards – US 2016 only weeks away, you can now find out who has been nominated for best overall investor relations...Read more
February 2016
Stephanie Kniep, head of IR at Austrian cellulose-fiber maker Lenzing, discusses her company's approach to investor relations. She was...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
The agenda for the IR Magazine Think Tank – West Coast 2016 has been released. The event, for senior-level IR professionals based the...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform. The...Read more
Robinder Singh, investor relations director at Dana Gas, discusses how he juggles multiple roles at the natural gas company,...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Chris Wilson, head of IR at Aldar Properties, examines some of the macro-economic factors affecting the real estate market and talks...Read more
Winners and nominees of the 19th annual IR Magazine Awards - Canada, along with IR Magazine representatives, joined Loui...Read more
Patrick Kiss of Deutsche EuroShop and Dirk Winkels of Lanxess discuss their highlights from IR 2016, the one-day IR conference co-...Read more
The agenda for the IR Magazine Think Tank – Euro Leaders 2016 has been released. The event, for senior-level IR professionals based in...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Investor Perception Study ‒ Canada 2016 - This report features interactive features like videos and page links. For these to work...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Andreas Goldau, head of IR at Ooredoo, a Qatar-based telecoms firm, discusses some of the challenges that occur when managing an...Read more
January 2016
IR Magazine 's latest sector report focuses on the energy and utilities sectors, providing data, analysis and case studies on...Read more
Marwa Gouda, head of IR at Dubai Parks and Resorts, which went public in late 2014, discusses building a new IR program, the value of...Read more
IR Magazine 's latest sector report focuses on the technology and communications sectors, providing data, analysis and case...Read more
Join IR Magazine and Nasdaq Corporate Solutions for a complimentary webinar that discusses a special report on activism that...Read more
Bulgaria's capital markets are ripe for re-invigoration, says Sophia Argirova-Atanasova, managing partner at Investor Relations...Read more
The IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2016 are only three weeks away and the full list of nominees is now public. Almost 300 Canadian...Read more
IR professionals gathered at the Singapore Exchange on December 4 for the IR Magazine Awards & Conference – South East Asia 2015...Read more
Based on the responses of more than 750 of your peers, this research brings to light the latest trends and statistics surrounding IROs...Read more
December 2015
In the final section of a four-part video series, Peter Van der Werf, engagement specialist at Robeco, discusses the impact of new...Read more
This report looks at the levels of satisfaction among analsysts and investors in Asia, Europe and North America with the IR service...Read more
In the third part of a four-part video series, Peter Van der Werf, engagement specialist at Robeco, discusses how companies are using...Read more
This report features interactive features like videos and page links. For these to work effectively, the report needs to be downloaded...Read more
‘The general sustainability message should be a part of the investor relations toolkit just as much as the financials and strategy,’...Read more
IR Magazine , in association with SGX and IRPAS, is pleased to announce the winners of the IR Magazine Awards – South East...Read more
IR Magazine , in association with Citi, is pleased to announce the winners of the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2015...Read more
November 2015
Peter Van der Werf, engagement specialist at Robeco, speaks to IR Magazine 's editorial director, Neil Stewart, in the first...Read more
Global IR Practice Report 2015 - download report now Based on a survey of more than 1,500 corporate IR professionals, the results have...Read more
We spoke to Rayan Al-Karawi, IR director at Saudi mobile phone operator Zain KSA , about why the IR function is becoming more...Read more
Marina Stefanova, executive director of the Global Compact Network Bulgaria, and Miguel Santisteve, associate director at NASDAQ OMX...Read more
IR Magazine , in partnership with Corbin Perception, is pleased to announce the winners of the Global Top 50 awards,...Read more
• CapitaLand, DBS Group, KASIKORNBANK and SingTel to contest grand prix for large-cap companies • Frasers Centrepoint, Metro Pacific...Read more
• China Telecom, Delta Electronics, MediaTek and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to contest grand prix for large-cap...Read more
Lyndsay Wright, head of IR at UK betting company William Hill, talks to Neil Stewart, IR Magazine 's editorial and research...Read more
The third in a four-part series, this video sees Lyndsay Wright, head of IR at UK betting company William Hill, talk to Neil Stewart...Read more
Join IR Magazine and Kingsdale for a complimentary webinar on the findings of a new report, published by Kingsdale, on the...Read more
October 2015
The second in a series of four videos sees Neil Stewart, IR Magazine 's editorial and research director, interview Lyndsay...Read more
Neil Stewart, IR Magazine 's editorial and research director, interviews Lyndsay Wright, head of IR at UK betting company...Read more
IROs in the financial sector face unique challenges related to market volatility, regulatory requirements, IR team structure and...Read more
This comprehensive review of the consumer sector sets out statistics, analysis and specific examples about how investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine 's latest sector report focuses on the financials sector, providing data, analysis and case studies on IR...Read more
September 2015
Such has been the dominance of BASF at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe that two winners this year joked they thought they would never...Read more
July 2015
The Investor Perception Study ‒ Brazil 2015 , published in Portuguese, identifies the best current...Read more
Belo Horizonte-headquartered Kroton was named number one in the IR Magazine Brazil Top 30 last night, and won six trophies at the...Read more
IR professionals from around the world are invited to take part in IR Magazine ’s Global Investor Relations Survey, the...Read more
As part of IR Magazine’s annual global investor relations surveys, in Q1 this year we asked IR practitioners what were the key...Read more
Using the benchmarking datasheet you can filter each company according to their country, market cap, sector and industry, and sort by...Read more
The Investor Perception Study Europe 2015 is now available 791 buy-side and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers participated in...Read more
Gunhild Grieve, IR manager at RWE, talks about the power company's use of special investor events, such as dinners with the board, and...Read more
Guido Pickert, director of IR at German tech firm Aixtron, discusses how the role of IR changes when the market cap falls dramatically...Read more
June 2015
Shep Dunlap, senior vice president of IR at Motorola Solutions and conference co-chair for NIRI's 2015 annual conference, discusses...Read more
Pradip Seth, managing director at S-Ancial Global Solutions, a provider of back-end IR support, talks about the growing research needs...Read more
Rebecca Corbin, founder and managing partner at Corbin Perception, discusses the findings of a new white paper that reveals a gap...Read more
Darrell Heaps, CEO at Q4 Web Systems, discusses how the recent earnings leak at Twitter highlights the integration between social...Read more
Rupert Spiegelberg, CEO of Investis Inc, who heads up the firm's North American operations, explains the latest trends in IR websites...Read more
Jim Cudahy, NIRI's new CEO and president, talks about his first three months in the job, annual conference attendance, hot IR topics...Read more
Click here for the complete report on this survey A company’s numbers do not stand on their own: that’s...Read more
In this advertisement feature, Bank of America Merrill Lynch explains why investors want to know more about ‘globesity’, water...Read more
And we’re off. The polling has begun for the IR Magazine Awards – Asia 2015. Across the region, portfolio managers, buy-side analysts...Read more
May 2015
Fifty short-listed companies. Twenty-two countries represented. Fifteen pan-European awards, six regional awards, nine sector awards...Read more
June 2016
John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg, chats about the '20 percent' world, how the IR role is changing and what's next for...Read more
It was a year of inevitable change at the IR Magazine Awards – US. Covidien ruled the large-cap roost for five consecutive years but...Read more
Panelists from the buy side are always the most in demand at IR Magazine Think Tanks, including at the most recent one in Palo Alto,...Read more
Picking up the grand prix for best overall investor relations (mid-cap), David Carey quoted a country and western lyric that sums up...Read more
May 2016
Neil Stewart, IR Magazine ’s editorial director and global conference leader, will join Citi as vice president of investor...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Episode 56 of The Ticker covers Poland as an emerging roadshow destination, the potential impact of Brexit on IR, and an in-depth...Read more
The short lists for the judged categories at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2016 have been announced, with the winners to be revealed...Read more
This IR Magazine interview explores how artificial intelligence, including machine learning and natural language processing...Read more
Darrell Heaps, founder and CEO of Q4, a market intelligence and investor engagement firm based in Toronto, and Adam Frederick, Q4’s...Read more
This week, we discuss activism on the up in Asia and Europe and the launch of equity crowdfunding in the US. There are also highlights...Read more
Episode 54 of The Ticker covers feedback for IROs from our latest survey of Asia's investment community, the best online IR performers...Read more
Lou Thompson, the CEO of NIRI from 1982 to 2006, died in March, aged 77. In this video excerpt from the IR Magazine Awards in New York...Read more
Neil Stewart interviews Philip Morris' Nick Rolli, Citizens Financial Group's Ellen Taylor and Wright Medical's Julie Tracy live from...Read more
April 2016
Neil Stewart interviews CN's Janet Drysdale and WSP's Isabelle Adjahi at the IR Magazine Awards - Canada 2016 To subscribe to the...Read more
John Merrell, formerly co-head of listings at NYSE, is heading up corporate services at GTS, a high-speed trading firm that in January...Read more
Cole Lannum, senior vice president of investor strategy at Covidien spin-off Mallinckrodt, discusses the challenges brought on by the...Read more
This week on the Ticker podcast, we explore Norges Bank's latest divestment target for Norway's SWF, the Financial Conduct Authority's...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Jeannie Ong, head of IR and CSPO at StarHub, talks to IR Magazine's Neil Stewart about regulation, a packed travel schedule and...Read more
This week on the Ticker podcast, it's our 50th episode special! Join us for a longer chat as we pit star analysts vs top CEOs,...Read more
All the highlights from the IR Magazine Awards - US 2016 , where GE, Citizens Financial & Wright Medical won top billing...Read more
Companies in Europe now have more flexibility regarding the size and frequency of their financial reports , after the European Union...Read more
BASF's IR director, Florian Gregor, talks to Neil Stewart about keeping up a best-in-class sustainability practice and a challenging...Read more
Speaking ahead of the IR Magazine Awards – US 2016 at the NYSE, IR Magazine 's CEO Dom Castley talks about the research...Read more
This report features interactive features like videos and page links. For these to work effectively, the report needs to be downloaded...Read more
March 2016
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform. As...Read more
This week on the Ticker podcast, we find out how IR differs in a Sharia-compliant market, who the top brokers from the past 12 months...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform. As...Read more
Both the old guard and the new left their mark on the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2015. Following a year of extreme stock...Read more
Highlights from the IR Magazine Awards - Canada 2016, where CN, ARC Resources and Alamos Gold were the big winners. See all the IR...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Brought to you in association with Bloomberg, a webinar took place last week focusing on how IROs are coping with limited resources...Read more
With the IR Magazine Awards – US 2016 only weeks away, you can now find out who has been nominated for best overall investor relations...Read more
February 2016
Stephanie Kniep, head of IR at Austrian cellulose-fiber maker Lenzing, discusses her company's approach to investor relations. She was...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
The agenda for the IR Magazine Think Tank – West Coast 2016 has been released. The event, for senior-level IR professionals based the...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform. The...Read more
Robinder Singh, investor relations director at Dana Gas, discusses how he juggles multiple roles at the natural gas company,...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Chris Wilson, head of IR at Aldar Properties, examines some of the macro-economic factors affecting the real estate market and talks...Read more
Winners and nominees of the 19th annual IR Magazine Awards - Canada, along with IR Magazine representatives, joined Loui...Read more
Patrick Kiss of Deutsche EuroShop and Dirk Winkels of Lanxess discuss their highlights from IR 2016, the one-day IR conference co-...Read more
The agenda for the IR Magazine Think Tank – Euro Leaders 2016 has been released. The event, for senior-level IR professionals based in...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Investor Perception Study ‒ Canada 2016 - This report features interactive features like videos and page links. For these to work...Read more
This article was produced in association with ELITE Connect. It was originally published on the ELITE Connect platform....Read more
Andreas Goldau, head of IR at Ooredoo, a Qatar-based telecoms firm, discusses some of the challenges that occur when managing an...Read more
January 2016
IR Magazine 's latest sector report focuses on the energy and utilities sectors, providing data, analysis and case studies on...Read more
Marwa Gouda, head of IR at Dubai Parks and Resorts, which went public in late 2014, discusses building a new IR program, the value of...Read more
IR Magazine 's latest sector report focuses on the technology and communications sectors, providing data, analysis and case...Read more
Join IR Magazine and Nasdaq Corporate Solutions for a complimentary webinar that discusses a special report on activism that...Read more
Bulgaria's capital markets are ripe for re-invigoration, says Sophia Argirova-Atanasova, managing partner at Investor Relations...Read more
The IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2016 are only three weeks away and the full list of nominees is now public. Almost 300 Canadian...Read more
IR professionals gathered at the Singapore Exchange on December 4 for the IR Magazine Awards & Conference – South East Asia 2015...Read more
Based on the responses of more than 750 of your peers, this research brings to light the latest trends and statistics surrounding IROs...Read more
December 2015
In the final section of a four-part video series, Peter Van der Werf, engagement specialist at Robeco, discusses the impact of new...Read more
This report looks at the levels of satisfaction among analsysts and investors in Asia, Europe and North America with the IR service...Read more
In the third part of a four-part video series, Peter Van der Werf, engagement specialist at Robeco, discusses how companies are using...Read more
This report features interactive features like videos and page links. For these to work effectively, the report needs to be downloaded...Read more
‘The general sustainability message should be a part of the investor relations toolkit just as much as the financials and strategy,’...Read more
IR Magazine , in association with SGX and IRPAS, is pleased to announce the winners of the IR Magazine Awards – South East...Read more
IR Magazine , in association with Citi, is pleased to announce the winners of the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2015...Read more
November 2015
Peter Van der Werf, engagement specialist at Robeco, speaks to IR Magazine 's editorial director, Neil Stewart, in the first...Read more
Global IR Practice Report 2015 - download report now Based on a survey of more than 1,500 corporate IR professionals, the results have...Read more
We spoke to Rayan Al-Karawi, IR director at Saudi mobile phone operator Zain KSA , about why the IR function is becoming more...Read more
Marina Stefanova, executive director of the Global Compact Network Bulgaria, and Miguel Santisteve, associate director at NASDAQ OMX...Read more
IR Magazine , in partnership with Corbin Perception, is pleased to announce the winners of the Global Top 50 awards,...Read more
• CapitaLand, DBS Group, KASIKORNBANK and SingTel to contest grand prix for large-cap companies • Frasers Centrepoint, Metro Pacific...Read more
• China Telecom, Delta Electronics, MediaTek and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company to contest grand prix for large-cap...Read more
Lyndsay Wright, head of IR at UK betting company William Hill, talks to Neil Stewart, IR Magazine 's editorial and research...Read more
The third in a four-part series, this video sees Lyndsay Wright, head of IR at UK betting company William Hill, talk to Neil Stewart...Read more
Join IR Magazine and Kingsdale for a complimentary webinar on the findings of a new report, published by Kingsdale, on the...Read more
October 2015
The second in a series of four videos sees Neil Stewart, IR Magazine 's editorial and research director, interview Lyndsay...Read more
Neil Stewart, IR Magazine 's editorial and research director, interviews Lyndsay Wright, head of IR at UK betting company...Read more
IROs in the financial sector face unique challenges related to market volatility, regulatory requirements, IR team structure and...Read more
This comprehensive review of the consumer sector sets out statistics, analysis and specific examples about how investor relations...Read more
IR Magazine 's latest sector report focuses on the financials sector, providing data, analysis and case studies on IR...Read more
September 2015
Such has been the dominance of BASF at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe that two winners this year joked they thought they would never...Read more
July 2015
The Investor Perception Study ‒ Brazil 2015 , published in Portuguese, identifies the best current...Read more
Belo Horizonte-headquartered Kroton was named number one in the IR Magazine Brazil Top 30 last night, and won six trophies at the...Read more
IR professionals from around the world are invited to take part in IR Magazine ’s Global Investor Relations Survey, the...Read more
As part of IR Magazine’s annual global investor relations surveys, in Q1 this year we asked IR practitioners what were the key...Read more
Using the benchmarking datasheet you can filter each company according to their country, market cap, sector and industry, and sort by...Read more
The Investor Perception Study Europe 2015 is now available 791 buy-side and sell-side analysts and portfolio managers participated in...Read more
Gunhild Grieve, IR manager at RWE, talks about the power company's use of special investor events, such as dinners with the board, and...Read more
Guido Pickert, director of IR at German tech firm Aixtron, discusses how the role of IR changes when the market cap falls dramatically...Read more
June 2015
Shep Dunlap, senior vice president of IR at Motorola Solutions and conference co-chair for NIRI's 2015 annual conference, discusses...Read more
Pradip Seth, managing director at S-Ancial Global Solutions, a provider of back-end IR support, talks about the growing research needs...Read more
Rebecca Corbin, founder and managing partner at Corbin Perception, discusses the findings of a new white paper that reveals a gap...Read more
Darrell Heaps, CEO at Q4 Web Systems, discusses how the recent earnings leak at Twitter highlights the integration between social...Read more
Rupert Spiegelberg, CEO of Investis Inc, who heads up the firm's North American operations, explains the latest trends in IR websites...Read more
Jim Cudahy, NIRI's new CEO and president, talks about his first three months in the job, annual conference attendance, hot IR topics...Read more
Click here for the complete report on this survey A company’s numbers do not stand on their own: that’s...Read more
In this advertisement feature, Bank of America Merrill Lynch explains why investors want to know more about ‘globesity’, water...Read more
And we’re off. The polling has begun for the IR Magazine Awards – Asia 2015. Across the region, portfolio managers, buy-side analysts...Read more
May 2015
Fifty short-listed companies. Twenty-two countries represented. Fifteen pan-European awards, six regional awards, nine sector awards...Read more