Executives are examining key issues in sustainable business ranging from how to measure & monetise ESG performance to devising long-term sustainable investment strategies.Is building ESG into a portfolio strategy guaranteed to achieve both financial and non-financial returns for investors? Such questions form the crux of...
A must-have tool in an IR kit. By Chintan Mehta, Director at Dickenson World chintan.mehta@dickensonworld.com An effective product offering, an efficient management, and a well-laid outlook. While these are all facets of a business that are successful in gaining an investor’s attention, often, they aren’t enough to garner...
What is ‘sponsored’ research & why it is becoming mainstream in developed capital markets? The market for research is going through a revolution, driven by the introduction of MiFID II in Europe, which is becoming the defacto global standard. Companies are increasingly turning to sponsored research...
DATE: Held on Monday, May 11th Time: 4:30 PM IST As a C-suite member of your company, you will be able to get insights from buy-side and sell-side practitioners on their views on the impact of COVID-19 on the economy and the market. You will also...
6 strategies to uphold your reputation with investors during COVID19 DATE: Saturday, 4 April 2020 COVID-19 Pandemic has hit the world hard. Besides the rising health concerns and unfortunate cost to human lives, the pandemic has destabilised economies and businesses globally at an unprecedented scale. The economic...
5 reasons why the business print media overlooks your press releases For some inexplicable reasons, many CXOs still cling on to an outdated notion that their stakeholders consume information on them mainly through a few leading business newspapers. This misconception has resulted in an endemic OCD...
The emergence of Global IR Outsourcing for Investor Relations services In a fast-moving global economy, you can find several companies that are collaborating with offshore service providers, rather than establishing their own in-house capabilities. Over the years, the global service delivery model has proven to be...
6 great reasons to pursue Digitised Annual Reports How is a digital annual report different from a print one? As a key weapon within an arsenal of collaterals serving the investor relations function, annual reports have been undergoing a profound transformation on the Web. The boundaries of...
You don't have to be a Goliath to start producing integrated reports. Even as a David, you can strike a pose. As you leap into 2020 and complete the 2019 financial year, you must be hearing a lot about the Integrated Reporting <IR> Framework for annual reporting....
Six Tips for Tackling & Engaging Investors on Roadshows Meetings are an important way for people to come together for a common purpose. Planning for such meeting prevents poor performance and improves the chances of a desired outcome. Strategic planning allows you to project your company...
Another season of Conference Orgies arrives – unfortunately, you may never reach a climax. Sure, by all means attend a few investor conferences as long as they ensure a few quality meetings. But please also have a view and preference. Many a times companies end up...
“What unites people? Armies? Gold? Flags? Stories. There's nothing more powerful in the world than a good story. Nothing can stop it. No enemy can defeat it. And who has a better story than Bran the Broken?...
How Can Effective Investor Targeting Maximise the ROI of Investor Relations Efforts? Preamble The prime objective of Investor Relations efforts of any company is to attract the right profile of investors who understand the company’s business model and stay invested for the long term. Companies generally spend...
India: Relying just on narrow choice of media for reputation building could be your biggest mistake Business communication is geared towards building formidable reputation and create value for all stakeholders. The consumers of this communication are savvy audiences, comprising investors, analysts, business partners, lenders and creditors,...
Preamble The last 18 months has seen three major corporate collapses in the UK, and much of this has been attributed to audit failures, leading to a wide-sweeping review of how audits are conducted. In particular, a huge amount has been written about the first of...
A brief look at how Specialist IR firms differ from Generalist PR firms. Preamble: The Indian PR industry is beginning to mature. Gone are the days where a PR agency could behave like supermarkets offering everything under one roof and get away with delivering just rudimentary...
Public Relations for Unlisted Companies Planning An IPO The apathy of unlisted companies towards Public Relations is inexplicable, and their sudden proclivity for PR at the time of fund raising is palpable. Such short-sightedness makes them look opportunistic and has many pitfalls. If Public Relations is...
If sustained media visibility is critical for enhancing corporate reputation; then nothing is more daunting for mid-cap companies than to achieve that. It is an ongoing struggle for the mid-cap companies. Their sheer number – more than 1500 actively traded mid-caps – and limited avenues...
Corporate share buyback is an effective tool to prevent companies' share prices from devaluation and re-instilling promoter confidence. As the number of share buybacks climb, the debate over the concept heats up further. In June 2013, the Securities & Exchange Board of India (SEBI), the Indian...
IR Connect looks at how an IR plan can become much sharper and result-oriented with the help of IR Analytics. Every IRO and CFO should take a careful look into its values and benefits. It’s a well accepted dictum that stock valuations are a function of...