RegulationUK’s Institute of Directors calls for voluntary code of conduct Jun 20, 2022Garnet RoachAlmost four in five (78 percent) of the members surveyed by the UK’s Institute of Directors (IoD) say directors should be subject to a...Read more
ActivismProblem solver: What to do when an activist investor buys into your stock Jun 08, 2022Garnet RoachKrishna Veeraraghavan, partner in the corporate department at Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison, US It...Read more
Technology & Social MediaThe week in investor relations: SEC cyber-rule could increase risks, CEO-to-worker pay gap rises and the Musk-Twitter saga continues Apr 22, 2022Garnet Roach– A new rule requiring US asset managers to disclose more information about cyber-attacks could in fact be a boon for hackers, critics...Read more
Sell sideThe week in investor relations: Markets see wild swings and Russian stocks plunge amid war in Ukraine Feb 25, 2022Tim Human– Stock markets experienced wild swings after Russia launched a wide-ranging attack on Ukraine, reported CNBC . On Thursday, the S...Read more
ESGBoards looking beyond traditional experience for new director appointments Jul 29, 2021Maria Ward-BrennanThe number of newly appointed directors with traditional backgrounds has fallen from 59.4 percent in 2019 to 56 percent in 2021,...Read more
CareersHow investor relations has changed – and where it’s going Nov 04, 2019Tim HumanThe IR profession has witnessed significant change over the last 10 years, according to Smooch Reprovich Reynolds, managing partner of...Read more
ActivismActive managers ‘overwhelmingly’ support shareholder activism Jul 09, 2019Garnet RoachAlmost nine in 10 active managers (87 percent) say shareholder activism is a useful force in the market, according to a new study from...Read more
Buy sideMake boards conflict-free, AllianzGI official tells Hong Kong firms Apr 10, 2018Garnet RoachEugenia Unanyants-Jackson, head of ESG research at Allianz Global Investors, which has €498 bn ($613 bn) in assets under management,...Read more