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The Investor Relations Society’s mission is to promote best practice in investor relations; to support the professional development of its members; to represent their views to regulatory bodies, the investment community and government; and to act as a forum for issuers and the investment community.

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IR Society Response to Stewardship Code Review Consultation

Thank you for giving us the opportunity to comment on your Stewardship Code consultation. This response is made on behalf of the UK’s Investor Relations Society (‘the IR Society’).

Society responds to UK Green Taxonomy consultation

The Society's overall concern is to avoid the complexity and confusion that would result if the UK were to introduce a taxonomy to support investor decision making, stewardship and engagement…

The Case for Chief Strategic Investor Engagement Officers: A New Title for a New Era

In the ever-turbulent world of capital markets, where the only constant is change (and the occasional market crash), is it time to rethink the title of the erstwhile Investor Relations…

The IR Society are hosting an online IR Regulation and Compliance Essentials training 27th January

This is an intensive full-day online course hosted by Deborah Morton-Dare ACA, Dip IOD, BSc.

Informed 125 – Winter 2024/25

This issue of Informed provides full coverage of the 2024 Best Practice Awards and includes two special features – titled Government and IR and Innovation in IR – as well…

‘Reverse Roadshows’ with the Investor Forum

The Investor Forum have developed this Investor Showcase Initiative, which will take place on 16th January, as part of the Society's ongoing Shaping Investor-Corporate Dialogue with them.

US administration nominations and the UK budget

Following Donald Trump’s election win, Matt Hickman outlines the prospective appointments and their implications and provides an update on the UK Budget policies, to date, and their possible implications.

Member Benefit in the Spotlight - Informed

Informed magazine, the quarterly journal of The Investor Relations Society, is regularly ranked as one of the most valuable benefits of membership in our annual membership survey.

FRC’s latest review of corporate governance reporting

The FRC calls for improvement in the quality of explanations for departures from the Code, but also urges investors and proxy advisors to support the 'comply or explain' nature of…

Best Practice Awards 2024 - The IR Society Celebrates Best in Class IR at The Royal Lancaster

At Tuesday night’s annual Investor Relations Society Best Practice Awards dinner at the Royal Lancaster, London, the IR Society celebrated the achievements of those companies demonstrating their commitment to delivering…

Inaugural Mansion House speech

The Chancellor promises to reinvigorate our capital markets by unlocking private investment through our pension funds and to move to a more dynamic and competitive approach to regulation. Alongside this,…

Society comments on the Future of UK Digital Tagging

The Society would support a system based on the IFRS Foundation taxonomy, to promote the international consistency and comparability of annual financial statements and thus help attract international issuers, dual…

Upcoming courses and events

Feb 24

9.30am–1.00pm

Valuation Essentials for IR Professionals

Mar 3

1.00pm–4.30pm

Understanding Investors and Analysts

Mar 4

9.30am–4.30pm

IR for Assistants and Coordinators

Mar 5

9.30am–4.30pm

CIR Revision Course

Mar 6

8.15am–9.45am

IR Networking: IRO Breakfast

Mar 11

9.30am–1.00pm

Investor Targeting and Engagement

Mar 18

8.00am–10.00am

IR Breakfast: Ask Me Anything: Award Winners

Mar 19

9.30am–4.30pm

Financial Modelling

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The Certificate in IR

The Certificate in IR (CIR) & International Certificate in IR (ICIR) are internationally recognised qualifications.

The CIR is a valuable benchmark for those already in the profession and an essential prerequisite for those seeking to work in the investor relations profession.

Best Practice Awards

A celebration of companies demonstrating their commitment to leading investor communications

The Best Practice Awards offer a truly meaningful opportunity to showcase best practice in investor communications. Each award category covers companies from the largest to the smallest - across the UK, Europe and internationally - in recognition of the diverse range of listed businesses looking to the UK for excellence in IR.