Reporting Alibaba to launch IPO in the US Mar 16, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read Chinese e-commerce giant Alibaba has announced plans to list shares in the US in what may be the biggest initial public offering... Read more
Reporting Five questions about the IIRC's new reporting framework Mar 11, 2014 By Laurie Havelock 9 min read In an age when investors are ever more concerned with a company’s holistic performance, corporate reporting is set to take an even... Read more
Reporting US retail sector IPOs to dwindle after rising to record in 2013 Feb 25, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read After a record year for initial public offerings in the US retail and consumer products sector, a drop is expected by a majority... Read more
Reporting IR before the IPO Feb 24, 2014 By Tim Human 9 min read While many management teams now consider investor relations a key strategic function, it is not always given the attention it... Read more
Reporting Pick ‘n’ mix: the future of annual report distribution Feb 18, 2014 By Tim Human 2 min read Two firms with a vision of how the annual report will be distributed in the future have joined forces. Issuer Direct, the... Read more
Reporting Russia’s Lenta to go public Feb 10, 2014 By Candice de Monts-Petit 3 min read Lenta, Russia’s second largest hypermarket chain, has announced it is planning an IPO, with global depository receipts (GDR) to be... Read more
Reporting IR Papers: When to announce earnings Jan 30, 2014 By Jeff Cossette 3 min read When considering the timing of a bad news earnings release, intuition suggests a day when many other companies are also announcing... Read more
Reporting DR capital raising increases as Asians seek investment abroad Jan 29, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read The number of capital raisings through DRs rose 65 percent last year from 2012 as global sentiment improved and companies from... Read more
Reporting US investors on the hunt for Irish bargains Jan 27, 2014 By Candice de Monts-Petit 3 min read Ireland is enjoying a return to the international debt markets following the decision of ratings agency Moody’s to upgrade its... Read more
Reporting UK profit warnings jump 30 percent in fourth quarter Jan 27, 2014 By Adam Brown 2 min read Profit warnings from UK companies jumped by 30 percent in the fourth quarter of 2013 from the previous three months, according to... Read more