Blogs
Blogs and opinion pieces from the IR Society and its members
Blogs 5 July, 2018
Isn’t ESG just about having a long-term perspective?
Sallie Pilot, Chief Insight and Engagement Officer at Black Sun and Chair of the IR Society Best Practice Committee, discusses the opportunities for companies to be proactive in setting out their long-term strategies and ESG issues when engaging with the investment community.
IR Society News Blogs 12 April, 2018
Hot off the press! The insider’s guide to winning a 2018 Best Practice Award
Following the launch of the 2018 IR Society Best Practice awards, John Gollifer shares the thinking of the best practice judging panel and how to submit that award winning entry.
Blogs 28 March, 2018
How are MiFID II regulations affecting IR and what’s still to come?
Financial markets and the world of IR have been impacted by the start of MiFID II in January, after lengthy debate and preparation. Sandra Novakov reviews the new landscape.
Blogs 28 March, 2018
What’s the future for capital-raising in global equity markets?
Investors’ desire to control the corporate governance agenda while also seeking short-term equity performance is belying the true function of capital markets, argues John Dawson.
Blogs 28 March, 2018
IROs on the front line as the changes take effect
IROs bear the brunt of the extra burden for listed companies under the MiFID II changes. Vincenzo Leporiere discusses the impact he has seen so far on his IRO work.
Blogs 27 March, 2018
Buy-side expectations for corporate access under MiFID II
What do investors think about the new regime? Charles Hamlyn sets out the results of research, conducted jointly with the IR Society, into fund manager perspectives on corporate access, just before MiFID II became law.
IR Society News Blogs 30 January, 2018
The impact of MiFID II on IROs and consensus management
With much discussion around MiFID II implementation, the IR Society recently conducted a short survey of its members on the impact of MiFID II on IROs and what this means for consensus management.
Blogs 28 December, 2017
Building a US investor base after MiFID II
Brian Rafferty spells out the ‘Rafferty’s Rules’ which will help companies to find investor support in the US after the new regulations come into effect.
Blogs 21 December, 2017
Challenges and changes – nothing new for IROs
IR officers should be able to handle the issues thrown up by the new regulatory changes – and this is a good chance to show their value to their companies, argues Charles King.
Blogs 20 December, 2017
Treat MiFID II as an opportunity for deeper engagement
Craig Marks describes how the IR team at AstraZeneca is preparing itself for the regulatory changes and taking a positive view of the chance to improve its IR operations.
Blogs 19 December, 2017
Top tips to ensure you are ready for MiFID II
To mitigate the impact on listed companies, David Lloyd-Seed offers IROs eight key tips to help ensure a smooth transition into a MiFID II world.
Blogs 17 October, 2017
Implementing IR for all classes of capital
IR practice has been built primarily around equities, but other types of corporate capital are increasingly requiring the attention of finance and IR professionals, as Susan Davy and Sarah Heald report.
Blogs 20 July, 2017
The ascent of fund management
The fund management industry is exercising increasing power in financial markets, and there are implications for companies and for IROs, argues Richard Davies.
Blogs 8 June, 2017
It’s award season: Best practice and the value of awards
In my job, I’m constantly thinking about annual reports; I not only read a lot of annual reports but I analyse them every day. And yes, I even believe that annual reports are important! In fact, I’d even say very important- and even useful!
Blogs 17 May, 2017
IR Society advised to get out the lifeboats, the day of the MiFID II is really upon us this time!
When we wake up on Wednesday, 3 January 2018, will it be any different to the day before and possibly a day of woe for more than just Wednesday's child?
Blogs 7 April, 2017
MiFID II: This time it really is different
Managing the MiFID II changes will be difficult. For IR teams, the need to be quick-footed is the greatest challenge, as Steve Kelly reports.
Blogs 4 April, 2017
Poacher turned gamekeeper – from City role to in-house IRO
Echoing market changes of recent years, Alexandra Hockenhull describes her personal City evolution from fund management to becoming an IRO.
Blogs 4 April, 2017
Thirty years on – the IR profession’s ‘Big Bang’ revolution
Reg Hoare looks back at the radical changes to financial market structures and regulation which were introduced in the 1986 ‘Big Bang’. He spells out their significance and their lessons for today’s new changes.
Blogs 29 March, 2017
Quarterly reporting – the argument against
The debate between investors and companies about the merits of quarterly reporting remains intense. Phil Corbett is opposed.
Blogs 27 March, 2017
New York – if IROs make it there, they’ll make it anywhere
Which institutions should you visit in New York? How should you manage your schedule? Where should you stay? Top tips from IROs themselves on how to manage a New York roadshow are reported by Charlie Hamlyn.