Ricardo Jiménez Hernández
Strategic adviser at Harmon and a former director of investor relations at Ferrovial
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The mortality rate of IPOs: Puig Brands a rare success for European listings
A mortality rate is defined as the proportion of deaths that occur in a given area (country, community, province, municipality) in...
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Summer is here, bringing with it the tyranny of proxy advisers
Spring and early summer is the time of year when most listed companies’ shareholder meetings take place, where matters as diverse...
The opportunity and risk of an IPO: How IR can navigate public floats
An IPO always marks a significant milestone in a company’s trajectory. At this point, the business model is validated by the...
Semantics in the financial world: Are buybacks really remuneration for all shareholders?
The realities of linguistic sciences and the financial world do not appear to be very close. Semantics is the part of the...
Accounting for growth: Defending shareholder interests
The late 1980s and early 1990s saw a period of growth in the performance of UK companies. But some constituents of the FTSE 100...
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How Mifid II killed the broker
The European Commission approved a proposal by the end of 2022 whereby commissions for the execution of buy/sell orders and...
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‘Tsunami of detail’ required in Europe’s new common reporting framework
The European Council has approved the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD). The approval marks the end of the...
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The pros and cons of share buybacks for IR
A share buyback is the operation whereby a company buys shares of its own stock on the market, usually with the idea of amortizing...
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IR basics: How to engage your investor as a customer
All companies in different sectors compete to attract customers and increase their market share. In investor relations activity...
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