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Andrew Holt
CVC Credit appoints new head of IR
The credit arm of London-based private equity group CVC Capital Partners has appointed Mike Anderson as its new head of investor relations. Anderson joins from rival London credit firm Pemberton Asset Management where...Read more
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

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Obituary: Elaine Wyatt
IR Magazine was sad to learn of the passing of Elaine Wyatt on June 24. Wyatt was the founder and principal of Wyatt Strategic Communications and a CIRI board member. She started her...Read more
Candice de Monts-Petit
Q&A with an IR legend: Anne Guimard
IR pioneer Anne Guimard started her career in investment banking at Daiwa Securities before joining French blue chip Saint-Gobain in what was France’s first-ever IR department. The founder of Paris and London-based consultancy...Read more
Andrew Holt
Research reveals buy-side focus on stakeholder engagement and corporate culture
Recent research from UK consultancy SIFA Strategy reveals that the buy side is increasingly building areas such as stakeholder engagement, corporate behavior and culture into its investment decision-making models – either through integrated...Read more
Garnet Roach
Three is the magic number at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2018
Banco Santander, Iberdrola and Lanxess each took home three awards at last night’s black-tie event in London, while newcomer Borregaard took home the best overall investor relations award in the small-cap category ...Read more

Activism

Oliver Schutzmann
Are institutional investors becoming universal activists?
The popular image of the activist investor is a slick and merciless Wall Street financier, relentlessly pursuing financial reward, perhaps best epitomized by Gordon Gekko and his philosophy that ‘greed is good’ in...Read more
Andrew Holt
Proxy season 2018 sees proposals focus on shareholder rights
The 2018 proxy season saw shareholder proposals focus more on shareholder rights than ever before, but with less success than in past years. Investors submitted 138 shareholder rights proposals at US-headquartered companies during...Read more
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

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