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Stock markets largely trended down in the first half of 2022, buffeted by a range of macro headwinds and weakening fundamentals in...Read more
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December 2019
Companies releasing ESG information must link it to the profitability of the company and the sustainability of the business model...Read more
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November 2019
– Small-cap stocks have joined the rally in US stocks, according to MarketWatch . This week the Russell 2000 index, which covers the...Read more
For many companies, ESG communications really get going when the general counsel is taking the lead, according to Stephen James, head...Read more
Brian Matt, director of research and analysis at IHS Markit, spoke to IR Magazine about ESG roadshows, among other topics,...Read more
With everything going on in the capital markets right now – from trade wars to recessionary fears – you could be forgiven for...Read more
With investor attention on ESG issues at an all-time high, IR Magazine and sister online publication Corporate Secretary...Read more
– The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says risks to the global economy have increased, reported the BBC...Read more
McCarthy & Stone, the UK developer and manager of retirement communities, has experienced some of the most challenging changes a...Read more
Each month, Ole Søeberg, a board member for Advice Capital’s Vision Fund, sends off his portfolio of companies to an artificial...Read more
Since its implementation in January 2018, Mifid II has slowly sown its influence across the global capital markets. At first, IR...Read more
IR Magazine has announced the short lists for the upcoming IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2019, taking place in Hong...Read more
The short lists have been released for the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia 2019. Manulife US REIT leads the pack with seven...Read more
– Investors are lowering cash holdings and feel more optimistic about global growth, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s...Read more
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For many IR teams, the annual report is one of the biggest projects of the year. Countless hours are poured into planning, writing,...Read more
Companies are getting better at explaining how they integrate ESG factors into their business. But ESG is primarily not something you...Read more
Elior Group, the global catering firm based in France, has announced the appointment of Kimberly Stewart as head of investor relations...Read more
IR teams can play a key role in helping senior management understand the growing importance of ESG information. That was one of the...Read more
Given all the investor attention on climate change, energy companies have had their work cut out explaining how they are preparing for...Read more
– The US and China plan to start cancelling the tariffs they have imposed on each other, said the Chinese commerce ministry, according...Read more
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Laurie Gaborit has joined Monarch Gold, the Canadian junior mining company, as a director. Prior to joining Monarch, Gaborit spent 13...Read more
The IR profession has witnessed significant change over the last 10 years, according to Smooch Reprovich Reynolds, managing partner of...Read more
– Financial data providers are targeting listed companies as potential clients as their traditional audience of traders declines,...Read more
October 2019
How should IR teams respond to the growing demands for more ESG disclosure? The starting point should be the information they are...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Lorenzo Crispoltoni, senior portfolio manager and head of equity & alternative investments at...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Philip Vernardis, vice president of the asset stewardship team at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Ole Søeberg, board member and adviser for Advice Capital’s Vision Fund, at the IR Magazine Global...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Manuel Taverne, director of investor relations at FACC, at the IR Magazine Global Forum 2019 in Paris...Read more
– ExxonMobil will face a trial over whether it misled investors about the costs of climate change regulation, reports the BBC . New...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Timothy Leveridge, vice president and director of investor relations at The Coca-Cola Company, at the...Read more
The IR team at community banks is often made up of just two figures: the CEO and the CFO. Last month we spoke with a CFO – Lauren...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Richard Lacaille, global chief investment officer at State Street Global Advisors, at the IR Magazine...Read more
Companies need to step up their reporting on climate-related issues, according to a new report from the UK’s Financial Reporting...Read more
– 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
Following the arrival of Mifid II, UK companies are more likely to have lost analyst coverage than their European counterparts,...Read more
They say IR truly shows its worth in challenging conditions – and that’s precisely what Biocartis faced in September when the...Read more
– 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
The IR Society, the UK’s investor relations association, has announced a change in leadership: Gary Davies is to retire from his...Read more
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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Precision BioSciences, a genome-editing company, has brought in an investment banker who helped with its IPO to run financial strategy...Read more
- US equities bore the brunt of global stock market declines this week, reports Bloomberg (paywall). The MSCI USA Index fell almost 3...Read more
IR Magazine has announced the winners of the Global Awards 2019. Each year IR Magazine undertakes regional surveys...Read more
September 2019
In 2000, Borussia Dortmund, the German football team, became the first club to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Last week the...Read more
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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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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– Airbnb, the home rental company, has announced plans to publicly list shares next year, reports Reuters . The firm has not revealed...Read more
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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Equiniti Group has continued to build out its corporate services offering with the acquisition of UK-based IR firm Richard Davies...Read more
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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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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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
Comstock Resources, the US energy company backed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, has brought in experienced sell-side analyst...Read more
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
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
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
Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), the global timeshare company headquartered in Orlando, Florida, has announced the appointment of former...Read more
June 2019
European regulators have long held opposing views on unbundling, the process of separating the costs of research and trading. The UK’s...Read more
‘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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November 2018
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September 2017
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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August 2017
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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Results announcements are a key event for IR teams to manage, requiring careful planning and confident execution. Among the many...Read more
Three coal companies have avoided divestment from Calpers by convincing the US pension fund they planned to make significant changes...Read more
July 2017
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
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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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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Wells Fargo has created a new stakeholder relations group that brings together investor relations with other communications...Read more
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
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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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
AstraZeneca received two accolades for its investor events this year. First, the judges at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2017...Read more
For nearly two decades, the SEC has encouraged companies to adopt clear writing in their financial statements through its Plain...Read more
June 2017
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
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
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
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
John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News and former editor-in-chief of The Economist , has said the news industry...Read more
The impact of Mifid II on investor relations departments remains a topic of much speculation. The new rules, due for implementation at...Read more
December 2019
Companies releasing ESG information must link it to the profitability of the company and the sustainability of the business model...Read more
The EU Action Plan on sustainable investing should become critical to how investors value companies, according to Ben Constable-...Read more
Century Pacific Food was the biggest winner at the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia 2019, walking away with three prizes in all...Read more
Each year, IR Magazine surveys hundreds of IR professionals from around the world to determine the globe’s most popular non-...Read more
IR professionals gathered in London in mid-November for the latest IR Magazine Forum – Women in IR. The morning event saw a panel...Read more
November 2019
– Small-cap stocks have joined the rally in US stocks, according to MarketWatch . This week the Russell 2000 index, which covers the...Read more
For many companies, ESG communications really get going when the general counsel is taking the lead, according to Stephen James, head...Read more
Brian Matt, director of research and analysis at IHS Markit, spoke to IR Magazine about ESG roadshows, among other topics,...Read more
With everything going on in the capital markets right now – from trade wars to recessionary fears – you could be forgiven for...Read more
With investor attention on ESG issues at an all-time high, IR Magazine and sister online publication Corporate Secretary...Read more
– The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) says risks to the global economy have increased, reported the BBC...Read more
McCarthy & Stone, the UK developer and manager of retirement communities, has experienced some of the most challenging changes a...Read more
Each month, Ole Søeberg, a board member for Advice Capital’s Vision Fund, sends off his portfolio of companies to an artificial...Read more
Since its implementation in January 2018, Mifid II has slowly sown its influence across the global capital markets. At first, IR...Read more
IR Magazine has announced the short lists for the upcoming IR Magazine Awards – Greater China 2019, taking place in Hong...Read more
The short lists have been released for the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia 2019. Manulife US REIT leads the pack with seven...Read more
– Investors are lowering cash holdings and feel more optimistic about global growth, according to Bank of America Merrill Lynch’s...Read more
IR teams in Australia and New Zealand boosted recruitment over the last year but continue to feel light on resources, according to new...Read more
For many IR teams, the annual report is one of the biggest projects of the year. Countless hours are poured into planning, writing,...Read more
Companies are getting better at explaining how they integrate ESG factors into their business. But ESG is primarily not something you...Read more
Elior Group, the global catering firm based in France, has announced the appointment of Kimberly Stewart as head of investor relations...Read more
IR teams can play a key role in helping senior management understand the growing importance of ESG information. That was one of the...Read more
Given all the investor attention on climate change, energy companies have had their work cut out explaining how they are preparing for...Read more
– The US and China plan to start cancelling the tariffs they have imposed on each other, said the Chinese commerce ministry, according...Read more
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BioSig Technologies has announced the appointment of Andrew Ballou, an experienced equity salesperson, as its new vice president of...Read more
Laurie Gaborit has joined Monarch Gold, the Canadian junior mining company, as a director. Prior to joining Monarch, Gaborit spent 13...Read more
The IR profession has witnessed significant change over the last 10 years, according to Smooch Reprovich Reynolds, managing partner of...Read more
– Financial data providers are targeting listed companies as potential clients as their traditional audience of traders declines,...Read more
October 2019
How should IR teams respond to the growing demands for more ESG disclosure? The starting point should be the information they are...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Lorenzo Crispoltoni, senior portfolio manager and head of equity & alternative investments at...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Philip Vernardis, vice president of the asset stewardship team at State Street Global Advisors (SSGA...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Ole Søeberg, board member and adviser for Advice Capital’s Vision Fund, at the IR Magazine Global...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Manuel Taverne, director of investor relations at FACC, at the IR Magazine Global Forum 2019 in Paris...Read more
– ExxonMobil will face a trial over whether it misled investors about the costs of climate change regulation, reports the BBC . New...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Timothy Leveridge, vice president and director of investor relations at The Coca-Cola Company, at the...Read more
The IR team at community banks is often made up of just two figures: the CEO and the CFO. Last month we spoke with a CFO – Lauren...Read more
IR Magazine spoke with Richard Lacaille, global chief investment officer at State Street Global Advisors, at the IR Magazine...Read more
Companies need to step up their reporting on climate-related issues, according to a new report from the UK’s Financial Reporting...Read more
– 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
Following the arrival of Mifid II, UK companies are more likely to have lost analyst coverage than their European counterparts,...Read more
They say IR truly shows its worth in challenging conditions – and that’s precisely what Biocartis faced in September when the...Read more
– 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
The IR Society, the UK’s investor relations association, has announced a change in leadership: Gary Davies is to retire from his...Read more
The amount of assets managed under ESG criteria continues to grow strongly. But corporate incentive plans are struggling to keep pace...Read more
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
Precision BioSciences, a genome-editing company, has brought in an investment banker who helped with its IPO to run financial strategy...Read more
- US equities bore the brunt of global stock market declines this week, reports Bloomberg (paywall). The MSCI USA Index fell almost 3...Read more
IR Magazine has announced the winners of the Global Awards 2019. Each year IR Magazine undertakes regional surveys...Read more
September 2019
In 2000, Borussia Dortmund, the German football team, became the first club to list on the Frankfurt Stock Exchange. Last week the...Read more
In 2017, IEX received final approval to start listing companies. The stock exchange, founded in 2012 and made famous by Michael Lewis...Read more
- The collapse of WeWork’s IPO plans shows that investors are taking corporate governance seriously, reports Fortun e . Last week, the...Read more
MSCI, the provider of indices and other tools to the investment community, has announced the appointment of Salli Schwartz as the...Read more
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
– Airbnb, the home rental company, has announced plans to publicly list shares next year, reports Reuters . The firm has not revealed...Read more
When companies send out proxy materials, such as the agenda for an annual shareholder meeting, the information has to pass through a...Read more
Richard Davies launched his eponymous investor relations firm back in 2002. Over the following 17 years, Richard Davies Investor...Read more
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
Equiniti Group has continued to build out its corporate services offering with the acquisition of UK-based IR firm Richard Davies...Read more
Grant Bartucci, associate director of corporate access and broker relations at Point72 Asset Management, is speaking at the IR...Read more
Amid the traditional non-deal roadshow locations of Europe – such as London, Edinburgh and Frankfurt – Madrid can be overlooked...Read more
Ørsted, the Danish offshore wind farm developer, has named Allan Andersen as its new head of investor relations. Andersen, a long-time...Read more
When asked to name her responsibilities, Lauren Ranalli, CFO of First Resource Bank, rattles off a range of departments. ‘You tend to...Read more
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
Comstock Resources, the US energy company backed by Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones, has brought in experienced sell-side analyst...Read more
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
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
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
Hilton Grand Vacations (HGV), the global timeshare company headquartered in Orlando, Florida, has announced the appointment of former...Read more
June 2019
European regulators have long held opposing views on unbundling, the process of separating the costs of research and trading. The UK’s...Read more
‘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
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
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
Earlier this year IR Magazine published research demonstrating that while the number of men and women working in IR is...Read more
Untangling Mifid You can’t get a group of European IROs together without talking about Mifid II . The far-reaching...Read more
At a glance Time to talk Around 100 attendees gathered in London in June for the IR Magazine Think...Read more
August 2017
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
Despite the growing pile of assets invested with ESG criteria in mind, few IR teams are actively targeting ESG-focused funds,...Read more
Successful IR comes down to managing your time (and your management’s time) effectively. Choices must constantly be made between...Read more
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
Results announcements are a key event for IR teams to manage, requiring careful planning and confident execution. Among the many...Read more
Three coal companies have avoided divestment from Calpers by convincing the US pension fund they planned to make significant changes...Read more
July 2017
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
Allegheny Technologies (ATI), the US-based specialty metals company, has announced that veteran IR chief Daniel Greenfield is stepping...Read more
This is an edited version of IR Magazine 's IR Careers newsletter, a monthly roundup of the latest industry moves and...Read more
Moscow Exchange has named Anton Terentiev as its new head of investor relations following the departure of Sergey Klinkov, who has...Read more
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
Wells Fargo has created a new stakeholder relations group that brings together investor relations with other communications...Read more
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
Each year, IR Magazine surveys investors and analysts across the world to provide the research for our regional awards...Read more
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
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
AstraZeneca received two accolades for its investor events this year. First, the judges at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2017...Read more
For nearly two decades, the SEC has encouraged companies to adopt clear writing in their financial statements through its Plain...Read more
June 2017
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
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
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
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
John Micklethwait, editor-in-chief of Bloomberg News and former editor-in-chief of The Economist , has said the news industry...Read more
The impact of Mifid II on investor relations departments remains a topic of much speculation. The new rules, due for implementation at...Read more