News and analysis
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Reddit leads nominations just one year after its IPO ahead of the IR Impact Awards – US 2025
Other companies topping the shortlists include Duolingo, Moody’s Corporation, JPMorgan Chase & Co and GE Aerospace The IR team at Reddit will hope to turn a successful IPO year into a successful night of award wins, after the social media company picked up six nominations at the upcoming IR Impact Awards – US 2025. The […]
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Driving growth: unleashing Saudi Arabia’s investor relations potential
As Saudi Arabia continues to take solid steps to achieve a number of strategic objectives under the Vision 2030 umbrella, the role of IR in the Kingdom is undergoing a major transformation.
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The CFO: The best IROs bring in ideas from all over, says Ciena’s finance chief
Gregg Lampf, head of IR at Ciena, is a familiar face at IR Impact events. He’s also a big advocate for AI for investor relations – a topic he talks about, writes about and puts to work in his day job.
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‘AI is not a singular tool but an entire ecosystem’: Isabel Vilela on how her approach to AI has grown in a year
GoviEx Uranium’s Isabel Vilela speaks ahead of the AI and Technology Forum – Europe
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The art of trajectory: how AI-powered analytics can help distribute your messages effectively
Advanced data analytics and AI have unlocked unprecedented insights into behaviors, preferences and emerging trends
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‘What we don’t need is more masculine energy’: Where ESG fits in the corporate scandal warning system
What links Wells Fargo, the largest retail bank in the US with Boeing or failed blood-analysis startup Theranos? They all offer up examples of corporate scandal that feature in Guido Palazzo’s book The Dark Pattern: The hidden dynamics of corporate scandal, co-authored with Ulrich Hoffrage. In it, Palazzo, a professor of business ethics and TEDx Talk speaker, and Hoffrage, a professor of decision theory, seek to uncover what lands huge multinational firms with multi-million-dollar fines for fraud, their senior executives at best fired or at worst jailed.
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Rethinking IR performance measurement: how AI and financial models can help calculate impact in dollars and cents
Moving beyond non-financial indicators can give a better indication of IR success
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Scaling investor relations with a ‘team of one’
Having worked in IR and communications for over a decade – almost always as a ‘team of one’ – I’ve learned a thing or two about making the most of limited resources
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Investors remain bullish amid a shifting economic and political landscape
2025 still has many surprises in store for the markets We all knew 2025 was going to be a year of significant change, driven by Donald Trump’s return to the White House, but I don’t think many people predicted how much would be changing this quickly. In just a week, the geopolitical order has been […]
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People moves: Philips brings in former Starbucks and Diageo IRO as new chief
Dutch electronics maker Philips has announced the appointment of Durga Doraisamy as its new head of investor relations
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‘Without strong leaders, AI is a tough sell’: Müge Yücel on navigating your AI adoption journey
Galata Wind Enerji’s head of IR speaks ahead of the IR Forum – AI and Technology Europe
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Unlocking insights: navigating the future of investor relations
The CDR annual IR survey offers a detailed examination of how companies worldwide are adapting their IR strategies
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SEC nixes 14a-8 guidance that widened path for ESG proposals
The SEC has dropped guidance on the parameters by which companies may seek go-ahead to exclude shareholder proposals from their proxy statements.
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Is DEI dead or alive at US companies this proxy season?
Diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI). Over recent times, the acronym has become inescapable – and corporate life is no exception
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A pared-back CSRD might sound good, but ESG-minded investors won’t be happy
Rumors have been swirling around ESG-focused news outlets that the European Commission is expected to ‘heavily water down’ the requirements of its reporting regulation
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Jamie Donovan made captain of Ryanair’s IR department
The airline’s current head of IR, Peter Larkin, is moving to another senior role Ryanair has announced the promotion of Jamie Donovan to head of investor relations. He takes over from Peter Larkin who is moving to ‘another senior internal role,’ according to a company statement. Donovan joined the European airline as a trainee account, […]
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Clear Street’s commitment to corporate access and the ‘power of prime’
Corporate access is an integral factor in success for public company management teams today
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Enhancing IR with AI: automation, security and strategy
AI is rapidly transforming the landscape of IR, offering tools that enhance efficiency, data analysis, and strategic communication
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Backup, baby! Five simple steps IROs can take to mitigate the risks of cloud computing
When everything is online all the time, you need a (literal) backup plan Back in July 2024, a cybersecurity firm released a faulty software update to customers, impacting IT applications around the world and disabling everything from travel check-in counters to healthcare, banking to payment systems – all running with underlying software from a major […]
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IR on rotation: how Ford creates ambassadors for investor relations
Two former IR team members talk about the ways in which their stint in IR continues to benefit them today
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People moves: shiny new IROs at Abitibi Metals, Bowman Consulting and mobilezone, plus new IR job openings
Also this week, a promotion for IR award-winner Quentin Weber at WSP
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Trump’s tariff talk dominates earnings season, but won’t rattle markets
Companies take the opportunity to lay out mitigating factors and scenario planning On the campaign trail prior to his election victory, Donald Trump said ‘tariff’ is the most beautiful word in the dictionary. In that case, he must be swooning over the corporate world’s transcripts this earnings season, given that tariff talk is taking place […]
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Five key steps companies should take before launching their next shareholder meeting
With the shareholder meeting season rapidly approaching it is important for companies to be aware of the shifts in corporate governance trends.
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Rather be canoeing the Mekong River than riding the corporate commute? Perhaps it’s time for an IR sabbatical
This time last year Andrea James was spending time with her young family, going to yoga twice a week and generally taking the slow approach to life. Today, she is CFO at Nasdaq-listed Oncocyte, a molecular diagnostics technology company. James explains that when she first decided to take a career break – at the time she was chief communications officer and IR head at alternative defense firm Axon – she didn’t know what she wanted to do next. ‘I needed to get out of the day-to-day of being at a rapid-growth company, in a highly visible role, to find that…
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Global Roadshow Report 2025 available now
Investor roadshows have become a pivotal element in IR programs, serving as a crucial platform for companies to connect with potential investors and ensure their stock remains actively traded.In a rapidly evolving post-pandemic market, the format of these roadshows has diversified, incorporating both in-person and virtual elements to cater to a broader audience. The 2025 […]
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People moves: Anna Gavrilova takes the IR wheel at Polestar
Changes also come at Yukon Metals, The RMR Group and JPMorgan Polestar, the Swedish electric car manufacturer, has appointed Anna Gavrilova as its new head of IR. Gavrilova has more than 18 years of experience in the IR profession. Most recently, she served as head of IR at UK online car marketplace Cazoo. She has […]
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Guidance in the GCC: Analysts and investors favor the few (that share forward-looking metrics)
A ‘quiet transformation’ is taking place across the Gulf Cooperation Council region, but guidance remains relatively rare Across the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC), a quiet transformation is underway – one that could reshape how companies communicate with investors and influence the broader dynamics of capital allocation. At its heart, this transformation revolves around two critical […]
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‘I’ve seen the good and the bad from the sell side – it’s framed how I approach IR’: Inside IR at Alamos Gold
What does it take to become an award-winning IRO? Scott Parsons, a former sell-side analyst who joined the IR team at Alamos Gold in 2013, working his way up to lead the program, knows that a lot of it is hard work. But successful IR is also about honing your organizational skills, your people skills and your ability to package up the company story in a way that makes it work for investors and analysts. Here, we dive into the IR program at Alamos Gold to hear about everything from the sell-side to IR learning curve, the way ESG conversations…
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Welcome to IR Impact – formerly known as IR Magazine
You may have noticed a few changes here at IR Magazine – or, as we now like to call ourselves, IR Impact. Yes, along with our brand-new website, we’ve adopted a new name that we feel better reflects what we can offer our readers, event attendees and partners as we head into 2025.
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Off-season engagement highlights shifting views on ESG
Companies ponder how to keep talking about sustainability We’re coming to the end of ‘off season’ – when many companies go out on the road to engage with key institutional investors ahead of their annual shareholder meeting. According to a recent IR Magazine survey, around two thirds of IR teams say they have a program…
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