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– Christopher Hohn, the activist investor who runs the Children’s Investment Fund, is pressuring companies to take action on climate...Read more
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Buy side – Active investors failed to beat the broader market despite major volatility during the early months of...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
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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
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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
article
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
article
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
article
Even in the good times, the IR burden falls heavily on smaller companies. Lacking the internal resources or sell-side support of...Read more
article
– 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
article
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
article
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
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– Investment professionals are making sharply different predictions for the stock market as they weigh the economic damage of Covid-19...Read more
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TEGNA, the US media company, has appointed Doug Kuckelman as its new head of investor relations. Kuckelman joined TEGNA in 2012, when...Read more
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The high number of companies stepping up to help Covid-19 relief efforts underlines the shift in corporate focus from shareholder to...Read more
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GoDaddy offered a series of virtual presentations from senior management. Moody’s Corporation switched the format to an online...Read more
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– Stock markets suffered some of their worst falls for decades in the first quarter of 2020 as investors responded to the coronavirus...Read more
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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
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DIRK, the German investor relations association, has announced the cancellation of its annual conference due to the ongoing disruption...Read more
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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
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The Australasian Investor Relations Association (AIRA) has welcomed the decision by the Australian financial regulator to allow...Read more
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The new UK Stewardship Code 2020, which came into force at the start of this year, calls for engagement between companies and...Read more
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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
article
NYSE-listed Campbell Soup has announced that Rebecca Gardy will join the company as vice president of investor relations. The role...Read more
article
What do emerging-market investors want to see when they visit IR websites? Rather than invest in flashy visuals or interactive...Read more
article
– The US Federal Reserve announced a surprise interest rate cut of half a percentage point as the number of coronavirus cases around...Read more
article
The world’s biggest equity investor has urged corporate boards to up their focus on sustainability. Norges Bank Investment Management...Read more
article
Close to half of investors do not proactively engage with the management of companies they invest in or follow, creating a ‘...Read more
article
Stryker, the US-based medical technology company, has announced that Preston Wells will become its new vice president of investor...Read more
February 2020
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Nepa, the Sweden-based consumer research company, has appointed Michael Wallin to the newly created role of head of investor relations...Read more
article
– Equity markets fell sharply around the world as the coronavirus spread to new countries, reported the BBC . Major indices in Europe...Read more
article
Over the last 30 years, financial regulators have slowly but steadily clamped down on the ability of insiders – those with material...Read more
article
– Sell-side analyst recommendations feature a cultural bias, according to an article in the Economist . Analyst...Read more
article
The French financial regulator has said it will support the use of issuer-sponsored research in Europe as part of its response to...Read more
article
Sinclair Broadcast Group, the US-based media company, has brought in Steven Zenker as vice president of investor relations. Zenker has...Read more
article
- Most real-estate investment trusts (REITs) have a ‘significant opportunity’ to grow their shareholder base among generalist...Read more
article
Hedge funds are slowly but steadily adding ESG factors to their investment approach as they come under pressure from institutional...Read more
article
At the start of the year, Finland introduced a new equity savings account, making it more tax-efficient for retail investors to buy...Read more
article
GVC Holdings, the FTSE 250-listed sports betting company, has appointed former IR Society chair David Lloyd-Seed as its new director...Read more
January 2020
article
– Christopher Hohn, the activist investor who runs the Children’s Investment Fund, is pressuring companies to take action on climate...Read more
article
The hedge fund industry suffered another difficult year in 2019 with continuing fund closures and significant outflows, according to...Read more
article
CohBar, the California-headquartered biotech focused on mitochondria-based therapies, has hired Jordyn Tarazi as its new director of...Read more
article
– Questions are being asked over the voting record of Australian asset managers on climate change issues, reported the Financial...Read more
article
A variety of organizations, including an investor network and the UK government’s health department, have called for investors to...Read more
article
Investors are feeling a renewed sense of bullishness as we head into US earnings season, according to new research. The proportion of...Read more
article
HNI Corporation, the US-based manufacturer of office furniture and hearth products, has brought in experienced sell-sider Matthew...Read more
article
- The US has signed an initial trade deal with China following two years of economic tussling that saw tariffs placed on goods worth...Read more
article
The approach of UK investment managers toward climate change is ‘worryingly weak,’ according to a new survey. Only around half (52...Read more
article
John Dawson, the former chair of the UK’s IR Society, has joined RB as the company’s new head of investor relations. Dawson joins from...Read more
article
– Major institutional investors have called on British executives to buy more shares in their own companies to better align the...Read more
article
Verona Pharma, the UK-based biopharmaceutical company focused on respiratory diseases, has appointed David Moskowitz to the new...Read more
article
The average number of investor meetings held by public companies dropped to 188 in 2019, marking an 8 percent fall since 2015,...Read more
article
Listed companies are being encouraged to pay close attention to their Brexit-related corporate reporting as the UK’s exit from the...Read more
article
At Home, the Texas-based homeware company, has named Arvind Bhatia as vice president of investor relations. Bhatia arrives from Dave...Read more
article
- Oil prices and safe haven assets have jumped in value after the US killed a senior Iranian military officer in Baghdad, reported the...Read more
December 2019
article
– The sell-side industry is continuing to pull back with the ranks of equity analysts falling at least 8 percent this year, reported...Read more
article
Publishing, media and telecommunications are the sectors most vulnerable to activist investors, according to new research. The three...Read more
article
When asked to name the biggest challenge of the last 12 months, Nuchanong Sangkeaw, head of IR and capital markets at PTT Exploration...Read more
