Shareholder targeting & IDThe week in investor relations: US enters bear market, BlackRock’s success in voting efforts and three-for-one stock split at Tesla Jun 17, 2022Garnet Roach– Monday saw US stocks close in a bear market, following ‘a dramatic late-session sell-off,’ according to the Financial Times...Read more
Buy sideThe week in investor relations: Icahn drops animal welfare campaign, pay gaps widen and Texas joins Musk in questioning Twitter bot numbers Jun 10, 2022Garnet Roach– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Carl Icahn is dropping a proxy fight focused on the treatment of...Read more
RegulationAll change: A look at how rule changes at the SEC might affect IR Jun 09, 2022Ali CainThe SEC is consulting on a range of proposals designed to give issuers more timely information about who owns and is trading in their...Read more
ESGHow a sustainability index can keep Exxon but drop Tesla – and three ways to fix ESG ratings to meet investors’ expectations May 27, 2022Tom LyonESG stands for environmental, social and governance, and ESG ratings are meant to gauge companies’ performance in those areas. About...Read more
Corporate accessThe week in investor relations: Big polluters brace for shareholder rebellions, drug-makers protect vaccine IP and the ‘culture war’ invades proxy season May 13, 2022James Beech– Some of the world’s largest corporate emitters face the prospect of a shareholder rebellion this month, with climate-related votes...Read more
ActivismThe week in investor relations: Russia doubles oil revenues, Tesla shares down on Twitter deal and retail loses steam Apr 29, 2022Garnet Roach– Russia has nearly doubled its revenues from selling fossil fuels to the EU during the two months of war in Ukraine, benefiting from...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
Buy sideThe week in investor relations: Potential profit in Russia ADR delistings, Mifid II made research less competitive and Musk in Twitter buyout offer Apr 14, 2022Garnet Roach– Reuters said that Russian companies and a number of global banks could profit if Moscow moves to de-list Russian companies’...Read more
Technology & Social MediaThe week in investor relations: Retail trading remains strong, Shell’s $5 bn Russia writedown and Elon Musk joins Twitter Apr 08, 2022Garnet Roach– Retail trading is down from peak numbers reached during the height of Covid-19, but holding well above pre-pandemic levels, and...Read more
ReportingTesla CEO Elon Musk to skip most earnings calls Jul 27, 2021Tim HumanElon 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