Best bites: CSRD compliance, AI and the buy side and M&A strategies

In this episode of IR Voice – formerly The Ticker podcast – we look back at some of the main interviews from the past six months.

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In a break from the usual format, this August episode of the show will include a few excerpts from previously featured interviews with leading IROs, sustainability experts and investors.

Those include a clip from a conversation on CSRD reporting and compliance with British American Tobacco’s senior ESG reporting manager, Giulia Scanferla, who shares best practices on how IR and sustainability teams can do to get ready for the new legislation; a clip from a conversation with Stefanie Mollin, global equities portfolio manager at GIB asset management, where we hear about what IR teams should know on the buy-side use of AI; an excerpt from a conversation with Peregrine Riviere, group head of IR at the London Stock Exchange Group, who drawing from his experience working on the Blackstone sell-off, offers his best practice advice to IR teams on how to effectively manage a corporate transaction.

We also review some of the most read articles the IR Magazine editorial team has been working on over the past couple of months.

In the second part of the show, we speak with IR Magazine editor, Laurie Havelock about the newly re-established IR Magazine editorial board. Havelock talks about the role of the board, reveals the names of the 12 veteran IROs who are part of it and unveils some fun facts about their career paths.

In this episode you will hear:

  • How to get up to speed with the CSRD compliance exercise
  • How the buy side uses AI and how IR can adapt
  • Top tips to deliver efficiently and effectively during an M&A
  • The role the IR Magazine editorial board and who are the 12 veteran IROs part of it.

IR Voice provides listeners with insights into cutting-edge issues of the day for IR professionals. The series features interviews with IR experts bringing a global perspective, actionable insights and commentary on trending topics. These include sustainability, activism, corporate access, regulation and more.

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