Best Practices
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Projected certainty: How vote projections guide decision making on proxy proposals
In an era when investors scrutinize every line of a proxy statement and every dollar of dilution, public companies are increasingly turning to vote projections to navigate the choppy waters of proxy season.
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Playbook: Proxy design: Beyond compliance
This playbook explores how modern proxy statements have evolved from compliance documents into strategic shareholder communications. It offers practical guidance on clarity, visual strategy and integrated execution to help organizations strengthen engagement, build trust and elevate governance effectiveness. By elevating both clarity and design, companies signal discipline, transparency and a genuine respect for shareholder time. This approach not only strengthens understanding of governance decisions but also positions the proxy as a meaningful touchpoint that deepens trust and demonstrates communication excellence. In this playbook, written in association with The Nuvo Group, you will learn: The report includes exclusive insights and case…
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IR Benchmarking report 2026
How much of your IR budget should you be allocating to external providers? And should you be rethinking that spend in the age of AI? How important is gender balance when hiring into your IR team? Are your peers struggling to make the case for senior management attending yet another virtual investor meeting? Our brand-new IR Benchmarking report has the answers. Packed with global data, peer comparisons and insights from award-winning IROs and CFOs, this is your go-to resource for aligning your IR strategy with market realities, justifying investment and highlighting your IR program’s strategic value internally.
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The IR Benchmarking Report 2026 Global & Europe
Here at IR Impact, we love to dive into the day-to-day of investor relations. How much companies are allocating to the IR budget – and, particularly in the AI era, how much of that is going to external service providers. We look at how many people are in the average IR team and which members of senior management are most involved in the program. All this – combined with research around analyst numbers, the evolution of virtual and much more – makes the IR Benchmarking Report 2026 a must-read for senior IROs looking to compare their approach with peers and…
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The IR Benchmarking Report 2026 Global & North America
While the name is new – The IR Benchmarking Report replaces our long-running Global Practice Report – the insights we deliver have not changed. We have been running this research for 14 years, adapting questions as the IR profession changes, but always with the focus on helping our readers better understand how they can use IR benchmarking to learn from others and better their own IR program.
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Playbook: Shaping the board of the future
In a world where the rate of change is accelerating, investors are asking sharper questions about board effectiveness, risk oversight and whether directors have the right skills for the future. IR professionals need to know how governance teams are thinking about these issues, where boards may need more support and what investors may expect next. Our new playbook, produced in association with Governance Intelligence and Nasdaq, explores what the board of the future needs to look like. Based on exclusive survey data from governance professionals, plus direct insight from general counsel and company secretaries, the playbook looks at the skills,…
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Playbook: Maximizing your return on time
In this playbook, written in association with Notified, we look at how IROs divide their time and what tasks they consider most valuable.
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Global Investor Relations Practice Report 2024 – North America
This is the 2024 edition North America of the global practice report, IR Magazine’s annual assessment of how IR teams are operating around the world
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Global Investor Relations Practice Report 2024 – Europe
This is the 2024 edition Europe of the global practice report, IR Magazine’s annual assessment of how IR teams are operating around the world
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Playbook: Streamlining investor relations: A playbook for efficiency and impact
Exclusive data that details where IROs are spending the most time engaging with investors, how they track changes in their investor base and more
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New skills for investor relations
IR skills: unveiling the expertise considered most critical and the key trends that are driving the need for new competencies
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IR Rankings – Euro Top 100 2024
This report looks at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in Europe, as voted for by the European investment community
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Playbook: A geopolitics playbook for IROs
Comprehensive geopolitics playbook for IROs to help communicate around sensitive and uncertain events
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Playbook: Measuring the success of your shareholder communications
Crucial insights into how leading IR professionals are optimizing their communication strategies to enhance efficacy
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How IR teams interact with the board
How IR teams are engaging with their board and other senior management figures and the channels they use to do so
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IR Rankings – Canada Top 50 2024
This report looks at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in Canada as voted for by the investment community
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IR Rankings – US Top 100 2024
This report looks at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in the US, as voted for by the investment community
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Playbook: How to craft your corporate story with integrated market analytics & CRM tools
Delving into the role that integrated market analytics can play in transforming your investor relations program
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Global Investor Relations Practice Report 2023 – regional overview
How IR professionals are carrying out their roles in 2023, as the world returns to post-pandemic business
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Global Roadshow Report 2023
How IR teams are organizing their in-person events, the long-term impact of virtual roadshows, and more
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Global Investor Relations Practice Report 2023 – Overview
This overview reveals how IR professionals are carrying out their roles in 2023
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Small and Mid-cap IR report
Analysis of the differences in IR practice and IRO views at companies with less than $1 bn market cap and less than $5 bn market cap
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Investor Perception Study – Europe 2023
A look at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in Europe as voted for by the investment community
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Best Practice Report: Building an IR strategy
Speaking with inspiring IR professionals to discover how they devise, implement and measure their own strategies for success
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IR Goals & Challenges
An examination of the issues faced by IR teams in 2022 and the issues they expect to face in the year ahead
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Investor Perception Study – Canada 2023
A look at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in Canada as voted for by the investment community
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Best Practice Report: Innovating with earnings calls
Leading IROs discuss their best-in-class approach to inform and inspire report readers in their own upcoming earnings calls
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Investor Perception Study – US 2023
A look at the current leading companies and individuals for IR in the US as voted for by the investment community
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