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– A majority of investors think the US-China trade war is the ‘new normal’, according to a survey of global fund managers conducted by...Read more
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They say IR truly shows its worth in challenging conditions – and that’s precisely what Biocartis faced in September when the...Read more
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Companies need to step up their reporting on climate-related issues, according to a new report from the UK’s Financial Reporting...Read more
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– The Stock Exchange of Hong Kong has dropped its £32 bn ($40 bn) bid for the London Stock Exchange (LSE), reports the Guardian...Read more
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The IR Society, the UK’s investor relations association, has announced a change in leadership: Gary Davies is to retire from his...Read more
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The amount of assets managed under ESG criteria continues to grow strongly. But corporate incentive plans are struggling to keep pace...Read more
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What links Mifid II, Greta Thunberg and Jeff Bezos? They are all, in their own way, shaping the future of the IR profession. Mifid II...Read more
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Precision BioSciences, a genome-editing company, has brought in an investment banker who helped with its IPO to run financial strategy...Read more
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- US equities bore the brunt of global stock market declines this week, reports Bloomberg (paywall). The MSCI USA Index fell almost 3...Read more
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IR Magazine has announced the winners of the Global Awards 2019. Each year IR Magazine undertakes regional surveys...Read more
September 2019
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In 2000, Borussia Dortmund, the German football team, became the first club to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Last week the...Read more
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In 2017, IEX received final approval to start listing companies. The stock exchange, founded in 2012 and made famous by Michael Lewis...Read more
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- The collapse of WeWork’s IPO plans shows that investors are taking corporate governance seriously, reports Fortun e . Last week, the...Read more
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MSCI, the provider of indices and other tools to the investment community, has announced the appointment of Salli Schwartz as the...Read more
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IROs used a recent survey about Mifid II to let off some steam about the European regulation. Half of IR professionals say they have a...Read more
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– Airbnb, the home rental company, has announced plans to publicly list shares next year, reports Reuters . The firm has not revealed...Read more
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When companies send out proxy materials, such as the agenda for an annual shareholder meeting, the information has to pass through a...Read more
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Richard Davies launched his eponymous investor relations firm back in 2002. Over the following 17 years, Richard Davies Investor...Read more
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Got a question for an investor or analyst you’ve always wanted to ask? At the upcoming IR Magazine Think Tank – Canada 2019 , you’ll...Read more
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Equiniti Group has continued to build out its corporate services offering with the acquisition of UK-based IR firm Richard Davies...Read more
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Grant Bartucci, associate director of corporate access and broker relations at Point72 Asset Management, is speaking at the IR...Read more
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Amid the traditional non-deal roadshow locations of Europe – such as London, Edinburgh and Frankfurt – Madrid can be overlooked...Read more
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Ørsted, the Danish offshore wind farm developer, has named Allan Andersen as its new head of investor relations. Andersen, a long-time...Read more
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When asked to name her responsibilities, Lauren Ranalli, CFO of First Resource Bank, rattles off a range of departments. ‘You tend to...Read more
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While artificial intelligence (AI) is viewed as key to the future of the investment industry, hedge funds with a high reliance on AI...Read more
August 2019
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Comstock Resources, the US energy company backed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, has brought in experienced sell-side analyst...Read more
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UBS has announced that Huw van Steenis, an adviser to Bank of England (BoE) governor Mark Carney, will join the investment bank as...Read more
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The ongoing changes to the sell-side corporate access model have led a number of market participants to step up and offer alternative...Read more
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Teri Loxam is leaving her role as head of IR at Merck to become the chief financial officer at SQZ Biotechnologies, a private firm...Read more
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Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), the global timeshare company headquartered in Orlando, Florida, has announced the appointment of former...Read more
June 2019
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European regulators have long held opposing views on unbundling, the process of separating the costs of research and trading. The UK’s...Read more
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‘There isn’t a return. That bridge has been pulled up.’ That’s how Anne Finucane, Bank of America’s vice chair, described her firm’s...Read more
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When the UK voted to leave the EU, companies like Britvic felt the impact almost immediately. In the days that followed the referendum...Read more
November 2018
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If you see a fax number on someone’s business card these days, your eyebrows may begin to rise. While not completely out of use, the...Read more
September 2017
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Earlier this year IR Magazine published research demonstrating that while the number of men and women working in IR is...Read more
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Untangling Mifid You can’t get a group of European IROs together without talking about Mifid II . The far-reaching...Read more
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At a glance Time to talk Around 100 attendees gathered in London in June for the IR Magazine Think...Read more
August 2017
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T Rowe Price has become the latest investment firm to announce it will absorb the costs of research when Europe’s new Mifid II...Read more
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Despite the growing pile of assets invested with ESG criteria in mind, few IR teams are actively targeting ESG-focused funds,...Read more
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When it comes to investor targeting , there is a wide range of practice in the IR world. Some companies take a strategic approach,...Read more
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Successful IR comes down to managing your time (and your management’s time) effectively. Choices must constantly be made between...Read more
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Results announcements are a key event for IR teams to manage, requiring careful planning and confident execution. Among the many...Read more
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Three coal companies have avoided divestment from Calpers by convincing the US pension fund they planned to make significant changes...Read more
July 2017
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Understanding market expectations is a critical part of the IR role. That’s why many IR teams compile their own internal sell-side...Read more
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Allegheny Technologies (ATI), the US-based specialty metals company, has announced that veteran IR chief Daniel Greenfield is stepping...Read more
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This is an edited version of IR Magazine 's IR Careers newsletter, a monthly roundup of the latest industry moves and...Read more
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Moscow Exchange has named Anton Terentiev as its new head of investor relations following the departure of Sergey Klinkov, who has...Read more
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IR teams at larger companies or in high-growth industries often struggle with a large sell-side following. When there are 30+ analysts...Read more
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Wells Fargo has created a new stakeholder relations group that brings together investor relations with other communications...Read more
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Germany has long produced some of the best IR teams in Europe – and 2017 is no exception. The country provides one in five...Read more
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Each year, IR Magazine surveys investors and analysts across the world to provide the research for our regional awards...Read more
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Few IR teams have been lucky enough to see their budgets rise over the last couple of years. That trend holds true in the Asia region...Read more
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The latest round of IR Magazine ’s Global Investor Relations Survey is live. We would be very grateful if you could spare a...Read more
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AstraZeneca received two accolades for its investor events this year. First, the judges at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2017...Read more
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For nearly two decades, the SEC has encouraged companies to adopt clear writing in their financial statements through its Plain...Read more
June 2017
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TUI Group has announced that Peter Krüger, a 13-year veteran of Deutsche Bank, will take over as group director of investor relations...Read more
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They say good IR is about being consistent, and one firm that lives up to the mantra is Iberdrola, which regularly takes home prizes...Read more
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Last year’s IR Society conference took place the day before the UK’s referendum on membership of the European Union. This year the...Read more
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IROs often find themselves in an ethical bind, trying to balance a duty to the company on one hand and shareholders on the other. That...Read more
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John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News and former editor-in-chief of The Economist , has said the news industry...Read more
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The impact of Mifid II on investor relations departments remains a topic of much speculation. The new rules, due for implementation at...Read more
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While a minority of companies actively target hedge funds as prospective investors, the vast majority meet with hedge funds on a...Read more
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Cedric Burgher has swapped his IR role at EOG Resources for the top finance job at Occidental Petroleum Corporation (Oxy). He joins...Read more
May 2017
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Most public companies today understand the importance of having a decent IR website . Poll after poll has shown that investors and...Read more
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The hedge fund world today is highly varied and includes many funds that act like long-only institutions. Despite this, IR teams on...Read more
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Brexit will see London lose relevance as a financial center and Frankfurt is the European city most likely to benefit from the change...Read more
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The Australasian Investor Relations Association (Aira) has proposed a new code of conduct for proxy advisers and listed companies in...Read more
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A handful of companies flew up the rankings at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2017 , climbing dozens of places to enter the top 10. Each...Read more
April 2017
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The amount companies spent on external IR services declined last year, if only marginally, according to the IR Magazine Global...Read more
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IR teams often struggle with how best to show their worth to senior management. Many IR goals – such as a fair value for the company,...Read more
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Last year we uncovered a glass ceiling in the IR world: our global IRO survey revealed that while the number of men and women who work...Read more
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Investors and analysts revealed some of the secrets behind great investor meetings when they voted for the IR Magazine Awards – US...Read more
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Euronext has acquired IR.soft, a provider of IR workflow and targeting tools, as the exchange operator continues to build out its...Read more
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The development of IR has involved the practice becoming more finance-focused. As the profession matured, the IR team drifted away...Read more
March 2017
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The IR Magazine Awards – US 2017 were decided by your most important external constituents: investors and analysts. This year, around...Read more
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Sherwin-Williams and Jack in the Box walked away with the biggest smiles at the IR Magazine Awards US – 2017 last night. Both...Read more
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IR Magazine has revealed the winners of the IR Magazine Awards – US 2017 at a gala event in New York. But who deserves a...Read more
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Donald Trump campaigned for the US presidency on the back of promises to shake up global trade, tax and regulation. The first few...Read more
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IR teams are used to analysts courting management through a bit of buttering up on conference calls . But the extent of their fawning...Read more
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IR departments based in Asia continued to pull back their meeting activity in 2016, according to research from IR Magazine ...Read more
February 2017
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The latest round of IR Magazine ’s Global Investor Relations Survey has launched. You can add your voice to the discussion by...Read more
January 2017
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What’s the most challenging IR job in the world today? One of the toughest must be held by Phil Corbett of Genel Energy. All the...Read more
December 2016
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Chris Taylor, Ipreo’s executive vice president, is moving to the NYSE to become vice president, NYSE listings and listing services,...Read more
November 2016
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Sustainable investment is a fast-rising trend but the picture is a complex one for IR teams to decipher thanks to the variety of...Read more
September 2016
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DP World swept to victory at the annual awards of the Middle East Investor Relations Association (Meira) last night, winning in six...Read more
July 2016
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At a glance Brexit shadow As senior IROs from around Europe gathered in London for this year’s...Read more
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The UK’s IR Society gathered in London for its annual conference just two days before the UK referendum on European Union membership...Read more
June 2016
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The first day of NIRI’s annual conference coincided with the San Diego Rock ‘n’ Roll Marathon, a run where bands play along the course...Read more
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NIRI 2016 June 5-8 San Diego, CA Twitter #NIRI Neat town NIRI’s annual conference is back in San Diego for the first...Read more
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At a glance Breaking new ground Companies are experimenting with new ways to display corporate...Read more
March 2016
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The IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia used to be all about Singapore – but not anymore. While DBS Group, based in the city-state,...Read more
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At a glance Time’s up Last November, the deadline passed for European Union states to end the obligation for...Read more
January 2016
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With the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2016 just a week away, we look at five questions that will be decided on February 4 at The Carlu...Read more
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Investor relations teams have upped their focus on non-deal roadshows to Asia as they search the globe for fresh investment...Read more
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Royal Dutch Shell and Ahold’s head of IR Henk Jan ten Brinke walked away with the main prizes at the Dutch IR awards last week. The...Read more
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December 2015
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November 2015
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The global stock market crash of late August, sparked by China’s Black Monday, spooked investors – but not the investor relations team...Read more
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Four companies went home doubly happy from last night’s Best Practice Awards, held by the UK’s IR Society, after picking up two gongs...Read more
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IEX, the new trading venue that features in Michael Lewis’ book Flash Boys , has engaged in fierce debate with critics and...Read more
October 2015
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Delegates were able to take part in three speed discussions during the course of the session, with each table hosted by a discussion...Read more
September 2015
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While IR is undeniably framed by local rules and regulations, there are IR principles that hold true wherever you are based. Companies...Read more
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In April, 500 letters left BlackRock’s New York headquarters and were scattered across the US. Destined for the CEO’s office at every...Read more
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Listcorp, an online disclosure platform that links companies with private investors, has expanded its service to the UK. The platform...Read more
August 2015
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July 2015
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At last week’s IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2015, Iberdrola walked away with three gongs, including the coveted prize for best use of...Read more
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Ignacio Cuenca, head of IR at Iberdrola, discusses what sets his IR team apart, why five people make a good IR department and the...Read more
June 2015
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Speaking at NIRI's 2015 annual conference, Robert Berick, senior vice president and managing director at Falls Communications,...Read more
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Joseph Spedale, president at Kingsdale Shareholder Services US, discusses his firm's US expansion at NIRI's 2015 annual conference,...Read more
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The city of Chicago was in party mood on Monday night following the Stanley Cup triumph of local hockey team the Blackhawks. Many NIRI...Read more
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For the first two days of NIRI’s annual conference in Chicago, the hot topics of conversation were short-termism, activism, IR...Read more
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Right now investment banks are cutting back – and when they do, sell-side analysts start to look for new roles. That in turn leads to...Read more
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The year that preceded the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2015 proved a rocky one for local companies, jolted as they were by sharp...Read more
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They say champions like to sign off on a high. That’s certainly what Covidien did at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2015 when it took...Read more
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Thomas Fischler is head of IR at Drägerwerk, which won the grand prix for best overall IR by a small cap at the IR Magazine Awards –...Read more
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It’s getting to that time of year when companies start to think about their next annual report. For most readers, this increasingly...Read more
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For US companies, the hot governance topic of the year is undoubtedly proxy access. In the run-up to this year’s proxy season, more...Read more
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NIRI 2015 June 14-17, Chicago, Illinois Twitter: #NIRI Chicago, Illinois Destination city Last year NIRI...Read more
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Walmart Stores has become the latest company to freshen up its earnings release with color and charts. The supermarket giant’s first...Read more
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The Canadian investor relations community has called for the mandatory disclosure threshold for investors to fall from 10 percent to 5...Read more
May 2015
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Asia’s equity investors continue to up their exposure to European companies, with government pension funds driving the latest wave of...Read more
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It’s not been a great week for Twitter’s results or its investor relations. On Tuesday, the company was due to release its earnings...Read more
April 2015
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March 2015
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February 2015
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Marketwired has split from Sysomos, the social media intelligence firm it acquired five years ago, and promoted chief strategy officer...Read more
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While almost all companies go on the road at some point during the year, there are significant differences between roadshow practices...Read more
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New York, Boston and London: these cities are as familiar as they come for IR teams given the depth of assets held under management in...Read more
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As part of our research for the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2015, we conducted extensive research into Canadian buy-side and sell-side...Read more
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UK companies could learn a lot from their US peers about the most effective way to use social media for corporate communications,...Read more
January 2015
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Last November, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), the UK’s financial regulator, gave companies permission to drop quarterly...Read more
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For IROs trying to understand how their stock is traded, the market has become markedly more complicated over the years. Buying and...Read more
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Elena Doom, Honeywell’s IRO of more than five years and regular IR award winner, has joined Corbin Perception as managing partner...Read more
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US stocks rose to record highs at the end of last year – with the Dow and S&P 500 both breaking records in December – but buy-side...Read more
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The Dutch IR community paid tribute last night to the CFO of Sligro Food Group, Huub van Rozendaal, who received a special lifetime...Read more
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They may not be a new option in the IR toolkit but, for investors and analysts, webcasts remain one of the most importance forms of...Read more
December 2014
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Given the technology we have available today, it should be easier for investors to locate the key information they need on listed...Read more
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Get a group of IROs together and one of the topics of conversation will inevitably be: which brokers provide the best roadshow support...Read more
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Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company has risen to the summit of the Asia Top 50, IR Magazine ’s regional ranking of IR...Read more
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Carole Dupont-Pietri, PSA Peugeot Citroën’s IRO of the last four years, has left the embattled car maker to take up a new role as...Read more
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The story of IR in Brazil over the last 10 years is one of a rapidly maturing profession. A handful of large, NYSE-listed companies...Read more
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Your correspondent left rainy London behind last month and arrived 22 hours later in the glorious late spring of Sydney to attend the...Read more
October 2014
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The importance of the IR website is well understood – investors and analysts wouldn’t know what to do without it. But what would key...Read more
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Many IR teams have little or no involvement in bond issuance and debt communications. One company that leans dramatically the other...Read more
September 2014
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This is an edited version of IR Magazine's weekly newsletter. Click here to subscribe for free. No two IR departments are...Read more
August 2014
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You are analyzing the traffic on your website when you notice a hedge fund well known for unseating board members has been visiting...Read more
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Investis has continued its expansion drive with the acquisition of Alert IR, the Swedish provider of corporate and financial websites...Read more
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While the Asia-Pacific equity market is still dominated by the big three of Hong Kong, Singapore and Tokyo, a fourth city is moving up...Read more
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This June marked a year since NASDAQ OMX completed its massive acquisition of Thomson Reuters ’ IR, PR and multimedia businesses. With...Read more
July 2014
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Can you describe your new role? My title is global head of advisory services and I’m responsible for NASDAQ’s...Read more
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In March this year Cisco announced plans to muscle in on the high-growth cloud computing market, revealing a planned $1 bn investment...Read more
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In a surprise move, NIRI has announced that its president and CEO of seven years Jeff Morgan will step down to take up an opportunity...Read more
June 2014
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At NIRI’s annual conference on Tuesday morning, the audience got to enjoy another reimagining, if that’s the right word, of a Vegas-...Read more
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Las Vegas is already a pretty hot part of the world in June but it experienced a heat wave to coincide with the start of NIRI’s annual...Read more
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What: NIRI 2014 When and where: June 8-11, Las Vegas, Nevada Twitter: #NIRI...Read more
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Deb Wasser is senior vice president of IR and corporate communications at Veeco Instruments, and a former winner of the best small-cap...Read more
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Telecom Argentina, Argentina Countries look forward to the day they move from frontier to emerging market status, a...Read more
May 2014
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Most IROs take a cautious approach to social media , including Twitter. But some not only tweet about results but also offer a...Read more
April 2014
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We must take stronger action, more urgently. That is the message from the UN’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), which...Read more
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Aditya Renjen is general manager of IR at Olam International, a Singapore-based supply chain and agricultural firm. Olam won awards...Read more
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NASDAQ OMX significantly expanded its corporate solutions business last summer with the acquisition of the IR, PR and multimedia units...Read more
March 2014
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As many companies know through painful experience, a lack of research coverage is a serious impediment to attracting new investors...Read more
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Your CFO is on the phone. Your chairman has just received a letter from an organization called the Investor Forum. It wants you to sit...Read more
February 2014
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Carlos Lazar is head of IR at Brazilian education provider Kroton Educacional, which won the grand prix for best overall IR by a large...Read more
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While many management teams now consider investor relations a key strategic function, it is not always given the attention it deserves...Read more
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Two firms with a vision of how the annual report will be distributed in the future have joined forces. Issuer Direct, the disclosure...Read more
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Carl Icahn remained typically robust in tone this week despite withdrawing his proposal for a $50 bn buyback program at Apple. In an...Read more
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IROs who gathered for last week’s IR 2014 conference, held jointly by IR Club and Cometis, arrived to a traditional Frankfurt welcome...Read more
January 2014
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Nuno Vieira is head of IR at Portugal Telecom. The firm, which is in the process of merging with its Brazilian subsidiary Oi, won best...Read more
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The turmoil of the late 2000s left many in the investor relations profession with stories of high drama to tell. If you were compiling...Read more
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Business Wire has released a guide to social media for investor relations professionals, outlining 12 ways to use social channels to...Read more
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Lululemon, the Canadian producer of high-end yoga pants, likes to do things its own way. The company keeps its products scarce, to...Read more
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A bipartisan proposal in the US Congress would force the SEC and other regulators to disclose all details of any settlement with...Read more
December 2013
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This month, a group of institutional investors announced the creation of the Investor Forum, which will work to boost engagement...Read more
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Dr Dominik Heger is head of IR at Linde Group, the DAX-listed industrial gases company. In 2013 Linde Group ranked 21st in the IR...Read more
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It would have been rude to do it any other way. Twitter revealed its decision to launch its IPO – how else? – via a tweet. But the...Read more
November 2013
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ASOS capped a year of bumper profits and heady stock market performance by scooping five gongs at last night’s Investor Relations...Read more
October 2013
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Over the summer, news emerged that CalPERS plans to review its use of external active equity managers. In the ongoing debate between...Read more
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When the chance of an investor relations role first came up, Jeff Chastain admits he ‘had no clue’ what the profession was about...Read more
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Welcome to part two of our roadshow mini-guides. In this section, you'll find cities 11-20 in our list of the most popular roadshow...Read more
September 2013
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The next roadshow is always just around the corner, throwing up questions like who to see, where to stay and, if the schedule is kind...Read more
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Hedge funds are no longer viewed as just short-termist troublemakers; many are long-term supporters of listed companies. But it’s...Read more
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What could you improve about your IR website? Are you getting the basics right? And how could you soup it up? Those are questions...Read more
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‘It wasn’t a fun year.’ That’s how Dr Adit Laixuthai describes his first 12 months in IR at Kasikornbank. He arrived at KBank in 1999...Read more
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Roughly a year ago we talked to a number of IROs to find out which apps they find useful in their working lives, prompted by the...Read more
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Paul Smith, who heads up investor relations at Glencore Xstrata, has been appointed to the board of Lonmin as a non-executive director...Read more
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August 2013
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July 2013
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Investor relations remains a relatively new profession, one which has evolved from a number of other departments within companies, so...Read more
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Another week, another live earnings video. Yesterday, Netflix became the second company in just over a week to replace its quarterly...Read more
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BankUnited’s IRO has seen the company’s legal brief added to her role. The Miami Lakes, Florida-based lender, which has undergone a...Read more
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While on the lookout for the next big trend to affect the IR industry, Ipreo noted the potential of virtual meetings – but also...Read more
June 2013
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After last year’s focus on the macro picture and debt relations, the IR Society responded to audience feedback and focused its 2013...Read more
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The final day and a half of NIRI’s 2013 annual conference began early with breakfast briefings at 7.00 am – a tough ask given the late...Read more
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After trying out Seattle last year, NIRI returned to the familiar turf of Hollywood, Florida for its 2013 annual conference. While the...Read more
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A growing number of companies are adopting virtual shareholder meetings, or VSMs, yet the debate over their use shows little sign of...Read more
May 2013
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Kasikornbank, Thailand Operating in an emerging market might mean you have to work that little bit harder, but Dr...Read more
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The SEC set the investor relations community all aflutter with its guidance in April on corporate disclosure via social media...Read more
April 2013
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While travel is a big part of IR, that usually means fleeting stops in global financial centers before rushing off for the next flight...Read more
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对于从事IR的人员来说，旅行占据了工作的大部分，这意味着在全球金融中心短暂的停留后立即冲向下一个航班。对于大众汽车的IR经理来说，情况有些不一样——这位IR经理目前正在位于北京的中国公司总部进行为期两年的工作。 这一职位的设置凸显了中国市场之于大众汽车的重要性。...Read more
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Which single regulatory change in the US would help the country’s IROs do their job better? For NIRI CEO and president Jeff Morgan,...Read more
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We all keep hearing about the importance of having a mobile strategy; it’s a bit like what we heard about China in the early 1990s...Read more
March 2013
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Let me start with a big thank you to everyone who attended our IR Magazine Awards – US 2013 last Thursday in New York and helped make...Read more
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It’s common for IR teams to track internally the sell-side consensus. It’s much rarer, however, for companies to publish their own...Read more
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It’s not long now until the IR Magazine Awards – US 2013 , which take place at Cipriani Wall Street on Thursday night. As is...Read more
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Looking for a model to base your sustainability reporting on? One place to look is the annual ranking of sustainability reporters...Read more
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In December, Turk Telekom worked with the Turkish Investor Relations Society to put on a new conference called the IR Summit – just...Read more
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This year kicked off with a surge of interest in equities, including actively managed funds. But the longer-term story is less...Read more
February 2013
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Derwent Capital shot to fame last year when it launched a hedge fund based on Twitter sentiment. Just a month later – during which...Read more
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The ‘likes’ are racking up for Loyal3, the San Francisco start-up that lets companies sell stock to customers via Facebook. The firm,...Read more
January 2013
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Loyal3, the San Francisco-based start-up that helps customers become shareholders, is adding 10 new companies to its platform this...Read more
December 2012
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IntercontinentalExchange (ICE), the Atlanta-based energy and commodities bourse, has agreed to buy NYSE Euronext for $8.2 bn in a move...Read more
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Twenty-five years ago, IR Magazine was launched with the stated aim of helping you ‘adopt the most effective communications...Read more
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NASDAQ OMX has dramatically increased the range and scope of its corporate services business after announcing an agreement to acquire...Read more
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You know economic nationalism is on the rise when even the UK is growing comfortable with it. The British government has said it will...Read more
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PR Newswire has entered the growing market for investor relations apps through a partnership with theIRapp, a provider of mobile apps...Read more
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IR Magazine caught up with Bruce Aust, head of NASDAQ OMX’s global listings business and corporate services unit. ...Read more
November 2012
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Zep, the professional cleaning company, has hired Don De Laria as vice president of investor relations and communications. Prior to...Read more
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Kingfisher soared above its peers at the IR Society Best Practice Awards last night, taking home three prizes including best investor...Read more
October 2012
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Flowserve, the NYSE-listed manufacturer of industrial valves, pumps and seals, has hired Jay Roueche as vice president, treasurer and...Read more
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MSC Industrial Direct, the industrial equipment supplier with $2 bn annual sales, has hired experienced IRO John Chironna as vice...Read more
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Dow Chemical had to rush out its third quarter results and restructuring plans on Tuesday afternoon after ‘inadvertently’ sending a...Read more
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After a long and illustrious career as CN’s head of investor relations, Robert Noorigian will retire in December. Hired by CEO Paul...Read more
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Of all the changes made to General Electric’s investor relations work over the last five years, one of the most far-reaching and...Read more
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Investor relations budgets at UK mid-caps appear to be stabilizing, although IR teams still have tough decisions to make about how to...Read more
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Investors are set to stage a major revolt at News Corporation’s annual meeting tomorrow for the second year in a row, although efforts...Read more
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Bankers were apparently less than thrilled when Glencore called in former UK prime minister Tony Blair to smooth over relations with...Read more
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A former director at market intelligence provider Capital Precision has set up his own London-based ownership analysis firm. Amit...Read more
September 2012
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BeaconLive has launched a new investor relations division as the audio and web conferencing company looks to break into new markets...Read more
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It’s hard to imagine working in investor relations without a smartphone these days, and a few people are starting to say the same...Read more
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Technopolis, the Finnish real estate company, is planning an innovative virtual conference for retail investors in November that will...Read more
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When it comes to social media, talking might be optional – but listening is essential. That’s the rationale behind a new product...Read more
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Several prominent companies are set to take part in a virtual investor conference next week run by Deutsche Bank’s DR division. Each...Read more
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Mediocre management teams have a new Icahn to worry about. The veteran activist Carl Icahn – who has taken on boards at numerous...Read more
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The US Treasury Department has launched the sale of $18 bn worth of stock in AIG, the insurer bailed out at the height of the...Read more
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The launch of a trading system that will connect the markets of South East Asia has moved a step closer after Singapore Exchange (SGX...Read more
August 2012
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Two college students got their first taste of investor relations this summer thanks to an internship set up by New York’s NIRI chapter...Read more
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Novatek, Russia’s largest independent gas producer, has hired Alexander Palivoda for its investor relations department. Palivoda, a...Read more
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Investors showed a marked improvement in their growth expectations this month but still remain cautious about equities, according to...Read more
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The takeover of TMX Group by a consortium of banks and pension funds has finally received shareholder support, opening the way for...Read more
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PSQ Analytics, a research service created to boost the profile of smaller UK companies, has relaunched. The service was originally set...Read more
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Investor relations services veteran Julian Cassells has left LS Global after just a year to launch her own firm. Alpha Advisory...Read more
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Singapore Exchange (SGX) has announced a review of its listing manual as the bourse takes further steps to improve its reputation as...Read more
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Institutional investors are increasingly pressing Australian and New Zealand companies for information on how ESG issues will affect...Read more
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At one point last year, it looked like the world would be left with just a handful of exchange super-groups. Merger announcement...Read more
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Harsco, the industrial services company, has announced the successor to vice president of investor relations Eugene Truett, who...Read more
July 2012
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You spend years cultivating your relationships with the buy side and then, just when those ties would most come in handy, you find...Read more
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Investors have lowered their expectations for corporate profits, although there has been an improvement in sentiment toward the...Read more
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The London Stock Exchange (LSE) and Singapore Exchange (SGX) have announced a partnership to allow cross-trading of their most...Read more
June 2012
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When Rhonda Bennetto joined TVI Pacific in August 2009, the story hadn’t been getting out at all. The company has mining operations in...Read more
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The SEC’s action against reverse mergers in the US market continued in May when the commission announced it had suspended the trading...Read more
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First on Tuesday’s agenda was a 6.00 am ‘fun run’ through Seattle, finishing up at the Seattle Museum Sculpture Garden. Unfortunately...Read more
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For early risers, Monday offered a yoga class at 5.50 am. That was a tough ask, however, for delegates who partied into the night on...Read more
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The last two NIRI conferences took place in the heat of San Diego and Orlando. This year, by contrast, the US IR association has opted...Read more
May 2012
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With the M&A market still in the doldrums, it feels like a good time to get prepped on some of the more obscure M&A...Read more
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Welcome to the fifth edition of Corporate Access , the twice-yearly supplement brought to you by IR magazine ,...Read more
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Facebook shares have fallen 10 percent below their IPO price on Monday following Friday’s highly anticipated stock market flotation...Read more
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A glass brick is placed in a receptacle, setting in motion a countdown that appears on a large digital globe. No, this is not a scene...Read more
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The CEO of Aviva has resigned following the rejection of the British insurer’s pay deals at its AGM last week. Andrew Moss, who turned...Read more
April 2012
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Knight Capital has hired WJB Capital’s former corporate access team, members of which were left looking for work when the New York-...Read more
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Last month, Severn Trent, the FTSE 100 water utility, set up a sponsored American depositary receipt (ADR) program to supplement its...Read more
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When companies grow big cash piles, they often get itchy fingers: leaving lots of money lying around can look like bad capital...Read more
March 2012
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Breaking up’s not so hard to do , noted IR magazine ’s December 2011 cover as it reflected on the increasing number of...Read more
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We are now probably nearer the end of this recession than the beginning: although the next economic cycle is unlikely to be a boom in...Read more
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The IR Magazine Canada Awards 2012 , held at the Fairmont Royal York in Toronto in February this year, shone a light on the companies...Read more
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The UK government has laid out in a consultation document its detailed proposals for a binding vote on executive pay. The consultation...Read more
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In January Vince Cable, the UK business secretary, confirmed that the government would put forward proposals for a binding vote on...Read more
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Each year, IR magazine – the print magazine that brings you IR Magazine – interviews hundreds of investors and analysts to...Read more
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A US activist investor has joined the bevy of companies chasing British IT firm Misys. ValueAct – Misys’ largest shareholder with a...Read more
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There is widespread opposition to quarterly reporting in the UK, according to the initial findings of a report into the country’s...Read more
February 2012
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When Trevor Schauenberg, GE’s head of IR, took up the role in 2008, the US conglomerate’s shareholder base did not match the global...Read more
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The UK has dramatically changed its takeover rules in the last year: bear hugs were banned, disclosure forced on bankers’ fees, and...Read more
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Few UK companies have corporate blogs, as noted by a new report on the FTSE 100 and social media released last week. And even fewer...Read more
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BATS Global Markets, the stock exchange operator, has announced it will offer free listings to companies that trade more than 2 mn...Read more
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FTSE 100 companies remain reluctant to blog despite a big increase in demand for information through social media, according to new...Read more
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The $90 bn mega-merger between Xstrata and Glencore is facing stiff opposition from shareholders as marketing for the deal gets under...Read more
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Danaher has secured the most nominations for the IR Magazine US Awards 2012 , which are set to take place on March 22 in New York. The...Read more
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TD Bank went one better than last year at yesterday’s IR Magazine Canada Awards 2012 , picking up six trophies in total, including the...Read more
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In previous years at the IR Magazine Canada Awards, Elena Cherney, editor of the Globe and Mail ’s Report on Business,...Read more
January 2012
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When Sally Jones joined British Land as head of investor relations in 2010, she had two problems with the corporate website. First, it...Read more
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Vince Cable, the UK business secretary, has confirmed proposals to give shareholders a binding vote on executive pay. The vote would...Read more
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Ian Blackford, investor relations manager at Dutch company CSM, is an exception to the rule. While most IROs are based in or close to...Read more
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David Cameron, the British prime minister, has confirmed that shareholders will be given a binding vote on pay in plans to be outlined...Read more
December 2011
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US focus It’s with a sinking feeling of uncertainty that US IROs must look back at the market turmoil of 2011 and ahead to 2012. They’...Read more
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Reassurance was certainly in short supply during 2011. From July onward, investors had an almost permanent case of the jitters as...Read more
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European investor relations professionals are frustrated by the lack of focus on company fundamentals but hope for a return to stock...Read more
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Investors have increased their positions in defensive sectors as they brace for a year of slow growth in 2012, according to the latest...Read more
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At times, the EU resembles a schoolyard: the member states are like wayward school kids who know the rules but continually break them...Read more
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange (TSE) is targeting overseas investors with the launch of a new English language magazine. The quarterly...Read more
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There remain significant barriers to an uptick in European M&A activity, according to a new report of senior executives by UBS and...Read more
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The UK government is to set out proposals next month that could make it easier for shareholders to hold companies to account over...Read more
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At a recent investor conference, IR Magazine caught up with Andrea Barbaro, IR manager and strategic planning analyst at Borsa...Read more
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Caldwell Partners, the Toronto-based global search firm, has brought in investor relations veteran Smooch Repovich Reynolds to lead...Read more
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John Williams, the former executive vice president of PR Newswire who spent 24 years at the firm and played a key role in its...Read more
November 2011
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Zynga will set off on its IPO roadshow next week amid close scrutiny of social media stocks. CEO Mark Pincus will lead the...Read more
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Chow Tai Fook Jewellery, the Hong Kong-based retailer, began taking orders for its IPO today as another luxury goods company prepares...Read more
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BATS Global Markets has received clearance from the UK’s competition authorities to take over rival Chi-X Europe, the region’s largest...Read more
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Nokia has applied to de-list from the Frankfurt Stock Exchange, citing decreased trading volumes at the bourse. Once the application...Read more
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The real estate sector put in a commanding performance last night at the IR Society’s Best Practice Awards in London. Land Securities...Read more
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The communications rule book goes out the window when you’re dealing with Larry Ellison, CEO of US-based software firm Oracle. The...Read more
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Direct Edge, the US stock exchange, has announced plans to launch a new trading venue in Brazil. Direct Edge Brazil will be based in...Read more
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The UK is home to Europe’s leading financial capital and yet UK companies are often overshadowed by their European peers when it comes...Read more
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Evraz is set to join the FTSE 100 after successfully listing its shares on the Main Market of the London Stock Exchange (LSE)...Read more
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The Tokyo Stock Exchange is close to agreeing a deal to buy the Osaka Securities Exchange in the latest bourse merger to hit the...Read more
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FTSE Group, the index provider, has launched a consultation on minimum free-float requirements following debate over whether London’s...Read more
October 2011
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Bidders were flushed into the open en masse when the UK’s new takeover rules came into effect in September. Several companies were...Read more
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There was plenty to discuss at the annual conference of IR magazine Russia & CIS – the Russian edition of IR magazine...Read more
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Two Taiwanese companies dominate the nominations for the IR Magazine Greater China Awards , which are set to take place at the Conrad...Read more
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SingTel is in pole position for the IR Magazine South East Asia Awards after scooping seven nominations for awards, more than any...Read more
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UK companies have continued to boost dividends despite the uncertain economic environment, according to a quarterly dividend report...Read more
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US companies that received more than 30 percent opposition to their pay proposals are likely to face heightened scrutiny during the...Read more
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NASDAQ scored a victory over rival the NYSE this week when it bagged the forthcoming IPO of online games company Zynga. The decision,...Read more
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Mobile proxy voting took another step forward last week with the launch of a new service from BNY Mellon Shareowner Services that...Read more
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Smaller companies keen to boost their liquidity face a problem: low trading levels are often exactly what puts off prospective new...Read more
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UK pension funds have demanded a boardroom shake-up at News Corp as the media giant prepares for its annual shareholder meeting later...Read more
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It’s a question IROs spend plenty of time mulling over: how to select which brokers to go on the road with. For mid and large-cap...Read more
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Ten years ago, many companies liked to send a photographer off round the world for weeks on end, snapping pictures for their annual...Read more
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Hewlett-Packard got some stick for its third quarter results announcement, which included the news it would buy Autonomy for $11.7 bn...Read more
September 2011
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UK investors have called on companies to improve the level of disclosure they make about board diversity. The demand appears in a...Read more
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Investors and companies disagree on how boards should react to say-on-pay dissent, according to the results of ISS’ annual policy...Read more
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NIRI has appointed Derek Cole, vice president of IR and corporate communications at ARCA biopharma, as its chair of the board of...Read more
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Bayer, the German chemicals and pharmaceutical company, has announced plans to de-list from the London Stock Exchange (LSE). The DAX...Read more
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Listed companies in Saudi Arabia had the opportunity to tune up their IR practices at a conference hosted by the Middle East Investor...Read more
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IR magazine revealed a new name for its research arm this week. The division, formerly known as XbInsight, will now be called...Read more
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UK companies could face a binding vote on executive compensation under new proposals outlined by the government yesterday. Vince Cable...Read more
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Short-term decision-making by companies and investors will come under scrutiny in a review of UK equity markets launched last week...Read more
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The majority of IROs in the US put on dedicated analyst or investor days, a new benchmarking survey by NIRI shows. In the poll of 431...Read more
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Visteon, an NYSE-listed supplier to the automotive industry, has appointed Charles (Chuck) Mazur as its new vice president of investor...Read more
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A lobby group has called on companies to help develop a new reporting framework that links financial performance with the...Read more
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Shareholder dissent grew in Europe’s periphery nations this year as sovereign debt woes continue to plague the continent. Companies in...Read more
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German financial watchdog BaFin has given the all-clear to the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext. ‘BaFin’s...Read more
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Two Harbors Investment has brought in Christine Battist as managing director responsible for IR and financial communications. Battist...Read more
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GMI, the environmental, social and governance (ESG) research provider, has launched a new platform to help investors monitor the...Read more
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An internship program set up by NIRI’s New York chapter to help the children of those who died during the 9/11 attacks is still going...Read more
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The SEC has confirmed it will not challenge the decision of an appeals court that struck down the commission’s proxy access rule. The...Read more
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Itron, a meter supplier for the energy and water industries, has brought in Barbara Doyle as vice president of investor relations. She...Read more
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Research In Motion (RIM), the embattled mobile phone company that has seen market share slip away to Apple and Google, has been...Read more
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Companies have clamped down on social media use by their employees as managers fret over security and data loss concerns, according to...Read more
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DIRK, the German IR association, is searching for a new full-time manager after the CEO-designate Torsten Tragl decided not to take up...Read more
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Investors have pressured the Financial Reporting Council into scrapping a proposal that would have allowed UK companies to stop...Read more
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A social media club for German-speaking members of the IR community has been launched by Deutsche EuroShop’s Patrick Kiss. The club –...Read more
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Hedge funds are back. One estimate from hedge fund analysis specialist Hedge Fund Research puts the size of the industry in the first...Read more
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The number of poison pill defenses in place at US firms has been steadily falling over the last 10 years. In 2001 there were 2,218...Read more
August 2011
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While not considered a core competency of investor relations, technical analysis is proving a useful tool for IROs for building...Read more
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Thomson Reuters has brought out a new version of its Marketboard iPad app with features specifically for IR professionals. The upgrade...Read more
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Companies have continued to downsize the annual shareholder meeting, raising questions about the future of the physical event,...Read more
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Maple Group, the consortium of Canadian financial services firms bidding to acquire TMX Group, has reaffirmed its commitment to the...Read more
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Haemonetics, the healthcare company specializing in blood management solutions, has hired Gerry Gould as vice president of investor...Read more
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LS Global Advisory Group has swooped to hire Julian Cassells and her team from the Altman Group, which is backing out of the corporate...Read more
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AkzoNobel’s head of IR is leaving the IR profession to take up a new role doing charity work. Huib Wurfbain, who joined the paints and...Read more
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The majority of top IROs have a financial background, according to new research from IR magazine . The research finds that...Read more
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Deutsche Börse and NYSE Euronext have taken a small step closer to their merger by receiving approval from a US government body that...Read more
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Société Générale (SocGen) has signed a liquidity agreement with Rothschild & Cie in a bid to control the volatility in its shares...Read more
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Mike Lynch, chief executive of Autonomy, has defended the takeover of UK companies by US buyers. Lynch and the rest of Autonomy’s...Read more
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Manchester United have lodged a listing application with the Singapore Exchange as the British football club looks to pay down its...Read more
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Ken Morrison, the former chairman of Wm Morrison Supermarkets, has been handed a hefty fine by the UK financial watchdog for his...Read more
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Investors have bolstered their cash piles as they become more pessimistic about the outlook for corporate profits and the chance of...Read more
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IR magazine has announced the launch of a new list ranking the best IR departments across Europe. The ‘IR Magazine Europe Top...Read more
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On Friday the SEC’s new whistleblower program took effect, allowing company employees to profit from reporting securities law...Read more
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UK companies are keeping a tight rein on annual report costs, with budgets flat or down in most cases. The pressure on budgets has...Read more
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Another company has joined the IR app brigade. Kingfisher, the FTSE 100-listed home improvement retailer, yesterday launched an app...Read more
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The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) is thinking about coordinating a continent-wide ban on short selling, according...Read more
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Banking stocks should be avoided following the downgrade to US debt by Standard & Poor’s, according to a new report from Bank of...Read more
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) suspended trading in several shares today following a suspected attack by hackers. The suspensions...Read more
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Global equity markets remained highly volatile today, with stocks experiencing extreme swings. The FTSEurofirst 300 Index fell by 5...Read more
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WR Grace, the bankrupt chemicals maker, has hired Mark Sutherland as vice president of investor relations. Sutherland arrives from...Read more
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Last week, casino operator Melco Crown Entertainment laid down the reasons why it believes it should take a secondary listing in Hong...Read more
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A new corporate governance code is in the works for smaller firms in Dubai. Dubai SME, a government agency, and Hawkamah, a governance...Read more
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The European Commission (EC) has opened an expected in-depth investigation into the proposed merger between Deutsche Börse and NYSE...Read more
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Newly listed Kosmos Energy has brought in Brad Whitmarsh as the oil and gas company’s vice president of investor relations. Kosmos,...Read more
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The majority of IR practitioners from Australia and New Zealand feel they are inadequately paid for their work, according to new...Read more
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Maple Group, the consortium of Canadian banks and pension funds aiming to take over TMX Group, has pushed back the deadline for its C$...Read more
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Dr Pepper Snapple Group (DPS) has promoted vice president of IR Carolyn Ross to head of investor relations, effective immediately. She...Read more
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Deutsche Börse has announced that shareholders representing more than 95 percent of outstanding stock have backed the exchange’s...Read more
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Cowen Group, the New York-based financial services firm, has hired Ray Cameron as its new head of corporate access. He will report to...Read more
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Nexis has taken on Sheffield United, the UK football team, as a shareholder in return for shirt sponsorship during next year’s season...Read more
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Rank, the UK leisure group, says in its corporate literature it has been entertaining people since 1937. That tradition has extended...Read more
July 2011
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BSkyB will return around £1 bn ($1.6 bn) to shareholders following the collapse of its sale to News Corp. The broadcaster, which today...Read more
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Nomura has set its sights on the US corporate access market with the hire of Goldman Sachs veteran Lori Arndt. The investment bank is...Read more
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Glencore International has finally got round to appointing a new IRO, two months after Nicholas Bias quit the role, according to a...Read more
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The SEC has adopted a new rule to help it track the activities of large traders with the biggest influence on the market. The...Read more
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Airgas has honored vice president of communications and IR Jay Worley for his work fending off a year-long takeover attempt by Air...Read more
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The Confederation of British Industry (CBI), a business lobby group, has called on regulators to get on with changes to governance...Read more
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The Hong Kong Stock Exchange (HKEx) has warned issuers to exercise caution as they may be approached by people pretending to be part...Read more
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Micro-cap DoMark International has hired Jordan Silverstein as its new vice president of IR. Previously, Silverstein held the role of...Read more
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Putting hedge funds into group meetings can help to soften up their questioning style, according to one speaker on the IR Magazine...Read more
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Walter Energy has brought in a new head of investor relations as the company attempts to deal with the resignation of its CEO and the...Read more
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Cable and Wireless Worldwide (C&W Worldwide) suffered a major pay revolt at its annual meeting yesterday in London. Around a third...Read more
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Xunlei has postponed its initial public offering in the US amid volatile markets and questions over the governance and accounting...Read more
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Carl Icahn has improved his bid for Clorox and rebuked the company’s management for defending its performance. Yesterday, Icahn...Read more
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Evolving Gold has decided to move its IR function in-house, hiring Rory Quinn as the mining firm’s new manager of investor relations...Read more
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The Australian investment community has followed those in the US and Canada by stating that investor relations can have a significant...Read more
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Claims of accounting irregularities at Chinese companies are set to continue and could affect even diligent companies’ access to...Read more
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Carl Icahn, the billionaire activist investor, has attempted to start a bidding war for household goods maker Clorox by putting the...Read more
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FTSE 100 companies are increasingly opting for hybrid online annual reports, which combine HTML and PDF or Excel sections, according...Read more
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Deutsche Börse shareholders have backed the exchange’s planned merger with NYSE Euronext. The German bourse confirmed yesterday that...Read more
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Reckitt Benckiser, the FTSE 100-listed household goods company, has announced the appointment of Richard Joyce as its new investor...Read more
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XBRL US has attracted four entrants in the first week of its competition that carries a $20,000 prize for the most useful and...Read more
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Deutsche Börse’s shareholders edged closer to approving the exchange group’s merger with NYSE Euronext yesterday. The German bourse...Read more
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PIRC, the UK proxy adviser, has called on James Murdoch to stand down as chairman of British Sky Broadcasting (BSkyB) and renewed its...Read more
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Vale picked up four awards at yesterday’s IR Magazine Brazil Awards 2011 , but it was Itaú Unibanco that grabbed the grand prix for...Read more
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The Church of England is using its position as an investor in News Corp to apply pressure to Rupert Murdoch’s media empire. The church...Read more
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Meritor, the NSYE-listed supplier of drive train and braking parts for commercial vehicles, has handed Christy Daehnert the job of...Read more
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The Basic House Co is set to become the first Korean company to list in Hong Kong, according to a report from Dow Jones . The Korean...Read more
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NYSE-listed silver mining company Coeur d’Alene Mines has brought in Wendy Yang as its new vice president of investor relations. Yang...Read more
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There is a plan in the works for a new Russian investor relations certificate, according to Olga Rink, executive director of Russia’s...Read more
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Cabot, the NYSE-listed specialty chemicals and performance materials company, has promoted Erica McLaughlin to the role of director of...Read more