IR Regulation and Compliance Essentials
For IR professionals, compliance with rules and guidelines is an essential part of the job. Whether it's in financial reporting, market disclosures, compliance with relevant listing regimes, the treatment of inside information, or in the context of a transaction, mistakes are costly – not least in reputational terms.
Who is this course for?
The IR Society recommends all members attend this course at least once to ensure they understand the legislative environment in which they work.
This course will provide a foundation IR Toolkit, covering future themes for the profession and pending regulatory / legislative changes. The tutor uses real-life case studies to illustrate key issues.
What will I gain?
- An overview of the fundamental areas of regulation and compliance that affect IR
- An understanding of the areas of regulation with a day-to-day impact on IR
- A toolkit for dealing with price sensitive information, disclosure requirements, transactions and listing obligations and the financial and reporting calendar
- An overview of UK Listing rules: IPOs, Prospectus, Secondary listings, M&A, etc.
- An understanding of stock exchange obligations
Who Should Attend?
- CIR candidates
- New and experienced IROs
- Corporate communications and financial PR professionals
- Company secretaries involved in IR activities will also benefit from this course
When and where is this course running?
The IR Regulations and Compliance Essentials course is running on the below dates. If you cannot attend any of the below training dates or your preferred modality is not yet scheduled, please do 'Register Interest' in the course.
Course 1 2024: Online, Zoom
- Wednesday 05 June 2024
Course 2 2024: In-person, City of London
- Wednesday, 07 August 2024
Course 3 2024: In-person, City of London
- Wednesday, 06 November 2024
Course tutor: Deborah Morton-Dare
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Deborah specialises in financial training for all levels from beginners to advanced. She presents a comprehensive range of courses to a diverse range of corporate clients and financial institutions and specialises in making complex technical subjects comprehensible.
Deborah qualified as a Chartered Accountant with Arthur Young and then worked in Corporate Finance gaining wide ranging experience in a variety of corporate and financial institutions. She then worked as a financial consultant to companies assisting them in raising finance and structuring.
Programme
- Understanding the regulatory framework
- Role of a Sponsor
- Insider dealing and market abuse; how to deal with price sensitive information
- Disclosure Guidance and Transparency Rules (DTRs)– continuing obligations
- Dealing with the sell-side
- Knowing your shareholders
- Financial calendar and reporting
- Recent case studies and current issues
Course level
Core courses
Course dates
6 November 2024
9.30am
to 4.30pm
- IR Society members (£620 + VAT)
£744 - IR Society Premium members (course allowance included in membership package)
£0 - Non-members (£860 + VAT)
£1,032