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Award regulars Danaher and Medtronic are each up for four awards at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2021, in a year when 13 different healthcare and pharmaceutical companies share 21 nominations. The only other company to boast four award nods is Axon Enterprise, the Arizona-based inventor of the tazer, which develops technology and weapons products for the military, law enforcement and civilians. Axon is in the running for best overall investor relations (mid-cap), b...

The Investor Perception Study – Asia 2020 looks at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in Asia as voted for by the investment community.   Click here to download the report >>   A total of 313 portfolio managers and analysts took part in online survey in Q2 and Q3, 2020 to determine the best current ...

Last year many companies found themselves suddenly working as part of the Covid-19 relief effort given their specialties in certain areas.  One example is Borregaard, the Norwegian chemicals company. Two smaller parts of its business – bioethanol and sodium hypochlorite – are used in disinfectant products, particularly ethanol, which is used in hand and equipment sanitizer. In a best-practice interview, conducted in the run-up to the ...

Investor relations budgets declined notably over the last year as companies responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research from IR Magazine.  The average budget, excluding staff costs, dropped 16 percent to $329,000, finds the IR Magazine Global Investor Relations Practice Report 2020.  The report is based on a global survey of more than 900 IR professionals, with responses collected between the first and third quarters of 2...