Trust me, I'm an IRO
Q. I've been an IRO at a mid-cap UK firm for just three months now. My problem is that my predecessor seems to have been less than...
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Regulation Archive
Rating credit ratings
When the financial problems at WorldCom and Enron came to light, both companies had been enjoying extremely respectable credit...
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The trouble with Higgs
UK IROs don't like talking about Higgs. You know something's wrong after contacting 23 IROs at FTSE 350 companies for a comment...
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Swap meets
There is no such thing as a successful debt-for-equity swap. It is, after all, a last-ditch effort to keep the company from...
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Celtic pride
Investors, IROs, finance directors and CEOs all gathered in Dublin on April 3 for our first IR Magazine Ireland Awards &...
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Between a lawyer & a hard place
For years IROs clamored for a 'seat at the table'. They yearned to sit elbow to elbow with senior management and have their voices...
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Improved transparency?
You may be aware of the recent changes made to US disclosure, namely Regulation Fair Disclosure in 2000 and the 2002 Sarbanes...
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Questions, questions
What do investors really think about IR? How should debt IR differ from equity IR? What will be the impact of the Higgs proposals...
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The time-saver's guide to the niri conference
What happens when over a thousand IR professionals from around the world convene at an exotic locale to eat, drink, learn and...
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Searching for balance
The current furor in the UK over the Higgs report on non-executive directors raises some wider issues about the regular review of...
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