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Advisory intelligence: Why investors sold large cap technology stocks
Sponsored content During the first quarter of 2020, as the reality of the Covid-19 pandemic dawned on investors, outflows in the technology sector spiked significantly, compared to all other sectors. The healthcare...Read more
Oliver Schutzmann
Buy, sell or do nothing? Timing is everything
The first requirement of great comedy is timing: with great timing, an average gag becomes a rib-tickler; get the timing wrong and the best joke elicits only yawns. Good timing transforms the average...Read more
Tim Human
Global fund managers remain bearish
Stocks may have surged from March lows, but investors remain wary of the recovery and are keeping plenty of cash on hand, according to the latest fund manager survey from Bank of America...Read more

Case studies

Tim Human
Class action
One of the biggest interruptions to normal life caused by Covid-19 is the shutdown of schools and universities. At time of writing, more than 1.5 bn learners worldwide have been affected by these...Read more
Tim Human
The week in investor relations: Index shake-ups, ESG scores and dividend cuts
Markets – The stock market gyrations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a major shake-up of the S&P 500 index, according to Bloomberg . More than 30 companies are at...Read more
Zsuzsanna Szabo
Companies warned against executive bonuses by UK investor group
Investors expect UK-listed companies seeking to raise additional capital from shareholders or furloughing employees during the pandemic to rein in executive pay this year to avoid reputational risk for years to come. The...Read more
Ben Maiden
A tale of two transactions
For investor relations teams, a major corporate transaction can be both a nerve-wracking challenge and an opportunity to showcase quite how important a role they can play in the long-term health of the...Read more

Activism

Oliver Schutzmann
AGMs: Pandemic provides proof of popularity
We have become used to living in lockdown. We have become used to birdsong replacing traffic noise, to working from home, to virtual meetings. We have become used to Webex, to staying in,...Read more
Staff Writers
Shareholder Activism report now available
IR Magazine has released a new report examining attitudes and practices toward shareholder activist campaigns. The report looks at this issue from three key viewpoints: IROs, buy-side investors and sell-side analysts. Findings...Read more
Tim Human
The week in investor relations: Activism, AGMs and dividends all up for debate
– Shareholder activism fell sharply in March as the spread of Covid-19 accelerated, reported Reuters . The number of campaigns launched in March stood at 16, a fall of 38 percent compared with...Read more
Ben Ashwell
Activists see value amid stock price crashes, with issuers encouraged to settle
With the S&P 500 and Nasdaq Composite Index falling around 12 percent on March 16, activist investors are seeing the opportunity for value in the market. Several notable activists – including Carl Icahn,...Read more

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