IR Webinar: Equity Research: Views from Investor Relations and the Buyside
Join us for a dynamic panel exploring the evolving role of equity research in today’s capital markets.
Featuring experienced participants from both investor relations and the buyside, this session will unpack how listed companies are adapting their engagement strategies in a shifting research landscape.
During the session we will dive into:
• How corporates navigate coverage gaps and manage their analyst relationships
• What buyside teams value most in research today
• Consensus management
• Alternatives to research
Whether you're on the corporate or investment side, this discussion will offer actionable insights into how equity research is perceived, leveraged, and evolving across market participants.
Moderator: Robert Irvin
Co-founder, RMS Partners
Robert is Co-Founder and MD at RMS Partners, a specialist investor relations consultancy. He has been engaging with investors and advising companies since 2004. He began his City career at Broker Profile culminating in heading up both the investor access and client management functions with a particular focus on the FTSE100 and FTSE250 clients. Robert also established the successful Investor Analytics division. Robert has an MA in Economics & Business from Edinburgh University as well as having a Graduate Diploma in Law and successfully completing the Bar Vocational Course.
Guest speaker: Nick Ashworth
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Head of Investor Relations, Reckitt
Guest speaker: Chris Dyett
CEO and founder, CEN Group
Chris Dyett is the CEO and founder of CEN Group – a multifaceted fast-growing Investor Relations and Sustainability Consultancy. With over 20 years of market experience, Chris previously led Investec’s Aerospace and Defence, Industrials and Oil Field Services franchise, and spent substantial time working on equity raisings, IPOs and various corporate finance projects. His extensive investor network spans the UK, Europe and the US, and his core skillset lies in communicating complex and evolving messages to the investment community. At CEN Group, Chris’s transaction experience includes leading the IR functions at Melrose and Just Eat, as well as IPOSs, demergers, fund raises and Capital Markets Events. Chris works alongside a team of experienced professionals in sustainability, accountancy, corporate strategy, investment management and banking.
Guest speaker: Tom O’Hara
Investment Director, European Equities, GAM Investments
Responsible for the management of European Equity funds at GAM, alongside Jamie Ross and David Barker.
Before joining GAM Investments in May 2025, he spent seven years managing European equity funds at Janus Henderson Investors. Prior to this, he spent eight years as a sell side equity research analyst covering the metals and mining sector. He began his career in the treasury of Northern Rock plc. He received his BA degree (Hons) in economics from Newcastle University. He is passionate about the role of emerging technologies in shaping active investing and was an early investor in Quartr, a Swedish fintech platform, where he continues to serve as a non-executive adviser.
Dates
- 12.00pm to 1.00pm Friday 7 November, 2025
Location
- Online - Zoom
With thanks to our Events Programme Sponsor
Open to Members and Non-members
- Free to members
£0 - Non-members - £25+VAT
£30
