– Legal & General (L&G), which manages £1.2 tn ($1.6 tn) in assets, called on FTSE 100 companies to have at least one non-...Read more

– British asset managers are pushing back against EU proposals that they think could be used to shift business from the UK to Europe,...Read more

The UK’s financial regulator has said medical cannabis companies based in the UK will be cleared to list on the London Stock Exchange...Read more

Many of the world’s largest economies have strengthened foreign investment rules since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, raising the...Read more

– Rio Tinto CEO Jean-Sébastien Jacques agreed to step down following intense criticism of the miner after it blew up rock shelters in...Read more

Newcore Gold, a mining company listed on the TSX Venture Exchange, has announced the appointment of experienced finance professional...Read more

– Storebrand, the Nordic investment manager with more than $90 bn in assets, divested from mining and energy companies over their...Read more

Since 2014, when Prime Minister Shinzo Abe introduced a stewardship code, Japanese companies have found themselves under sustained...Read more

– Dalia Blass, director at the SEC’s investment management division, called for pension funds to have access to private markets to...Read more

Credit Suisse has appointed Kinner Lakhani as its new head of investor relations. Lakhani, who joined the European bank last year,...Read more

Following on from the success of the ESG Integration Forum last year, Corporate Secretary and IR Magazine are back again...Read more

– The SEC’s proposed changes to 13F filings could allow activists to better hide their positions in companies, warned lawyers and...Read more

Institutional investors are increasingly taking the lead on shareholder activism, causing a surge in campaigns focused on corporate...Read more

- US companies kicked off an unprecedented earnings season that will show the impact of Covid-19 on the country’s businesses, noted...Read more

Magellan Health, the US healthcare company, has named Darren Lehrich as chief investor relations officer. Lehrich joins from American...Read more

With companies and investors working from home amid the Covid-19 pandemic, virtual investment conferences have witnessed a boom in...Read more

Last week, EY released its regular IPO Watch report , which showed a marked slowdown in IPO activity in the second quarter of 2020,...Read more

Buy side – Investors taking part in an SEC roundtable called for more corporate disclosure on social issues, such as...Read more

Markets – Unusual metrics such as restaurant bookings, airport traffic and direction requests in smartphones are...Read more

While the number of IR professionals joining the C-suite has grown steadily over the years, it remains a relatively rare occurrence...Read more

– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that six out of 10 sustainable funds outperformed their conventional fund...Read more

Companies should be prepared for higher volatility and trading volumes over the next two weeks as a series of key indexes rebalance...Read more

More than 100 AIM-listed companies have halted or axed dividend payments amid the economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...Read more

CIRI has announced the election of Nathalie Megann, vice president of IR and corporate affairs at Chorus Aviation, as chair of its...Read more

SEB, the Swedish financial services company, has announced the appointment of Pawel Wyszynski as head of investor relations, effective...Read more

Investor relations professionals are increasingly combining IR with other responsibilities, according to recruitment consultants. Many...Read more

One of the biggest interruptions to normal life caused by Covid-19 is the shutdown of schools and universities. At time of writing,...Read more

Canadian institutional investors plan to maintain their focus on climate change despite the upheaval caused by Covid-19, according to...Read more

Stocks may have surged from March lows, but investors remain wary of the recovery and are keeping plenty of cash on hand, according to...Read more

The Covid-19 crisis has created some of the most difficult reporting conditions for many years, if not decades. Financial results and...Read more

Signet Jewelers, the diamond retailer headquartered in Bermuda, has brought in experienced sell-side analyst Vincent Sinisi as its new...Read more

This week’s roundup appears a day early as IR Magazine ’s London office will be shut tomorrow for the UK bank holiday...Read more

Intelsat, the satellite services company, has appointed Tahmin Clarke as vice president of investor relations. Clarke reports to David...Read more

– Investors have warned companies to stick to their emissions targets despite the pressure on businesses stemming from the Covid-19...Read more

CFOs are becoming clearer about what changes they need to make to financial disclosures in light of Covid-19, according to research...Read more

– Shareholder activism fell sharply in March as the spread of Covid-19 accelerated, reported Reuters . The number of campaigns...Read more

Investors feel ‘extreme’ levels of pessimism about the economic damage of Covid-19 and are holding the highest levels of cash since...Read more

TEGNA, the US media company, has appointed Doug Kuckelman as its new head of investor relations. Kuckelman joined TEGNA in 2012, when...Read more

GoDaddy offered a series of virtual presentations from senior management. Moody’s Corporation switched the format to an online...Read more

– The US stock market recorded historic gains as American politicians finalized a huge $2 tn rescue package for the economy, reported...Read more