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Jack Aldane
UK listings fall as economic uncertainty rises in Brexit build-up
IPOs are in decline in the UK as Brexit fears combine with new regulations and a rise in takeovers and alternative sources of capital push more companies to leave the market than currently...Read more
Ben Maiden
CII petitions exchanges for dual-class sunsets
The Council of Institutional Investors (CII) is asking US exchanges to limit the amount of time listed companies can maintain dual-class share structures. In separate petitions filed with the NYSE and Nasdaq ,...Read more
Oliver Schutzmann
Who’s afraid of the big bad bear?
Investors around the world are nursing their wounds. In the month of October, the MSCI World Index has fallen 6.5 percent, the US and UK indices have both retreated by 6.7 percent, and...Read more

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Spotlight on: Key issues in Q4 for UK IROs
As we enter the last months of 2018, we hear from Leah McCreanor, senior IR manager at RBS, and Steve Nightingale, director of IR at Britvic Soft Drinks, who share their Q3 experiences...Read more
Ben Ashwell
IR30: Understanding ‘the whole picture’ of IR
Richard Davies, founder and managing director of RD:IR, has been an investor relations adviser for the last 30 years. In this Q&A he talks about how the profession has changed during his career...Read more
Ben Ashwell
Winners of the IR Magazine Awards – Brazil 2018 announced
More than 200 people gathered to celebrate the best and brightest in the Brazilian IR community yesterday at the IR Magazine Awards – Brazil 2018 in São Paulo. This year’s awards were revamped...Read more
Jack Aldane
How to deal with employees in times of crisis
When a company takes a knock to its share price, gaining an investor’s point of view on the contributing factors is paramount, says Martin Ziegenbalg, executive vice president and head of investor relations...Read more

Activism

Jack Aldane
Investor dissent rising over board appointments
An annual review by corporate governance firm Equiniti reveals that more shareholders are speaking out about board appointments they either don’t agree with or that they say lack substance. Annual meetings increasingly involve...Read more
Oliver Schutzmann
Unilever: How key-man risk destroyed investor trust
One of the world’s largest, most-respected companies has just received a very public humiliation from its shareholders, providing a timely reminder that no matter how large the organization, no matter how charismatic the...Read more
Garnet Roach
Shareholder activism sees uptick in Asia
Asian companies have seen the most shareholder activism campaigns so far this year, outside of the US, according to new data from Activist Insight. The research provider’s numbers for August show a notable...Read more
Ben Richardson
Activists are rebranding as a ‘force for good’
The image of the activist shareholder has changed, especially in Asia. Accused of being short term, secretive corporate raiders in the past, activists are now careful to position themselves as ‘change agents’, helping...Read more

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