IR Magazine covered many topics in 2016. Here are the top ten most read articles of the year.
The most read story covered governance. In ‘There’s blood in the water at Theranos’, Jeffrey Goldberger explored how the blood-testing start-up failed on governance and disclosure.
The second most read story was also on corporate governance, entitled ‘Get on board for 2016: four themes in corporate governance’, in which NASDAQ’s Blake Stephenson analyzed the issues investors listed as the most important: cyber-security, proactive engagement, board performance and board committees.
The third most read story was the IR Magazine Investor Perception Study ‒ US 2016 the comprehensive directory and analysis of the best-performing American companies.
Number four covered how Novo Nordisk and Iberdrola triumphed at the IR Magazine Awards.
At number five, in ‘What does Brexit mean for Mifid II?’ Michael Hufton investigated how IROs and investors alike should prepare for regulatory changes after the UK Brexit vote.
Next came Jeffrey Goldberger’s analysis of how T Rowe Price turned an error into an IR win.
The next read article was also on the MiFID theme: ‘MiFID II: Wait for legislation wording finally ends’, also by Michael Hufton, looked at the European Commission’s publication of the MiFID II delegated acts relating to research and inducements.
Next came the IR Magazine Investor Perception Study – Europe 2016.
Next positioned was Diageo’s Catherine James on the importance of brand loyalty.
At number ten IR Magazine took a roundup of IR advice following the UK’s vote to leave the European Union.
