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Enhancing valuation: optimizing your equity story for the right investors
In Asia’s dynamic capital markets, the challenge for listed companies is clear: how to enhance valuation and ensure the right story resonates with the right investors. High ownership concentration, regional shareholder dominance and fragmented analyst coverage mean that earning the attention – and conviction – of global investors requires more than traditional broker-driven outreach or routine disclosures. What’s needed is an integrated approach built around three collar pillars: independent investor feedback, rigorous investor targeting and high-impact capital markets events.
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People moves: Ziff Davis appoints former US Department of State diplomat as head of IR
Plus new IROs at Expedia Group, ATS and Abnormal AI Magazine publisher and digital media company Ziff Davis has brought in a former US Department of State official as its new director of investor relations. JT Farley, whose last role saw him work as a foreign service officer (vice consul) at the US Department of […]
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Building an IR function: a strategic roadmap to success
From getting management buy in to running an IR audit and building an investor pipeline – a break down of the essentials that elevate the IR program Investor relations has come a long way. What used to be a compliance checkbox is now a strategic discipline that directly impacts your cost of capital, liquidity and valuation. The question isn’t whether IR adds value anymore, it’s whether you’re building the function correctly. This evolution changes how you build your team for success – whether you are expanding the IR department, coming in fresh, building out the team from scratch or growing…
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What can you do when the US Government becomes a shareholder in your company?
When the Trump administration announced it would take a 10 percent stake in Intel to securitize the government’s funding of the company under the CHIPS Act, the markets were stunned. Many questioned this new course, asked how effective the government could be at owning stocks and wondered how the administration could help or hinder Intel. Moreover, how would US taxpayers benefit?
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The new era of sustainability reporting: global shifts, practical lessons and strategic opportunities
Sustainability reporting is entering a new era. Regulatory shifts, evolving standards and rising stakeholder expectations are reshaping the landscape, creating both challenges and opportunities for organizations worldwide. Demand for consistent, comparable and decision-useful information continues to push voluntary standards toward harmonization, while jurisdictions move closer to mandatory frameworks. The result: a reporting environment that is more complex, but also more transparent, globally aligned and investor-focused.
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How to craft proxies that gain the trust and support of your shareholders
As investor expectations continue to evolve, the proxy statement has become more than a regulatory requirement: it’s now a strategic tool for corporate storytelling and stakeholder engagement. The newly released playbook, titled ‘From compliance to confidence: Proxies that win trust and votes’ and written in partnership with DFIN, offers a timely and comprehensive guide for companies looking to strengthen their proxy disclosures ahead of the upcoming season.
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People moves: Heather Hille takes on IR at The Toro Company as Carole Dupont-Pietri leaves Hermès
Heather Hille has moved into a new role at The Toro Company, taking on investor relations responsibilities in addition to her existing corporate affairs duties. Hille has served as managing director of corporate affairs at the NYSE-listed outdoor solutions company since 2019, but will add investor relations, public relations and corporate communications to her portfolio.
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Valuation drivers in utilities: insights from the sector for GCC-listed companies
Study points to an opportunity to align equity narratives more closely with international valuation expectations The utilities sector globally remains a cornerstone of defensive investing, valued for its stable cash flows and predictable returns. As Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) markets mature and attract a broader investor base, understanding the valuation drivers that influence market perceptions […]
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Navigating volatile stock price movements: a playbook for public company executives and boards
Corporate executives often wake up to unsettling stock price swings with no clear catalyst, news, filings or obvious events. In today’s markets, volatile price movements frequently extend well beyond the fundamentals. Algorithmic trading, macro-overlay strategies and ETF flows often drive disconnects, making market reactions appear irrational.
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Finding out what the sell side really thinks about IR
Would you like to know exactly what your analysts are thinking? No, I’m not here to tell you about some new sell-side telepathy service – though I’m sure many of our readers would jump at the option and maybe that’s one for Elon Musk’s Neuralink to figure out – but rather some new research that exposes just how analysts think about IR.
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NIRI’s Megan Larson joins private energy firm and Meira taps S&P for new CEO
After a ‘relaxing yet productive summer’ – in which she gained her US Coast Guard Merchant Mariner Master License, among other things – Megan Larson has joined Efficient Markets, the unlisted holding company for EnergyNet and Indigo Energy Advisors.
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People moves: Mia Nordlander takes over at Sinch as Tiffany Willis departs Starbucks
Plus new IROs in place at Cantourage, Savills and Global Payments Tiffany Willis, the award-winning head of IR at US retail chain Starbucks, has stepped down from her role in order to prioritize time with her family. She most recently scooped the award for best investor event (large cap) at the IR Magazine Awards – […]
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With CSRD up for review, the time has come to reclaim the concept of sustainability
It started more as a form of activism, then developed into a trend that everyone would jump on before turning into a monster whose tamers have completely resigned. With European regulations and a zealous auditing spirit, companies’ sustainability work has been driven to be about decimal points and regulatory compliance, instead of adding shareholder value or social and environmental benefits. As the EU Commission says ‘stop, change and do things right’, the time has come for communicators and IROs to reclaim the concept of sustainability. When we write the history of corporate communication up to and into the 2010s, the…
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People moves: Chip Newcom takes the IR wheel at electric truck maker Rivian
Electric vehicle maker Rivian has announced the appointment of Chip Newcom, a multiple IR Impact Award-winner and former head of IR at Equinix, as its new investor relations lead.
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Where were the directors? Why investors want to know how boards act in a corporate scandal
When a corporate scandal breaks, the first question investors ask is Where were the directors? This phrase was coined by Peter Dey in 1994 when he led a report on how to improve corporate governance practices at Canadian listed companies. Corporate scandals have always existed and many stem from weak corporate governance, often caused by a lack of communication, insufficient internal controls or a very lax attitude towards potential problems. In 2024, the US administration criticized Boeing’s board for failing to adequately supervise the safety procedures of its aircraft, following several accidents involving its 737 Max model that resulted in…
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Despite any advantages, ditching quarterly reporting will ultimately place more burden on IR teams
After DE&I policies, sensible foreign trade policy and the SEC’s ability to enforce regulations, what’s the next thing in Donald Trump’s sights? Why, of course, it’s that scourge of the capital markets, quarterly reporting.
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People moves: Jeannie Ong joins Temasek and Tom Waldron moves to Springer Nature
Jeannie Ong, the multiple IR Impact Award winner and South East Asia Awards judging regular, has announced her new position at Temasek, which manages a Singaporean government fund with a portfolio worth S$434 bn ($339 bn). In her new role as operating partner, investor relations, Ong tells IR Impact that she ‘leads initiatives to build capabilities and drive alignment across Temasek’s portfolio companies in the area of investor relations.’ She adds: ‘Super excited to be doing what I love again to raise the bar for IR in Singapore!’ Ong brings more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications, media…
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How small and large IR teams can manage investor meetings differently
In a new report on IR meetings in the first half of 2025, Modular Finance analyzed over 11,000 investor meetings and 330,000 transactions from more than 250 IR teams across Europe.
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Ten ways IROs can benefit from trend following
By now you’ll know that institutional investors and their decision-making processes have evolved to become more data-driven and systematic, using strict mathematical rules for portfolio construction. Discretionary stock and bond picking is increasingly an investment style of past, being rapidly replaced by quants, big-data sets and algorithms that can better select stocks and bonds compared to humans.
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People moves: Nathalie Richert joins The Platform Group as Aaron Bertinetti swaps JP Morgan for Computershare
JP Morgan Chase’s IR Magazine award-winning head of IR Aaron Bertinetti has left the bank to head up Computershare’s newly-launched investor engagement business.
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Executive pay: Say-on-pay support stays steady and other lessons from the 2025 proxy season
With the 2025 North American proxy season now officially closed, emerging trends in executive compensation are offering valuable insights and shaping important considerations for boards going forward. Here, we explore some of these issues and ways boards and management teams can start to incorporate these into planning for next year’s shareholder meeting.
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The long view: how to unlock strategic value with scenario planning
Next time you meet with a top-tier investor, how much would it improve your interaction if you could confidently present a long-term view of how supply chain disruptions, interest rate shifts or geopolitical tensions could shape your company’s future? Picture equipping your analysts with data-driven insights that help your board navigate uncertainty with clarity and control. This is the power of modern scenario planning: a dynamic framework that enables IR teams to model multiple strategic themes across five, 10 or even 15-year horizons – and pivot quickly when the landscape changes.
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From intuition to impact: How ROI thinking can transform investor relations
Across boardrooms, investment decisions are increasingly driven by rigorous financial analysis and measurable outcomes. While marketing debates attribution models and sales scrutinizes conversion funnels, the IR function, though central to connecting companies and capital markets, often relies on intuition and anecdotal evidence when justifying budgets and strategic initiatives. IR now has the opportunity to adopt the ROI mindset that drives decision-making across the enterprise.
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The summer’s over, it’s back to school time – even for IROs
Welcome back, everybody, to the world of work! Yes, it’s that time of year – for our US readers, Labor Day is over and, for our European friends, the summer holidays are officially done. That can only mean one thing: the pitter-patter of tiny feet as they scamper energetically back to educational establishments heralding the ‘back to school’ season. It’s a good time of year to reflect on your own professional development – as well as making sure your workwear is up to scratch.
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People moves: NIRI New York’s Laura Kiernan takes up in-house role at Clear Channel Outdoor
Laura Kiernan, the former president of NIRI’s New York chapter, has taken up a new role as an in-house IRO at San Antonio, Texas-based advertising company Clear Channel Outdoor.
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Innovation and capital raising: the engine for UK long-term sustainable growth
To develop an innovative idea and scale into a competitive business, entrepreneurs need capital; investors seek a vision, a way to market, credible execution, defined deliverables and risk-adjusted returns, all of which underpin long-term growth. When innovators succeed, they create growth and catalyse a broader market expansion, as seen in the US in recent years.
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Yes, Taylor Swift’s engagement is making ripples in the stock market – here’s what it means for you
In a decade already defined by wide-ranging macroeconomic shocks, IR teams may be forgiven for ignoring the news that pop princess Taylor Swift has announced her engagement to Kansas City Chiefs tight end Travis Kelce. After all, this sort of thing usually doesn’t have much more impact than the celebrity sections of news sites and the social media ecosystem. However, this is Taylor Swift we’re talking about: arch-capitalist, savvy marketeer and industry-defining brand, whose net worth is estimated to be $1.6 bn (that’s enough to make her a small-cap company, in market terms). So naturally, when she makes such a…
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People moves: Centuri Holdings recruits former Equitrans Midstream IRO Nate Tetlow
US utility infrastructure services company Centuri Holdings has appointed Nate Tetlow as its new vice president of investor relations. Tetlow will take responsibility for the NYSE-listed firm’s IR program, ‘further strengthening relationships with analysts and institutional investors as the company’s primary liaison to the investment community,’ according to a press release announcing the move.
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People moves: Manuel Bösing makes IR comeback at Puma as Hippo brings in new head of IR
Manuel Bösing has returned to the IR team at Puma after several years working for fellow German companies tonies and Henkel. Formerly a portfolio manager for HSBC Global Asset Management in Germany, Bösing first worked in Puma’s IR team between November 2018 and December 2020.
