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Ben Ashwell
How investors are using alternative data and predictive analytics tools
Investors are increasingly turning to satellite imagery, social listening tools and even song lyrics as sources of information on companies, according to a big data expert and board director. Estelle Métayer, principal and...Read more
Andrew Holt
Passive US equity funds see growth as actives see outflows
Passive US equity funds took in $18.2 bn in inflows while active US equity funds suffered $11.4 bn in outflows in April, according to Morningstar’s latest report on flows. Index giants BlackRock and...Read more
Gill Newton
Kempen Capital Management: Growing sustainable manners
Amsterdam, Netherlands-based Kempen Capital Management was established in 1991 and today manages €59.8 bn ($73 bn), of which €16.3 bn is in investment strategies and €43.5 bn in investment solutions. The firm has...Read more

Case studies

Oliver Schutzmann
What Saudi Arabia’s MSCI upgrade means for IR in the kingdom
The decision is made. MSCI, the global index provider, has joined its peer FTSE Russell in elevating Saudi stocks to emerging market status. Congratulations must go to the leadership of Tadawul, the Capital...Read more
Jeff Cossette
Test your knowledge with our IR papers quiz
QUESTIONS 1. Does it pay for Indian firms to reveal their good CSR deeds? Yes No 2. When it comes to IPO investing, who is smarter? Investors with better high...Read more
Candice de Monts-Petit
Infosys wins big at inaugural IR Magazine Awards – India
Infosys was the center of attention at the IR Magazine Awards – India, where IRO Sandeep Mahindroo picked up the gongs for best investor relations officer and best investor relations team in the...Read more
Ben Maiden
Spotify plays new IR tune
On March 15, a man in a pale blue button-down but untucked shirt, and with a clip-on microphone where his tie might otherwise be, walked on stage to excited applause. After welcoming those...Read more

Activism

Garnet Roach
Foreign activists push for change at Japan Inc
For the first time in six years, shareholder activism in Japan is largely being driven by outside activists, according to new data from Activist Insight Online. While the overall number of campaigns to...Read more
Ben Ashwell
What activist and index fund collaboration means for IR
As index funds look to activists as a way of altering a company’s strategy , IROs and corporate secretaries need to form a united front, says Dan Romito, Nasdaq’s global head of investor...Read more
Melissa Sawyer and Marc Treviño
Facing activists on ESG
Climate change, diversity and the #MeToo movement are just some of the challenging topics investor relations teams are addressing as the corporate ESG movement gains momentum. With large shareholders pressuring businesses to be...Read more
Rui Videira
Preparing for impact: The rise of shareholder activism across Europe
Shareholder activism is on the rise and has reached Europe at full speed. Though often associated with US boardrooms, activists’ pushes to force strategic and corporate management change mean that, so far this...Read more

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