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Companies should disclose plans for net-zero carbon economy, says Fink’s annual letter

Jan 26, 2021

Companies should disclose a plan explaining how their business model will operate in a net-zero carbon economy, says Larry Fink, CEO of BlackRock, in his annual letter to business leaders. The boss of the world’s largest asset manager said companies reacting slowly to climate change will see their valuations suffer and could be dropped from BlackRock’s acti...

Careers

Ribbon Communications names Tom Berry as vice president of investor relations

Jan 26, 2021

Tim Human

Ribbon Communications names Tom Berry as vice president of investor relations

Ribbon Communications, the Nasdaq-listed provider of software and network solutions, has named Tom Berry as its vice president of investor relations. Berry joins from CyrusOne, where he was director of capital markets and IR for around three and a half years. Prior to that, he spent more than six years at Hewlett Packard Enterprise, working first in business planning roles before moving into investor relations. In his new role, Berry reports to Ribbo...

Case studies

IR budgets drop by 16 percent as companies rein in costs during pandemic, finds global survey

Jan 26, 2021

Tim Human

IR budgets drop by 16 percent as companies rein in costs during pandemic, finds global survey

Investor relations budgets declined notably over the last year as companies responded to the Covid-19 pandemic, according to new research from IR Magazine. The average budget, excluding staff costs, dropped 16 percent to $329,000, finds the IR Magazine Global Investor Relations Practice Report 2020. The report is based on a global survey of more than 900 IR professionals, with responses collected between the first and third quarters of 2...

Case studies

Global Investor Relations Practice Report 2020 – available now

Jan 25, 2021

Staff Writers

Global Investor Relations Practice Report 2020 – available now

IR Magazine has released its ninth annual Global Investor Relations Practice report. This study is based on the largest survey of investor relations professionals worldwide, with more than 900 corporate IR professionals participating. Click here to download the report >> This year saw notable re...

ESG

Disney shareholders to vote on lobbying and employee representation

Jan 25, 2021

Ben Maiden

Disney shareholders to vote on lobbying and employee representation

Shareholders of The Walt Disney Company will vote on proposals regarding two governance issues in the spotlight – lobbying activities and board composition – at the upcoming annual meeting. Multiple co-filers intend to present a proposal, which the board opposes, requesting full disclosure of Disney’s direct and indirect lobbying activities and expenditures to assess whether this is consistent with the company’s goals and in the best interests of shareholder...

Careers

ITT hires former Honeywell IR lead

Jan 25, 2021

Ben Ashwell

ITT has appointed Mark Macaluso as its vice president of investor relations, effective January 4 this year. He reports into Emmanuel Caprais, the company’s chief financial officer, and leads the development and execution of ITT’s investor relations strategy. Macaluso previously spent 12 years at Honeywell, where he held a range of financial leadership positions. He served as vice president of investor relations between December 2014 and September 2019, according...

Small cap

Changebridge: ETF provider seeks ‘misunderstood’ company

Jan 25, 2021

Garnet Roach

Changebridge: ETF provider seeks ‘misunderstood’ company

Ross Klein is founder and chief investment officer of Changebridge Capital, which offers the Changebridge Capital Long/Short Equity ETF (CBLS) and the Changebridge Capital Sustainable Equity ETF (CBSE). He talks to IR Magazine about the long-short mix, fertility as an ESG metric and finding misunderstood companies. Can you talk about your investment process? Changebridge’s ‘quantamental’ (quantitative plus fundamental) approach...

Shareholder targeting & ID

Europe’s new shareholder disclosure regime hit by delays and tech issues

Jan 25, 2021

Tim Human

Europe’s new shareholder disclosure regime hit by delays and tech issues

Europe’s new shareholder disclosure regime has got off to a troubled start with requests for information experiencing delays and technical issues, according to a variety of market participants. The new rules, introduced as part of the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II), became effective on September 3. They attempt to increase transparency around share ownership by placing obligations on intermediaries in the investment chain to disclose information. ...

Technology & Social Media

The week in investor relations: Unauthorized access, Dimon ‘rakes it in’ and miner moves into asset management

Jan 22, 2021

Garnet Roach

The week in investor relations: Unauthorized access, Dimon ‘rakes it in’ and miner moves into asset management

– Intel was this week forced to publish its earnings earlier than planned, reported Bloomberg. The company is looking into whether someone gained early access to part of its earnings announcement on Thursday, and said in a statement: ‘We are investigating reports that non-authorized access may have been obtained to one graphic in our earnings...

ESG

‘Each one of the standards and frameworks has a role to play’: Q&A with CDP's Pietro Bertazzi

Jan 22, 2021

Tim Human

‘Each one of the standards and frameworks has a role to play’: Q&A with CDP's Pietro Bertazzi

Founded just over 20 years ago, CDP has grown and evolved to become a key part of the sustainable reporting ecosystem. In the early days, just a couple of hundred companies responded to its questionnaire on carbon emissions. Today, the organization collects information on climate change, deforestation and water security from nearly 10,000 businesses worldwide. Last year saw further developments when CDP released a joint statement with four other organizations – th...

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