Strategy & Insight Archive

Research Report: Measuring & Demonstrating IR – Part I

Oct 24, 2016

This research report from IR Magazine looks at how companies measure the effectiveness of their IR program. We all know the tenets of best practice investor relations: transparency, responsiveness, credibility. But how do you know whether your vision of best practice is hitting the mark as good IR? Companies employ many different methods when assessing their IR effectiveness, from independent perception...Read more

Sell side

Research Report: Sell-side analysts

Sep 20, 2016

Staff Writers

This research report from IR Magazine looks at the importance of the broker in the eyes of the IRO. Our findings show the current status of analyst coverage and the increasing tendency of IROs to go it alone. We examine why and how this affects companies in terms of their region, market cap and sector. A total of 814 IR professionals responded to the Q1 2016 Global IRO Survey asking for their perspective...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

Direct targeting: What’s changed?

Sep 08, 2016

Staff Writers

Today’s IROs are more likely to bypass the sell side and target investors – and potential investors – directly. This report of a survey into just how much things are changing, and why, shows that the change is both significant and widespread, regardless of sector, market cap or geographical location. Please complete the form below with the information requested. Once you have filled in the form, you will be sent a...Read more

Shareholder targeting & ID

Research report: the pros and cons of cross-border shareholders

Sep 30, 2015

Staff Writers

Research report: the pros and cons of cross-border shareholders

Companies are increasingly looking outside of their domestic financial markets for investors in order to diversify their shareholder base but... what prompts companies to do so? How has this trend progressed in recent years? And what will companies' shareholdings look like in the future? These are just some of the questions posed by our latest survey into cross-border investing, as part of our Global IR Survey. We...Read more

Case studies

Research Report: Macroeconomics 2015

Jul 13, 2015

Staff Writers

IR Magazine looks at the key macroeconomic topics the IR community discussed with investors last year. As part of IR Magazine’s annual global investor relations surveys, in Q1 this year we asked IR practitioners what were the key macroeconomic topics that they had discussed with investors over the previous 12 months. With 649 responses to this question, the results are looked at by overall respondents as...Read more

Senior management

Research report: Senior Management and investor relations

Jun 12, 2015

Staff Writers

Research report: Senior Management and investor relations

The quality of senior management is crucial to the investor perception of a company. We know how important senior management is to investor relations. But the question remains: how important is investor relations to senior management? In our latest survey we asked specific questions to respondents who identified themselves as members of C-level management. Those responses form the basis of this report, providing...Read more

Case studies

Research Report: IR challenges 2015

Apr 30, 2015

Staff Writers

Each year, as part of our Global Investor Relations Survey, we ask members of the IR community what they consider to be the main investor relations challenges of the previous year. With 753 responses to this question in Q1, we look at which challenges – from finding long-term small-cap investment to weak commodity prices and finding time for an overseas non-deal roadshow – most affected the global IR community in...Read more

Reporting and earnings calls

Special Report: Corporate Reporting 2014

Oct 08, 2014

Staff Writers

Special Report: Corporate Reporting 2014

Find out the current trends and best practice in corporate reporting in the second issue of IR Magazine ’s new series of targeted reports on key investor relations topics. Contents include: SUSTAINABILITY: The pros and cons of the IRRC’s integrated reporting framework TRENDS: Five innovative trends in corporate reporting RESEARCH: Analysis of IR Magazine’s IRO survey into the uses and value of social media...Read more

Corporate Access

Special Report: Corporate Access 2014

Aug 06, 2014

Staff Writers

Keep up to date on the current state of corporate access in the first issue of IR Magazine ’s new series of targeted reports on key investor relations topics. Contents include: OVERVIEW: A breakdown of corporate access activities by region and market cap RESEARCH: Analysis of IR Magazine ’s in-depth IRO survey on corporate access services, meeting practices, and more TECHNOLOGY: A profile of new...Read more

Careers

Research section: Education and investor relations

Jun 16, 2014

Laurie Havelock

Research section: Education and investor relations

It’s commonly accepted that there is no set route to becoming an IRO: anecdotal evidence suggests many in the profession come from diverse starting points, be they financial qualifications, on-the-job training or industry-specific university degrees. Though there are many different starting points, there are several skill sets and personal characteristics that lend themselves to the profession, and other attributes...Read more

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