Case studiesGuest article: Covid-19 becomes Black Swan of 2020 Mar 20, 2020Basskaran NairHarold WooCountries, companies, individuals and institutions are personally impacted by the virus, with lives at risk. Understandably, IR...Read more
RegulationSEC grants proxy meeting flexibility with new guidance Mar 17, 2020Zsuzsanna SzaboThe SEC will allow companies to postpone their annual meetings, change the location or, in some cases, host a virtual shareholder...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDSRD II: What will change when new rules come in next month May 13, 2019Thomas O’GradyEU member states have until June 10, 2019 to transpose the Shareholder Rights Directive II (SRD II) into law. Much of this legislation...Read more
Buy sideVanguard gives proxy voting decision powers to external managers Apr 25, 2019Garnet RoachVanguard, the $5.2 tn asset manager, has announced that will grant full proxy voting privileges to its external managers, with the...Read more
Buy sideNorway SWF calls for annual elections to Kellogg’s board Apr 25, 2019Garnet RoachNorway’s $1.1 tn sovereign wealth fund (SWF) says it will support a shareholder proposal calling for annual elections of board members...Read more
ReportingExxonMobil AGM to include board matrix proposal Apr 19, 2019Ben MaidenExxonMobil shareholders will vote at the company’s AGM next month on whether the board should reveal more details about directors’...Read more
Technology & Social MediaBanco Santander: The story of winning Dec 10, 2018Andrew HoltTo win one IR Magazine Award is an accomplishment, but to win three is something of a major achievement . This is exactly what Banco...Read more
Technology & Social Media30 IR stars in 30 days: Sergio Gámez of Banco Santander Nov 28, 2018Garnet RoachIR Magazine has a long history of honoring those men, women and companies around the world that excel at investor relations...Read more
ActivismInvestor dissent rising over board appointments Oct 26, 2018Jack AldaneAn annual review by corporate governance firm Equiniti reveals that more shareholders are speaking out about board appointments they...Read more
Technology & Social MediaHow Banco Santander won best use of multimedia for IR Aug 06, 2018Garnet RoachOne of the judges in this year’s best use of multimedia for IR category had just one word to describe Banco Santander’s AGM app:...Read more