Informed 123 – Summer 2024
The main feature in this issue is full coverage of the 2024 IR Society conference. A second feature looks at various IR topics including remuneration, climate communications and IR for private markets.
The 23-page conference report includes write-ups on 10 sessions, including keynote interviews with Evan Davis, plenary sessions and corporate breakouts – as well as networking photos from the day.
The keynote interviews are:
- Alison Dolan, CFO of Rightmove;
- Dominic Mahoney, partner at EY Professional Services; and
- Robert Pickering, board chair at Marex Group.
A section titled IR Notebook covers various current topics, and includes the following articles:
- New accounting standard to aid analysis of companies, by Nick Anderson;
- A calculated approach to broaching a tough subject, by Peregrine Riviere;
- Corporate climate-transition plans take a leap forward, by Hannah Griffiths;
- To list or not to list in New York? by Simon Rose;
- Investor relations in public markets versus private funds, by Yvonne Baranyai-Alexander; and
- How to understand stock price trends better as an IRO, by Adrian Dacruz.
There is also a section titled Going Digital - which includes the following three articles:
- Corporate reporting is digitising – are you? by Rob Riche;
- The widening gap between laggards and leaders, by Richard Dixon; and
- Using AI to unlock new IR insights.
In addition to these features, Ramon Pedrosa explains why Central Asia is set to flourish; the IR Society interview two recent Certificate in Investor Relations candidates and a IR whole team; and Hal Dewdney reports on an IR Society webinar centred around ESG reporting requirements.
Regular features include Industry News; upcoming events; upcoming courses; service providers; plus a letter from the chair and CEO.
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Published 29 July, 2024