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Despite the rising number of Covid-19 cases around the world, the global IPO market hit historic levels in the third quarter as companies rushed to go public, according to a report from EY. Between July and September, global IPO proceeds rose 138 percent year on year to $95 bn, the highest third quarter for the last 20 years, ...

IR Magazine has released a new report investigating how companies engage with investors on governance and related issues outside of the proxy season. The report examines the different types of governance-related activities companies engage in with investors in the off-season and what issues are discussed. The report further looks at who investors meet with in the off-season and what impact this type of engagement has on investor relations and proxy voting. ...

At midnight last night AstraZeneca switched its US listing from the NYSE to Nasdaq, with the growth of passive investing playing a role in the decision to switch stock exchanges. There are ‘three key factors that influenced the decision: cost, branding & perception and index participation,’ says Thomas Kudsk Larsen, head of IR at Cambridge-headquartered AstraZeneca, which is currently partnered with Oxford University in the hunt for a viable vaccine against ...

Winners of the IR Magazine Awards have a higher valuation and lower volatility than other companies, according to new research from IHS Markit. Tonight marks the first ever virtual IR Magazine Awards, as the winners of the US Awards are crowned. While the nominees anxiously wait...