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Jack Aldane
Are Exchange Traded Funds (ETFs) a danger to the stock market?
Exchange Traded Fund (ETFs) are increasingly present in institutional investors’ portfolios. Kirst Kuipers of BlackRock says this is because they offer diversified access to markets and because they are cheap and easy to...Read more
Oliver Schutzmann
Meira Conference: IR comes of age in the Middle East
The Bulgari Hotel and Resort in Dubai is precisely what you would expect of a five-star resort in a five-star destination: luxurious elegance and stylish sophistication. And when the Middle East Investor Relations...Read more
Clare Payne
Why investors are targeting tobacco-free portfolios
The boardroom agendas of businesses across the globe are strikingly similar, despite each believing in their own distinct market proposition. Like much else, what’s on the agenda is subject to fads, the influence...Read more

Case studies

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
Sarah Bowman
Bridging the gap between the C-suite and investors
As IROs, we sometimes struggle to convey the concerns and interests of investors to our C-suite. For those on the front lines of running a business, regardless of the sector, the practice of...Read more
Jack Aldane
Taiwan investor relations institute to hold chartering ceremony
The recently established Taiwan Investor Relations Institute (Tiri) aims to strengthen the investor relations community within Taiwan and raise the profile of IROs at listed and private companies, as well as those preparing...Read more
Staff Writers
Short list revealed for Global Forum people’s choice award
This year IR Magazine is heading to Amsterdam for the annual Global Forum & Awards, bringing with it – for the second time – the people’s choice award. Last year four companies were...Read more

Activism

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
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

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