Global investors drop profit expectations
Investors have lowered their expectations for corporate profits, although there has been an improvement in sentiment toward the...
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Investor perspectives Archive
SRI: a responsible approach
IROs and senior management teams must woo investors interested in socially responsible investment (SRI), or run the risk that...
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Comment: look of the draw
I am afraid I have some bad news. The feedback was that you did not look trustworthy enough for the role of CEO. Not trustworthy...
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Big issues in Brazil
Investors have become more confident about pay, corporate governance and minority shareholder rights at Brazilian companies, says...
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The buyback debate
Although most economic stories today veer toward gloom and doom, US public companies are posting record corporate earnings, and...
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ETFs: what IROs need to know
Gone are the days when exchangetraded funds (EFTs) were linked solely to the S&P and other major indexes. Investors are now buying...
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Investor seeks out China opportunities
Charlie Awdry, an investor at Henderson, has almost £600 mn ($960 mn) in the firm’s China Opportunities Fund. He has more than 10...
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Investors get cautious, save cash
The optimism that marked the start of the year is over and investors have retreated to higher cash positions, according to the...
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Should directors engage investors directly?
Large investors are expressing interest in talking to corporate boards with an intensity that has seldom, if ever, been seen...
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Designated drivers of trade
Q: As market structure gets more complex, it gets harder to understand what’s driving the trading activity in my stock. What...
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