StockTwits , the fast-growing online investment community, today officially launched a suite of services to help companies manage...Read more

Prada has began the bookbuilding for its Hong Kong listing as luxury brands seek to take advantage of interest among Chinese investors...Read more

Albemarle, the NYSE-listed producer of specialty chemicals, has promoted Lorin Crenshaw to the role of director of investor relations...Read more

WPP saw off an investor backlash over pay at its annual meeting yesterday when more than 40 percent of investors voted against the...Read more

General Growth Properties (GGP), the NYSE-listed real estate investment trust, has hired Andrew Joa as its new vice president of...Read more

Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced it will cut trading costs for investors in a bid to increase liquidity. SGX says it will reduce...Read more

A former NASDAQ executive has pleaded guilty to insider trading conducted using confidential information he garnered in his role as an...Read more

The group of Canadian banks and pension funds seeking to block TMX Group’s merger with the London Stock Exchange (LSE) went hostile...Read more

Brown Shoe Company has announced the appointment of Peggy Tharp as its new vice president of investor relations ahead of the company’s...Read more

Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co has confirmed it has signed an agreement with private investment firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson to...Read more

While other money centers bucked and buckled, Toronto rode out the financial crisis with an air of serenity. Having not messed...Read more

Moody’s announced yesterday that Salli Schwartz has been named vice president of investor relations. Schwartz was named interim head...Read more

Canada should have more say over the running of a merged TMX Group and London Stock Exchange (LSE), according to a report released by...Read more

Glencore’s new chairman Simon Murray has hit back at criticism of the company’s approach to corporate governance. The former Vodafone...Read more

Glencore is set to be fast-tracked into the FTSE 100 following its initial public offering in May. Normally companies must wait until...Read more

Skrill, the digital payments operator, yesterday postponed its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange (LSE), blaming ‘...Read more

NYSE Euronext has rejected the takeover proposal from NASDAQ and IntercontinentalExchange (ICE) and reaffirmed its commitment to a tie...Read more

Concerns over the quality of analyst coverage persist but are easing, according to new research from Citigate Dewe Rogerson. A survey...Read more

The proposed merger between Singapore Exchange (SGX) and the Australian Stock Exchange (ASX) hit a major obstacle today when Australia...Read more

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) saw a big uptick in the number of new issues over the last year, although the total number of...Read more

Sonova Holding’s chairman, chief executive and CFO all resigned today after an independent investigation found insiders traded shares...Read more

AES Corporation has announced the appointment of Joel Abramson as the NYSE-listed power company’s new vice president of investor...Read more

Retail shareholders are boosting equity holdings as they search for a decent rate of return on their investments, according to an...Read more

Following its initial public offering in February, Imperial Holdings has brought in a new IR officer to handle the company’s...Read more

Along with analysis of income statements and analyst models, IR professionals undertaking CIRI’s new IR education program will also...Read more

Dow Chemical has promoted long-standing employee Doug May to the position of vice president of investor relations. May replaces Howard...Read more

Aspen Insurance has expanded its investor relations department with the appointment of Kerry Calaiaro as senior vice president of IR...Read more

Struggling sportswear company JJB Sports is in talks with its major shareholders over a new £65 mn ($105 mn) capital raising. The...Read more

IR Magazine held a webinar today, titled ‘ Where’s the value in social media? ’, which featured IR professionals at the vanguard of...Read more

It’s the phone call no IRO wants to receive. You’ve spent all day methodically preparing for earnings and then, out of the blue, a...Read more

Apple tasted defeat at its annual meeting yesterday when Calpers , the California pension fund, saw its resolution in favor of...Read more

The Association of British Insurers (ABI), the members of which control around 15 percent of the UK stock market, is to begin...Read more

Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext are targeting expansion in Asia, setting the stage for the creation of the first truly global...Read more

For Williams F1, the British motor racing team, London seemed the obvious choice for an initial public offering . Williams, however,...Read more

Facebook is investigating the possibility of selling up to $1 bn worth of employee shares in a deal that would value the social...Read more

The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and TMX Group , which operates Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), have agreed to merge. The deal – which is...Read more

TD Bank triumphed at the IR Magazine Canada Awards 2011 last night, claiming five awards including the grand prix for best overall...Read more

Being included in an index is usually good for IR teams. Joining, for example, the FTSE 100, brings with it a big uptick in the number...Read more

The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI) has called for the disclosure threshold for share ownership in Canada to be cut in...Read more

LinkedIn , the professional networking website, has filed a registration statement with the SEC as it prepares for an initial public...Read more

The SEC’s whistleblower provision, due to come into force in the first half of 2011, has raised concerns over the impact it will have...Read more

F&C Asset Management has launched a new attack on Sherborne, the activist investor trying to seize control at the firm. In a...Read more

International Airlines Group (IAG), formed by the merger of British Airways and Iberia, has established a new IR team headed by Andrew...Read more

AT&T Williams, the company that operates the Williams Formula 1 team, has revealed it is considering a stock market flotation ...Read more

Companies will come under increasing pressure from the investment community to explain how they are dealing with cash on their balance...Read more