At a glance NO SMALL CHALLENGE The share price of India’s mining giant Vedanta Resources had plummeted severely...Read more

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There has been recent media speculation around possible mutual recognition of stock exchange listing rules between the US and...Read more

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Global mining company BHP Billiton can do no wrong in the eyes of the Australian market. For the second year in a row, it was a big...Read more

It’s a significant wake-up call for the Australian investor relations community: if you are not already actively engaging with your...Read more

In an age of continuous disclosure and electronic communication, the shareholder or annual general meeting (AGM) is being pilloried...Read more

Australian investor relations is at a turning point. Seen as a world leader in corporate governance, Australia was one of the first to...Read more

Planning investor relations education courses is a real challenge. IR is a relatively young job compared to most others. Unlike...Read more

Everyone's talking about auditor independence. Apart from the high profile company collapses that have recently catapulted the issue...Read more

The year 2001 has been a milestone for the Australian investor relations industry. The highlight was the birth of the Australasian...Read more

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In the words of that great oracle, Posh Spice, 'All you need is positivity.' Or so thought the former CEOs of two Australian publicly...Read more