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The Investor Perception Study – Canada 2021 looks at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in Canada as voted...Read more
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Best practice IR had to be reimagined last year as the Covid-19 pandemic shut down travel and in-person events. Companies were forced...Read more
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Storm analogies reigned supreme among the winners of the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia 2020. From perfect storms to depressions...Read more
November 2010
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Over the last 12 months, London and Taiwan-listed ASUSTeK ’s IR department has held between 200 and 250 investor meetings. The company...Read more
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In its relatively short life as a public company, Baidu has risen to dominate the Chinese search engine market. Certainly, Google ’s...Read more
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UK investors worry most about the prospects of another economic downturn combined with rising rates of inflation, according to a new...Read more
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Why did you decide to leave DIRK? I get a lot of energy through doing things from scratch. When I started at DIRK , we had only DM9,...Read more
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Ping An has performed relatively well throughout 2010, the company’s three key business pillars, insurance, banking and investment,...Read more
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Last year, IR magazine visited Citi’s IR Academy to get insights into market trends from leading market specialists. We were...Read more
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This fall, IROs in North America had plenty to mull over. The big issue, of course, was new financial legislation, specifically the...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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What advice do you have for companies wishing to diversify their shareholder base? Magdalena Moll, senior vice president, IR...Read more
October 2010
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The prospect of the gruelling two weeks of non-stop meetings and travel that constitute the average investor roadshow can make the...Read more
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Historic legislative reform in the US has been accompanied by widespread investor uncertainty. At the IR Magazine and Bloomberg...Read more
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While shareholder resolutions covering environmental or social issues may not pass, they are still important to consider because they...Read more
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Investors have new tools – such as say on pay – with which to scrutinise public companies, and firms will increasingly have to address...Read more
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Beyond material news distribution, NovaGold Resources spends a considerable amount of time out of the office marketing its stock to...Read more
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Q. How much thought should IROs be giving to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues? A. In just over a decade, the issue of...Read more
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The ever-changing nature of investor relations is both greatly exciting and often nerve-wracking, says Marc Greene, managing director...Read more
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Click here to download a one page summary of some of the findings. About IR Insight: IR Insight is IR magazine ’s research...Read more
September 2010
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Investor roadshows are an essential channel allowing companies to forge and renew relationships with investors. With this in mind, ...Read more
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Petrobras is set to conduct the largest ever share issue – worth approximately $70 bn – after it set the price for its rights issue...Read more
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As well as being from a BRIC country (Brazil, Russia, India and China) with strong growth prospects, Brazil’s IROs benefit from...Read more
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This executive briefing introduces readers to the kind of information available from IR Insight. The briefing includes snapshots of...Read more
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Q: Should I be looking for investors in Asia? A: It is not news that Asian investors are among the most able to deploy capital these...Read more
August 2010
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Investor roadshows are a fundamentally important part of any IR schedule. As well as being an essential channel for companies to forge...Read more
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The Irish equity markets have been in a fragile state in since 2007 when the Irish stock market fell 26 percent. Fortunately, Ireland’...Read more
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This executive briefing introduces readers to the kind of information available from IR Insight. It is available to registered users...Read more
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How many members does IBRI have, and among those members, how well represented are investor relations professionals at companies...Read more
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Q. How do I tap into unadvertised job vacancies for senior positions? A. Seeking a new job at a senior level is often a catch-22...Read more
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Andrew Lynch, fund manager at Schroders, discusses the qualities that make exceptional IR professionals. According to Lynch, Emmett...Read more
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Investor relations practices change as you head south across Europe, according to Andrew Lynch, fund manager at Schroders. He says...Read more
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Annual reports are time-consuming for both investors and companies, but they do allow investors to see what the auditors feel a...Read more
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Andrew Lynch, fund manager at Schroders, discusses the role technology plays in his investment research. He says he uses company...Read more
July 2010
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Sacha Sadan, senior investment manager at Gartmore, explains that authority is the quality he admires most in IR officers. He says you...Read more
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Not even professional investors can understand everything about the internal workings of the companies they cover, observes Sacha...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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What kind of investment funds do you run? We cover the whole of the UK market, mid-cap and above. We’re not specialists; we’re masters...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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Magdalena Moll, head of IR at BASF, talks with IR magazine after picking up the grand prix for best overall IR by a large cap...Read more
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Josephine Tierney, finance director at recruitment firm Cpl, was in attendance at this year’s IR Magazine Europe Awards 2010, held on...Read more
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Speaking at the IR Magazine Europe Awards 2010, Huub van Rozendaal, CFO of Sligro Food Group, explains how international investor...Read more
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After spending 10 years as head of IR at German power company RWE, it was fitting that Ingo Alpheus, in the year he stepped down from...Read more
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The most important qualities in an IR professional are patience, effective communication skills and persuasiveness, comments Joao...Read more
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Over 400 IR professionals gathered in London on June 30 for the IR Magazine Europe Awards 2010. The big winner on the night was German...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
June 2010
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Despite the myriad technological advances of the last decade, the annual report remains a key communications tool for many public...Read more
May 2010
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Most of the winners of the 13th annual IR Magazine Canada Awards, held in Toronto on February 17, had undergone some kind of test...Read more
March 2010
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First of all, Suresh Kumar, vice president of IR at Chartered Semiconductor, stresses the necessity for people entering the profession...Read more
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At Advanced Micro Devices , there is a dedicated team tasked with vigilantly observing what is being written by the public across a...Read more
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Forthrightness and thoughtfulness on what is being reported by a company are the most important practices an IRO must carry out in...Read more
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Bob Durstenfeld, RAE Systems ’ director of IR, offers advice for people just entering the investor relations profession. He says new...Read more
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Visa ’s IR director, Victoria Hyde-Dunn, notes that making critical connections with vendors and other IR professionals and...Read more
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Open Text ’s IR department identifies key events it will be holding around the world, says Greg Secord, vice president of IR at Open...Read more
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Social media at Intel are a big deal, according to the chip manufacturer’s IR manager Peter Schuman. He says the company’s website...Read more
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John Nunziati, director of IR, explains the company ’s three-way approach to proactive IR. 1. Immediately after earnings calls,...Read more
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The Chinese dining tradition of a large, circular table with a rotating platform in the middle helped turn three recent dinner parties...Read more
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Q : Do I really need to bother with Twitter? A : Around half of the 45 mn members who regularly use...Read more
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Lenovo – Hong Kong ‘We devote a lot of effort to enhancing investors’ understanding of the company by organizing...Read more
February 2010
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Given that most governments invest in assets abroad, defining a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) can be tricky. In general, SWFs are funds...Read more
January 2010
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Copenhagen Expect investor scrutiny to crank up on carbon emissions and their cost to the bottom line, regardless of...Read more
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Social media ‘The more information that’s out there and the more context, the more helpful it is to me as an...Read more
December 2009
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CapitaLand is one of Asia’s largest property companies, with core interests in real estate, hospitality and real estate financial...Read more
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In this video Lim Li Chuen, director of investor relations at Chartered Semiconductor, talks about the implications for IR when a...Read more
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Sembcorp Industries is one of Singapore’s largest companies, operating a diversified range of businesses. Judy Han, senior vice...Read more
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In 2009 PLDT faced fallout from its decision to buy 20 percent of Manila Electric, a deal that was unpopular with the market. PLDT...Read more
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Cameron Tough, Adaro Energy’s Canadian head of investor relations, discusses the difficulties of bridging cultural barriers in order...Read more
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Say on pay The notion of a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation received rising levels of shareholder...Read more
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Spotlight on social media Emergency blogging ‘As part of a crisis communications drill, we...Read more
November 2009
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IR is not simply a subdivision of PR. ‘It requires a different range of skills, especially a keen awareness of financial issues and...Read more
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CA ’s IR principal, Carol Lu, notes that IROs need to bear in mind investment cycles and changes within a company when dealing with...Read more
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‘Although the internet allows for rapid, concise contact with stakeholders, the personal touch of face-to-face contact is as important...Read more
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In part one they discuss: -IR team structure -What has been the biggest change in IR during your career? Consolidated Edison is an...Read more
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In part two they discuss: -Impact of the credit crunch (2007) -IR in the financial crisis (2008-2009) Consolidated Edison is an energy...Read more
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In part three they discuss: -The sell side and corporate access -Budget cutting: doing more with less -Measuring success Consolidated...Read more
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Communicating 1. Twitter Many companies are using Twitter to give a heads-up about press releases...Read more
November 2010
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Over the last 12 months, London and Taiwan-listed ASUSTeK ’s IR department has held between 200 and 250 investor meetings. The company...Read more
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In its relatively short life as a public company, Baidu has risen to dominate the Chinese search engine market. Certainly, Google ’s...Read more
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UK investors worry most about the prospects of another economic downturn combined with rising rates of inflation, according to a new...Read more
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Why did you decide to leave DIRK? I get a lot of energy through doing things from scratch. When I started at DIRK , we had only DM9,...Read more
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Ping An has performed relatively well throughout 2010, the company’s three key business pillars, insurance, banking and investment,...Read more
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Last year, IR magazine visited Citi’s IR Academy to get insights into market trends from leading market specialists. We were...Read more
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This fall, IROs in North America had plenty to mull over. The big issue, of course, was new financial legislation, specifically the...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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What advice do you have for companies wishing to diversify their shareholder base? Magdalena Moll, senior vice president, IR...Read more
October 2010
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The prospect of the gruelling two weeks of non-stop meetings and travel that constitute the average investor roadshow can make the...Read more
article
Historic legislative reform in the US has been accompanied by widespread investor uncertainty. At the IR Magazine and Bloomberg...Read more
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While shareholder resolutions covering environmental or social issues may not pass, they are still important to consider because they...Read more
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Investors have new tools – such as say on pay – with which to scrutinise public companies, and firms will increasingly have to address...Read more
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Beyond material news distribution, NovaGold Resources spends a considerable amount of time out of the office marketing its stock to...Read more
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Q. How much thought should IROs be giving to environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues? A. In just over a decade, the issue of...Read more
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The ever-changing nature of investor relations is both greatly exciting and often nerve-wracking, says Marc Greene, managing director...Read more
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Click here to download a one page summary of some of the findings. About IR Insight: IR Insight is IR magazine ’s research...Read more
September 2010
article
Investor roadshows are an essential channel allowing companies to forge and renew relationships with investors. With this in mind, ...Read more
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Petrobras is set to conduct the largest ever share issue – worth approximately $70 bn – after it set the price for its rights issue...Read more
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As well as being from a BRIC country (Brazil, Russia, India and China) with strong growth prospects, Brazil’s IROs benefit from...Read more
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This executive briefing introduces readers to the kind of information available from IR Insight. The briefing includes snapshots of...Read more
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Q: Should I be looking for investors in Asia? A: It is not news that Asian investors are among the most able to deploy capital these...Read more
August 2010
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Investor roadshows are a fundamentally important part of any IR schedule. As well as being an essential channel for companies to forge...Read more
article
The Irish equity markets have been in a fragile state in since 2007 when the Irish stock market fell 26 percent. Fortunately, Ireland’...Read more
article
This executive briefing introduces readers to the kind of information available from IR Insight. It is available to registered users...Read more
article
How many members does IBRI have, and among those members, how well represented are investor relations professionals at companies...Read more
article
Q. How do I tap into unadvertised job vacancies for senior positions? A. Seeking a new job at a senior level is often a catch-22...Read more
article
Andrew Lynch, fund manager at Schroders, discusses the qualities that make exceptional IR professionals. According to Lynch, Emmett...Read more
article
Investor relations practices change as you head south across Europe, according to Andrew Lynch, fund manager at Schroders. He says...Read more
article
Annual reports are time-consuming for both investors and companies, but they do allow investors to see what the auditors feel a...Read more
article
Andrew Lynch, fund manager at Schroders, discusses the role technology plays in his investment research. He says he uses company...Read more
July 2010
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Sacha Sadan, senior investment manager at Gartmore, explains that authority is the quality he admires most in IR officers. He says you...Read more
article
Not even professional investors can understand everything about the internal workings of the companies they cover, observes Sacha...Read more
article
IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
article
IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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What kind of investment funds do you run? We cover the whole of the UK market, mid-cap and above. We’re not specialists; we’re masters...Read more
article
IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's executive summaries provide a concise report on the key findings from each of our investor perception studies...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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Magdalena Moll, head of IR at BASF, talks with IR magazine after picking up the grand prix for best overall IR by a large cap...Read more
article
Josephine Tierney, finance director at recruitment firm Cpl, was in attendance at this year’s IR Magazine Europe Awards 2010, held on...Read more
article
Speaking at the IR Magazine Europe Awards 2010, Huub van Rozendaal, CFO of Sligro Food Group, explains how international investor...Read more
article
After spending 10 years as head of IR at German power company RWE, it was fitting that Ingo Alpheus, in the year he stepped down from...Read more
article
The most important qualities in an IR professional are patience, effective communication skills and persuasiveness, comments Joao...Read more
article
Over 400 IR professionals gathered in London on June 30 for the IR Magazine Europe Awards 2010. The big winner on the night was German...Read more
article
IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
article
IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
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IR magazine 's investor perception studies are independent research reports used to identify the winners of our awards for...Read more
June 2010
article
Despite the myriad technological advances of the last decade, the annual report remains a key communications tool for many public...Read more
May 2010
article
Most of the winners of the 13th annual IR Magazine Canada Awards, held in Toronto on February 17, had undergone some kind of test...Read more
March 2010
article
First of all, Suresh Kumar, vice president of IR at Chartered Semiconductor, stresses the necessity for people entering the profession...Read more
article
At Advanced Micro Devices , there is a dedicated team tasked with vigilantly observing what is being written by the public across a...Read more
article
Forthrightness and thoughtfulness on what is being reported by a company are the most important practices an IRO must carry out in...Read more
article
Bob Durstenfeld, RAE Systems ’ director of IR, offers advice for people just entering the investor relations profession. He says new...Read more
article
Visa ’s IR director, Victoria Hyde-Dunn, notes that making critical connections with vendors and other IR professionals and...Read more
article
Open Text ’s IR department identifies key events it will be holding around the world, says Greg Secord, vice president of IR at Open...Read more
article
Social media at Intel are a big deal, according to the chip manufacturer’s IR manager Peter Schuman. He says the company’s website...Read more
article
John Nunziati, director of IR, explains the company ’s three-way approach to proactive IR. 1. Immediately after earnings calls,...Read more
article
The Chinese dining tradition of a large, circular table with a rotating platform in the middle helped turn three recent dinner parties...Read more
article
Q : Do I really need to bother with Twitter? A : Around half of the 45 mn members who regularly use...Read more
article
Lenovo – Hong Kong ‘We devote a lot of effort to enhancing investors’ understanding of the company by organizing...Read more
February 2010
article
Given that most governments invest in assets abroad, defining a sovereign wealth fund (SWF) can be tricky. In general, SWFs are funds...Read more
January 2010
article
Copenhagen Expect investor scrutiny to crank up on carbon emissions and their cost to the bottom line, regardless of...Read more
article
Social media ‘The more information that’s out there and the more context, the more helpful it is to me as an...Read more
December 2009
article
CapitaLand is one of Asia’s largest property companies, with core interests in real estate, hospitality and real estate financial...Read more
article
In this video Lim Li Chuen, director of investor relations at Chartered Semiconductor, talks about the implications for IR when a...Read more
article
Sembcorp Industries is one of Singapore’s largest companies, operating a diversified range of businesses. Judy Han, senior vice...Read more
article
In 2009 PLDT faced fallout from its decision to buy 20 percent of Manila Electric, a deal that was unpopular with the market. PLDT...Read more
article
Cameron Tough, Adaro Energy’s Canadian head of investor relations, discusses the difficulties of bridging cultural barriers in order...Read more
article
Say on pay The notion of a non-binding advisory vote on executive compensation received rising levels of shareholder...Read more
article
Spotlight on social media Emergency blogging ‘As part of a crisis communications drill, we...Read more
November 2009
article
IR is not simply a subdivision of PR. ‘It requires a different range of skills, especially a keen awareness of financial issues and...Read more
article
CA ’s IR principal, Carol Lu, notes that IROs need to bear in mind investment cycles and changes within a company when dealing with...Read more
article
‘Although the internet allows for rapid, concise contact with stakeholders, the personal touch of face-to-face contact is as important...Read more
article
In part one they discuss: -IR team structure -What has been the biggest change in IR during your career? Consolidated Edison is an...Read more
article
In part two they discuss: -Impact of the credit crunch (2007) -IR in the financial crisis (2008-2009) Consolidated Edison is an energy...Read more
article
In part three they discuss: -The sell side and corporate access -Budget cutting: doing more with less -Measuring success Consolidated...Read more
article
Communicating 1. Twitter Many companies are using Twitter to give a heads-up about press releases...Read more
