BPG - Overview and contents | The Investor Relations Society

0 .1 Introduction

The Investor Relations Society’s mission is to:

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

The Society acts as a conduit for its members’ views on current investor relations issues and we regularly contribute to policy debate at times of proposed regulatory and compliance changes. The Society, having sought members’ views, will aggregate these and present them to regulators, standard setters and government. When required, we will lobby to promote our members’ interests in the name of investor relations best practice.

This guide brings together the Society’s views on the key topics of relevance to our profession. It shows our position, outlines current best practice and suggests sources for further information and guidance. As the market and technology evolves, investor demographics and expectations change, sustainability becomes more important to demonstrate, regulation becomes more complex, the practice of investor relations will evolve as well.

We would encourage all members to keep up to date on best practice and the issues affecting our profession by engaging with all the Society has to offer:

reading the weekly Bulletin and monthly Policy RoundUp emails;
attending Investor Relations Society training sessions and events;
attending our IR Regulation courses and any subsequent refresher courses;
networking with your peers; and
making use of our 'Ask the Board' membership benefit.

The guidelines are regularly reviewed and updated by the Society’s Best Practice Committee. If you have any suggestions for improvements, please contact the executive team at enquiries@irsociety.org.uk.

Julian Smith
Chair of the Best Practice Committee

Matt Hall
Chief Executive Officer