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Magellan Health, the US healthcare company, has named Darren Lehrich as chief investor relations officer. Lehrich joins from American...Read more
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article
With companies and investors working from home amid the Covid-19 pandemic, virtual investment conferences have witnessed a boom in...Read more
article
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article
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
article
IR teams are taking advantage of the flexibility offered by virtual outreach to broaden their investor targeting and include a more...Read more
article
Buy side – Investors taking part in an SEC roundtable called for more corporate disclosure on social issues, such as...Read more
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June 2020
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Covid-19 has led to widespread changes to financial guidance, buyback programs and dividend payments across the whole of the US equity...Read more
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Investment professionals have poured cold water on the idea that market volatility caused by Covid-19 will lead to a resurgence of...Read more
article
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article
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article
– The Financial Times (paywall) reported that six out of 10 sustainable funds outperformed their conventional fund...Read more
article
The number of FTSE 100 companies mentioning the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) in their reporting has...Read more
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article
Buy side – Active investors failed to beat the broader market despite major volatility during the early months of...Read more
article
More than 100 AIM-listed companies have halted or axed dividend payments amid the economic damage caused by the Covid-19 pandemic,...Read more
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SEB, the Swedish financial services company, has announced the appointment of Pawel Wyszynski as head of investor relations, effective...Read more
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ESG – Companies came under increased pressure from climate change resolutions this year, reported the Financial...Read more
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Investor relations professionals are increasingly combining IR with other responsibilities, according to recruitment consultants. Many...Read more
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Investors expect companies to describe their purpose and report on its implementation, according to new research. The findings come as...Read more
May 2020
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Markets The trading floor of the NYSE reopened following a two-month closure, reported the BBC . Under strict rules...Read more
article
The Covid-19 pandemic has forced everyone to get much better acquainted with videoconferencing technology. Amid worldwide lockdown...Read more
article
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
article
While IR is always put to the test during a crisis, the Covid-19 outbreak has ramped up the challenge. The huge uncertainties caused...Read more
article
Canadian institutional investors plan to maintain their focus on climate change despite the upheaval caused by Covid-19, according to...Read more
article
Markets – The stock market gyrations caused by the Covid-19 pandemic could lead to a major shake-up of the S&P...Read more
article
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
article
With the use of artificial intelligence (AI) by investors set to grow, IR teams should track adoption by different funds and offer...Read more
article
The Covid-19 crisis has created some of the most difficult reporting conditions for many years, if not decades. Financial results and...Read more
article
– China is considering putting US companies on an ‘unreliable entity list’, reported Reuters . Companies that could be affected...Read more
article
Signet Jewelers, the diamond retailer headquartered in Bermuda, has brought in experienced sell-side analyst Vincent Sinisi as its new...Read more
article
Standard Life Aberdeen, the UK-based investment company, suffered a defeat at its AGM this week over plans to allow online shareholder...Read more
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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
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The mood among German IR professionals is unsurprisingly gloomy but they are split over whether the situation is likely to get better...Read more
article
Intelsat, the satellite services company, has appointed Tahmin Clarke as vice president of investor relations. Clarke reports to David...Read more
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Even in the good times, the IR burden falls heavily on smaller companies. Lacking the internal resources or sell-side support of...Read more
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– Royal Dutch Shell announced it will cut its dividend by two thirds, the first time it has reduced the payout since the 1940s,...Read more
April 2020
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First Horizon National, the US bank holding company, has appointed Ellen Taylor as its executive vice president and head of investor...Read more
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CFOs in the US expect ‘substantial’ impacts on their 2020 financial performance as a result of Covid-19 and are heavily focused on...Read more
article
– Investors have warned companies to stick to their emissions targets despite the pressure on businesses stemming from the Covid-19...Read more
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The physical risks stemming from climate change are the reason financial markets are increasingly focused on global warming, according...Read more
article
CFOs are becoming clearer about what changes they need to make to financial disclosures in light of Covid-19, according to research...Read more
article
Adobe, the US-based creative software company, has appointed Jonathan Vaas as its new vice president of investor relations. Vaas is...Read more
article
– Shareholder activism fell sharply in March as the spread of Covid-19 accelerated, reported Reuters . The number of campaigns...Read more
article
Covid-19 is driving a ‘step change’ in attitudes toward virtual meetings and will have a lasting impact on the corporate access...Read more
article
Investors feel ‘extreme’ levels of pessimism about the economic damage of Covid-19 and are holding the highest levels of cash since...Read more
article
– Investment professionals are making sharply different predictions for the stock market as they weigh the economic damage of Covid-19...Read more
article
TEGNA, the US media company, has appointed Doug Kuckelman as its new head of investor relations. Kuckelman joined TEGNA in 2012, when...Read more
article
The high number of companies stepping up to help Covid-19 relief efforts underlines the shift in corporate focus from shareholder to...Read more
article
GoDaddy offered a series of virtual presentations from senior management. Moody’s Corporation switched the format to an online...Read more
article
– Stock markets suffered some of their worst falls for decades in the first quarter of 2020 as investors responded to the coronavirus...Read more
article
Gunhild Grieve, RWE’s award-winning head of IR, has been appointed as the company’s new head of controlling & risk management...Read more
March 2020
article
DIRK, the German investor relations association, has announced the cancellation of its annual conference due to the ongoing disruption...Read more
article
The corporate access industry is in flux. With the sell side facing disruption, companies are looking for new ways to get management...Read more
article
– The US stock market recorded historic gains as American politicians finalized a huge $2 tn rescue package for the economy, reported...Read more
article
Stewart Butterfield, CEO of work collaboration tool Slack, has given social media an inside look at last week’s fourth-quarter...Read more
article
The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) has welcomed the decision by the Australian financial regulator to allow...Read more
article
The new UK Stewardship Code 2020, which came into force at the start of this year, calls for engagement between companies and...Read more
article
Mar 23, 2020
Marinus Pharmaceuticals, the US pharmaceutical company focused on rare seizure disorders, has appointed Sasha Damouni Ellis as its new...Read more
article
– The global economy is already in recession as a result of the Covid-19 outbreak, according to a poll of economists carried out by...Read more
article
With the coronavirus outbreak affecting corporate and investor calendars worldwide, companies are unlikely to be traveling to...Read more
article
Most European investors have stopped attending conferences but a significant number remain open to meetings despite the rapid spread...Read more
article
Björn Scheib, Daimler’s long-standing head of IR, is stepping down from his role after 11 years. Scheib, who spent a total of 21 years...Read more
article
IR teams have upped their focus on the output of ESG research providers amid broad dissatisfaction with the analysis being conducted,...Read more
