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Notice of AGM 2020

Notice is hereby given that the Annual General Meeting of The Investor Relations Society will be held on Thursday 25th June 2020 at 13.00.

Governart and the IR Society announce ESG / SRI program for Investor Relations

GovernArt and the UK Investor Relations Society (GovernArt /The IR Society), are pleased to announce they will deliver the inaugural ESG / SRI Program for Investor Relations in Latin America.…

Summary from our IR Webinar - Moving forward: Life after the crisis

As we think ahead to life after the COVID-19 crisis, our webinar today looked at two areas of IR which will form part of the future of many Society members.…

Message from David Walker, IR Society Chair

Click below for a brief message from the Chair of the IR Society, David Walker.

Highlights from our Webinar: Meet the Fund Manager

This week we were delighted to be joined by three highly experienced fund managers from Fidelity International, Wellington Asset Management and MAN GLG, sharing their advice and views on COVID-related…

IRO Survey: Read our report on how companies are adapting to the crisis

The IR Society recently conducted a short survey of its IRO members on how companies are seeking to adapt their reporting and investor communications during the crisis.

A new decade, a new investor relations

It is a difficult time for the UK and global economy. Richard Davies looks back at the history of the IR industry, and provides insight into the new era –…

Keeping a focus on stewardship

Monitoring the approach of investors to their Stewardship Code duties is a vital part of the Financial Reporting Council's work. Claudia Chapman, who is on the corporate governance and stewardship…

It’s not binary: acceleration of the trend to digital

These extraordinary times are also proving exceptionally busy for IR. Looking across all corporates on the ingage platform, which includes some 15% of FTSE 100 companies, the total number of…

Reporting and stakeholder engagement webinar summary

This week we were joined by an experienced panel of speakers for our IR Webinar: Reporting and Stakeholder Communications, to discuss and offer advice on a range of ever more…

Delivering our PD courses during COVID-19

Continuing to deliver high quality services for our members at this difficult time is fundamental, including continuing to support your training needs with a minimal level of disruption during this…

IR Society 2020 Best Practice Awards entries open today

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Jun 9

9.00am–4.30pm

Demystifying company accounts and valuations - Module One (Online)

Jun 11

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Demystifying company accounts and valuations - Module Two (Online)

Jun 17

9.00am–4.30pm

Introduction to IR and the financial markets (Online)

Jun 18

9.15am–4.30pm

CIR revision course (Online)

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IR Webinar: How important is the Individual to UK PLC in the current climate?

Jun 25

4.00pm–5.00pm

IR Society AGM

Jun 30

4.00pm–6.00pm

IR Virtual Networking: Pub Quiz

Jul 1

12.30pm–1.30pm

IR Webinar: Professional development and IR post crisis

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