Case studiesNervous markets: ESMA warns of risk of significant corrections Feb 17, 2022Garnet RoachThe European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has warned that volatile markets pose ‘high risks’ to both institutional and...Read more
Small capMany US biotechs lack ESG disclosure, finds study Feb 16, 2022Tim HumanMany US biotechs have ‘limited or no explicit ESG disclosure’ despite recognizing the growing importance of sustainability to...Read more
Buy sideMarket turbulence sees retail shift away from ESG in January, says Hargreaves Lansdown Feb 15, 2022Garnet RoachESG fund flows dipped for the first time since March 2020 last month, as investors sought to ‘take gains and buy into other sectors’...Read more
ReportingMaking the most of year-end communications Feb 11, 2022Moira ConlonIt’s that time again. Year-end communications – which occur in the first quarter of each and every new year – present an ideal...Read more
Buy sideThe week in investor relations: California to sue Tesla, ESG not a strategy and ‘US day to start in Seoul’ after new trading deal Feb 11, 2022Garnet Roach– According to Reuters , Tesla said the California Department of Fair Employment and Housing intends to file a lawsuit against the...Read more
Shareholder targeting & IDNew York’s public pension fund to divest from 21 companies over transition risk Feb 10, 2022Tim HumanNew York’s public pension fund has announced it will divest from nearly two dozen stocks involved in shale oil and gas production. The...Read more
ActivismShareholder activism not dominating corporate life as before, says Activist Insight Feb 10, 2022Garnet RoachAlthough ‘dedicated activists are keen to suggest that conditions are better than ever’, Josh Black, editor at Activist Insight, says...Read more
ESGMoney manager abrdn forced to delay shareholder vote over paper shortage Feb 09, 2022Garnet RoachSupply-chain issues that have apparently created an international paper shortage have forced UK money manager abrdn to delay a...Read more
Sell sideThe week in investor relations: Liquidity dries up, bankers’ money in the news and hedge funds look to Russia and Ukraine Feb 04, 2022Garnet Roach– ‘Liquidity has been a hallmark of the $51 tn US equities market,’ noted the Financial Times (paywall), ‘but over the past...Read more
CareersExxonMobil names Jennifer Driscoll as vice president of investor relations Feb 02, 2022Tim HumanExxonMobil has appointed Jennifer Driscoll as its new vice president of investor relations, effective February 7. She will succeed...Read more