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Where do you see yourself in five years? Head of IR? CFO? Traveling the world on a sabbatical? In this video interview, Smooch...Read more
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The amount of money flowing to ESG-focused ETFs in Europe ‘accelerated strongly’ in 2021, helping to push overall ETF assets to all-...Read more
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BlackSky Technology, the NYSE-listed provider of geospatial intelligence, has appointed Aly Bonilla as vice president of investor...Read more
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UK and European regulators have identified the lack of research coverage for smaller companies as an issue that needs to be addressed...Read more
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A new project has launched to help companies improve their reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make disclosure...Read more
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Where do you see yourself in five years? Head of IR? CFO? Traveling the world on a sabbatical? In this video interview, Smooch...Read more
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The amount of money flowing to ESG-focused ETFs in Europe ‘accelerated strongly’ in 2021, helping to push overall ETF assets to all-...Read more
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BlackSky Technology, the NYSE-listed provider of geospatial intelligence, has appointed Aly Bonilla as vice president of investor...Read more
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WWE, the media and entertainment group, has named Seth Zaslow as its new senior vice president and head of investor relations. Zaslow...Read more
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Over the last two years, hiring activity in the IR industry has exploded, driven by factors such as a surge in IPOs and companies...Read more
December 2021
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Earlier this month, Magnitogorsk Iron & Steel Works (MMK) opted for a hybrid format for its capital markets day. The Russian steel...Read more
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– Reddit, the social media platform that found itself at the center of meme-stock mania earlier this year, filed to go public,...Read more
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Inflation fears, hybrid meetings and growing ESG expectations were just some of the topics up for debate at the IR Magazine Forum –...Read more
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In late November, IR professionals and corporate secretaries gathered virtually to discuss the future of stakeholder engagement and...Read more
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South East Asia’s IPO market has picked up steam in 2021 despite the ongoing impact of the Covid-19 pandemic. The region saw $9.5 bn...Read more
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– Researchers at the University of Queensland in Australia are using stock market theory to help protect coral reefs, according to the...Read more
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November 2021
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Voya Investment Management, part of the Voya Financial group, has acquired small-cap growth specialist Tygh Capital Management. Under...Read more
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ANTA Sports Products and Central China Real Estate are the front-runners for the IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2021. The sports...Read more
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Fortive, the diversified industrials technology company, has appointed Elena Rosman as its new vice president of investor relations,...Read more
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– The SEC made it harder for US companies to block shareholder proposals on environmental and social issues, reported the ...Read more
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VF Corporation, the owner of retail brands including North Face and Timberland, has appointed Allegra Perry as its vice president of...Read more
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Walbrook PR has climbed into second place in the rankings for most financial PR clients on AIM, according to the latest quarterly...Read more
October 2021
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Many retail investors are taking decisions influenced by competition with friends or family and do not realize that high-risk...Read more
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– Invesco launched ESG versions of one of the world’s largest ETFs, reported the Financial Times (paywall). The investment...Read more
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Fidelity International has announced plans to cut the carbon emissions in its investment portfolio by 50 percent by 2030 in a move...Read more
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– Private equity firms are paying premiums for public companies not seen for two decades, according to the Financial Times (...Read more
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A recently settled case brought by the US financial regulator serves as a timely reminder that companies must have robust disclosure...Read more
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Across a series of articles, we look at case studies from investor relations teams that have held an ESG investor day , launched...Read more
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– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that the SEC proposed rule-making that would require money managers to disclose...Read more
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Across a series of articles, we look at case studies from investor relations teams that have held an ESG investor day , launched...Read more
September 2021
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If the EU is to meet the challenging goals it has set itself on sustainability, companies need to play their part. The trade bloc’s...Read more
article
Across a series of articles, we look at case studies from investor relations teams that have held an ESG investor day , launched...Read more
article
A major investor coalition has called on 1,600 companies to set science-based targets covering carbon emissions, as pressure on the...Read more
article
A question occupying the minds of many IR professionals today is how to tell their company’s ESG story. Issuers are increasingly...Read more
article
A growing number of institutional investors now have a company-wide policy on ESG investment, with the largest firms leading the way,...Read more
article
A group of major investment consultants have set up a project to encourage clients to set net-zero emissions goals. The 12 firms,...Read more
article
Following eight years in IR at CTT – Correios de Portugal, Peter Tsvetkov has joined Spanish bank CaixaBank BPI as director of equity...Read more
article
Supply chain disruption has caused a notable rise in costs and further negative impacts are expected during the rest of the year,...Read more
article
A huge investor coalition has urged national governments to accelerate policy changes that will support investment in climate change...Read more
article
Investors expect smaller companies to boost their attention on ESG issues and disclosure over the coming years, according to new...Read more
article
Fidelity International has launched a new fund that invests in companies supporting the shift to a low-carbon economy. The Fidelity...Read more
article
Investors tightened the screw on European companies over executive pay this proxy season, with a rise in the number of contested votes...Read more
article
Investors have maintained support for UK listed companies, with July showing a second consecutive month of inflows, according to data...Read more
article
One of the challenges of stakeholder capitalism – where companies work in the interests of all stakeholders, not just shareholders –...Read more
article
An upstart exchange has called on the SEC to allow pricing of certain stocks in half-cents to lower costs for investors. Members...Read more
August 2021
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Aviva, the UK-based insurance group, has said it will return £4 bn ($5.5 bn) to shareholders amid a boom in buybacks and dividend...Read more
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Economic sentiment in Germany has continued to slide amid concerns about a new wave of Covid-19 and global growth prospects, according...Read more
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AdaptHealth, the US healthcare company that offers home-based support, has appointed Anton Hie to the newly created position of vice...Read more
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In recent years, institutional investors have become increasingly vocal about sustainability issues at AGMs. But do retail investors,...Read more
article
IR teams often wonder why a major investor has sold out of their company given the great potential they believe the story continues to...Read more
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A leading investor coalition focused on climate change has released new expectations for steel companies, part of a sector-specific...Read more
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Award-winning IR professional Jeannie Ong has joined MyRepublic, the Singapore-based digital telecoms company, in the newly created...Read more
July 2021
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A new investor campaign has called on North American food companies to take stronger action over climate change as the buy-side focus...Read more
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The UK’s financial market regulator has finalized new rules for special purpose acquisition companies (Spacs) in a bid to attract more...Read more
article
Elon Musk, CEO of Telsa, has said he will likely no longer appear on the company’s earnings calls unless there is something ‘important...Read more
article
There is a long-running debate about whether professional investors should get private meetings with management. If all shareholders...Read more
article
Sustainable investments have grown to represent more than a third of all assets globally, according to research from the Global...Read more
article
SmartRent, a technology provider for the real estate industry, has appointed Evelyn León Infurna as its new senior vice president of...Read more
article
The ‘Russian discount’ – where domestic companies trade at lower values than international peers – is a well-known phenomenon...Read more
article
The big four auditing firms – Deloitte, EY, KPMG and PwC – have maintained their grip on the FTSE 100 audit market despite efforts by...Read more
article
Investors have maintained big bets on European equities amid growing caution over the global economic recovery, according to the...Read more
article
Institutional investors view greenwashing – where an organization presents itself as more environmentally friendly than it actually is...Read more
article
Kornit Digital, the manufacturer of digital printing technology for the textile industry, has named Andrew Backman as global head of...Read more
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Hong Kong IPOs raised record funds in the first half of 2021 amid a global boom in listings, according to new research from KPMG...Read more
June 2021
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UK and European regulators have identified the lack of research coverage for smaller companies as an issue that needs to be addressed...Read more
article
– UK companies are receiving more buyout offers than at any time in the last 20 years, sparking complaints from some fund managers...Read more
article
Novo Nordisk and Cyfrowy Polsat were the big winners at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2021, taking home three prizes each at the...Read more
article
The Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) promised to reshape the relationship between companies and their investors, affecting...Read more
article
Companies need to make significant cultural changes to integrate ESG issues into the way they think and act, but the result can be...Read more
article
More than 1,000 companies need to boost their reporting of environmental risks, according to a campaign backed by major institutional...Read more
article
– Legal & General Investment Management (LGIM) said it will divest from four new companies over their approach to climate change,...Read more
article
The growth of corporate disclosure on ESG issues will offer new opportunities to activist investors as they search for evidence of...Read more
article
An email arrives from one of your institutional investors. Attached is a screengrab of a social media post that makes harmful claims...Read more
article
Investors are positioned for ‘permanent growth’ and see the current inflation spike as only temporary, according to a survey of global...Read more
article
The principle of ‘one share, one vote’ is long cherished by the UK investment community. Under current Financial Conduct Authority (...Read more
article
In this regular article, we ask IR professionals how they would respond to a specific operational issue. This time we asked what...Read more
article
As the S&P 500 continues to mark new highs, finance chiefs believe valuations are looking increasingly stretched, according to new...Read more
article
The Taskforce on Nature-related Financial Disclosures (TNFD) has set a deadline of 2023 for the creation of a new reporting framework...Read more
article
– The SEC told Tesla last year that tweets by CEO Elon Musk had ‘twice violated a court-ordered policy requiring his tweets to be pre-...Read more
article
CytoSorbents, the Nasdaq-listed healthcare company, has appointed Terri Anne Powers as vice president of investor relations and...Read more
article
Camarco has climbed above Buchanan to take second place for the most financial PR mandates among UK-listed companies, according to a...Read more
May 2021
article
From the switch to virtual to the rise of the retail investor, the last year and a quarter have proved a tumultuous time for the IR...Read more
article
– US large-cap stocks commonly held by ETFs underperform compared with companies that have lower ETF ownership, according to the ...Read more
article
The holdings of the biggest ESG funds ‘vary significantly’ given the broad range of approaches to sustainable investment, according to...Read more
article
OraSure Technologies, the Nasdaq-listed healthcare company, has appointed Scott Gleason as senior vice president of investor relations...Read more
article
The Taiwan Stock Exchange (TWSE) has said ‘strong economic fundamentals remain intact’ and trading will not be interrupted in a bid to...Read more
article
A large coalition of investors has called on the US administration to strengthen methane regulation and warned that a lack of action...Read more
article
Nokia has announced the appointment of experienced sell-side analyst David Mulholland as its new head of investor relations...Read more
article
Israeli companies have upped their engagement with investors during the Covid-19 pandemic, but they still take part in fewer...Read more
article
Sun Life Financial, the Canadian financial services firm, has promoted Yaniv Bitton to the position of vice president and head of...Read more
article
Shareholders of alstria office REIT have backed what is thought to be the first ‘green dividend’, where a small portion of the payout...Read more
article
– Rio Tinto suffered a shareholder revolt with 61 percent of votes cast against the miner’s executive compensation package at the AGM...Read more
article
UK retail investors are feeling more confident about the prospects for domestic companies amid a rapid vaccine roll-out and improving...Read more
article
CANPACK, the Poland-based manufacturer of packaging for the food industry, has appointed Lorenzo Ruffatti to the newly created...Read more
April 2021
article
A new project has launched to help companies improve their reporting on the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) and make disclosure...Read more
article
Early in Aecon Group’s sustainable reporting journey, the Canadian infrastructure company established some North Stars that continue...Read more
article
Australian companies are set to come under greater pressure over climate change after a major investor group released new expectations...Read more
article
The European Commission (EC) has proposed new sustainable reporting rules that would greatly expand the number of companies forced to...Read more
article
VEON, the Amsterdam-based telecommunications company, has appointed Alex Bolis as group head of corporate strategy, communications and...Read more
article
The announcement of a new European Super League (ESL) by 12 soccer clubs has been greeted with widespread opposition. A range of...Read more
