CareersGary LaBranche to lead risk-management association RIMS Apr 20, 2022Garnet RoachGary LaBranche, who is leaving NIRI after five years at the helm, has been named as the new CEO of RIMS, a risk-management society...Read more
CareersGary LaBranche of NIRI on ESG, retail investors and legacy Apr 13, 2022James BeechGary LaBranche bookended his five-year tenure at the top of NIRI , the world’s largest IR association, by attending the IR Magazine...Read more
CareersIR mentorship schemes will be a lasting legacy of the pandemic Apr 08, 2022Tim HumanAt the best of times, investor relations can be an isolated role. IR teams tend to be small, often with just a single practitioner...Read more
CareersGary LaBranche steps down as president and CEO of NIRI Mar 18, 2022Garnet RoachGary LaBranche is leaving NIRI after five years to take up a CEO position at an association elsewhere, IR Magazine can...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDSEC proposes new monthly disclosure rules for short-sellers Mar 04, 2022Tim HumanWhile investors in the US must disclose long positions in stocks, the same transparency has not been required for short sales. That...Read more
ActivismSEC proposes cutting time for activists to reveal positions Feb 16, 2022Tim HumanActivist investors may find it more difficult to quietly build stakes in US companies after the SEC outlined new rules covering the...Read more
Case studiesOh %&#@!: Record year for swearing on conference calls in 2021 Feb 03, 2022Garnet RoachIs swearing acceptable on the conference call? Whatever your thoughts on that, it’s clear that expletives are on the rise, according...Read more
Technology & Social MediaCase study: Dennis Walsh of Pacaso talks competitive intelligence Dec 23, 2021Garnet RoachWhen he first learned about AlphaSense at NIRI’s 2016 conference, Dennis Walsh, head of investor relations at Pacaso , says the ‘...Read more
Case studiesShould US investors disclose short positions? Dec 02, 2021Ben AshwellIn July this year the US House Financial Services Committee passed a bill on to the main chamber that, if ratified, will drastically...Read more
CareersCareers: What millennials bring to IR Jun 11, 2021Garnet RoachGallup calls them the ‘job-hopping generation’, while Deloitte’s 2020 millennial survey shows that almost a third wanted to change...Read more