The week in investor relations: CEO changes, ETF assets and a new exchange
– Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques agreed to step down following intense criticism of the miner after it blew up rock shelters...
Reporting Archive
Wednesday Winner: The difference between guidance and expectation management
Cole Lannum is the only IR professional to win five consecutive awards for best investor relations officer in IR Magazine history...
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Q2 earnings takeaways: Cost-cutting, warming M&A and messages on racial injustice
When the Covid-19 pandemic escalated globally earlier in 2020, we saw record downbeat sentiment heading into the first-quarter...
FRC calls for improved forward-looking reporting around Covid-19
As companies prepare their annual and interim reports, UK regulator the Financial Reporting Council (FRC) says firms should seek...
Rise in management discussion of racism at investor-facing events
During the last 10 years there has been a steady increase in the mentions of ‘diversity’ and ‘inclusion’ at investor-facing events...
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Covid-19: Investor communications during Q2 earnings season and beyond
When Covid-19 initially hit, companies were forced to deal with myriad challenges, including state-by-state regulations and an...
The week in investor relations: Earnings season, Twitter scams and climate action
- US companies kicked off an unprecedented earnings season that will show the impact of Covid-19 on the country’s businesses...
SASB and GRI to provide guidance on joint implementation
The Sustainability Accounting Standards Board (SASB) and the Global Reporting Initiative (GRI) will work together to provide...
Covid-19: The impact on guidance, buybacks and dividends in the S&P 1500
Covid-19 has led to widespread changes to financial guidance, buyback programs and dividend payments across the whole of the US...
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The week in investor relations: Unusual metrics, disclosure guidance and elevated IR
Markets – Unusual metrics such as restaurant bookings, airport traffic and direction requests in smartphones are being used by...
