Technology & Social MediaThe week in investor relations: Global recession risk rising, Shell wants to boost shareholder returns and Levi Strauss & Co shifts reporting schedule to combat uncertainty Jul 15, 2022Garnet Roach– The outlook for the global economy has ‘darkened significantly’ in recent months, the head of the IMF has warned, and the world...Read more
Buy sideThe week in investor relations: Icahn drops animal welfare campaign, pay gaps widen and Texas joins Musk in questioning Twitter bot numbers Jun 10, 2022Garnet Roach– The Wall Street Journal (paywall) reported that Carl Icahn is dropping a proxy fight focused on the treatment of...Read more
RegulationAll change: A look at how rule changes at the SEC might affect IR Jun 09, 2022Ali CainThe SEC is consulting on a range of proposals designed to give issuers more timely information about who owns and is trading in their...Read more
Technology & Social MediaMicro ‘finfluencers’ enjoy greater trust than those with ‘mega’ followings, says Xemoto May 05, 2022Garnet Roach‘Micro-influencers – those with between 1,000 and 50,000 followers – tend to be somewhat better trusted than mega-influencers,’...Read more
ActivismThe week in investor relations: Russia doubles oil revenues, Tesla shares down on Twitter deal and retail loses steam Apr 29, 2022Garnet Roach– Russia has nearly doubled its revenues from selling fossil fuels to the EU during the two months of war in Ukraine, benefiting from...Read more
Technology & Social MediaThe week in investor relations: SEC cyber-rule could increase risks, CEO-to-worker pay gap rises and the Musk-Twitter saga continues Apr 22, 2022Garnet Roach– A new rule requiring US asset managers to disclose more information about cyber-attacks could in fact be a boon for hackers, critics...Read more
Buy sideThe week in investor relations: Potential profit in Russia ADR delistings, Mifid II made research less competitive and Musk in Twitter buyout offer Apr 14, 2022Garnet Roach– Reuters said that Russian companies and a number of global banks could profit if Moscow moves to de-list Russian companies’...Read more
Technology & Social MediaThe week in investor relations: Retail trading remains strong, Shell’s $5 bn Russia writedown and Elon Musk joins Twitter Apr 08, 2022Garnet Roach– Retail trading is down from peak numbers reached during the height of Covid-19, but holding well above pre-pandemic levels, and...Read more
Small capThe week in investor relations: Just Eat warned on Twitter spat, China crackdown boost for small caps and tougher rules from the SEC Jul 30, 2021Garnet Roach– Chief executives are being warned to ‘think twice before they tweet,’ reported The Guardian after the boss of takeaway...Read more
Technology & Social MediaThe changing face of financial reporting on social media Jul 01, 2020Ant MooreThe annual performance ranking of financial results reporting on social media channels by FTSE 100 companies, published by advisory...Read more