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BEN REBBECK, Executive Director Over the last 18 months institutional investors have been struggling to grasp two conflicting forces which, if not managed well, could cause significant ramifications for how listed companies engage with and access capital. Investors desires to embed ESG standards and principles in their disclosure are in opposition to ‘anti-woke’ regulations which […]
ROWAN CLARKE, Investor Relations A company’s Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) performance continues to grow in importance for investors. The challenge for companies is to develop ESG reporting metrics that reflect the specific ESG issues impacting their business, while also allowing for their performance to be measured against peers. An additional layer of complexity within […]
ROWAN CLARKE, Investor Relations As we enter a new financial year, it is worth reflecting on the effectiveness of your Company’s IR program. This was a topic at the 2022 National Investor Relations Institute’s (NIRI) Conference held in Boston. FIRST Advisers attended the conference in June and we summarise some of the key recommendations. Recommendation […]
VICTORIA GEDDES, Executive Director This year the headline topics at the NIRI (National Investor Relations Institute) Conference were ESG and the importance of Purpose. The US has, like Australia, been generally late to the ESG party compared to Europe so understanding the issues at the forefront of driving change has relevance for Australia. Ron O’Hanly Chairman and […]
ROWAN CLARKE, Investor Relations At FIRST Advisers, we are increasingly offering advice to companies on how to best position themselves to meet investor demand for ESG accountability. What was once seen as a topic for socially conscious asset managers, is now widely adopted by investors. ESG was a hot topic at the US based National […]
Ben Rebbeck, Executive Director As we enter the 2018 results reporting season, earnings and operational guidance again becomes a topic of significant concern. Recently in the US, industry leaders including Warren Buffett and Jamie Dimon joined the debate arguing that public companies should reduce or eliminate the practice of estimating quarterly earnings (EPS), as this […]
Ben Rebbeck, Executive Director Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) factors were once the poor cousins of institutional investors’ metrics – nice to have, but not a primary driver of valuation or investment. This is no longer the case. Times have changed, investors are more sophisticated, information is more prevalent and reliable – ESG is now […]
Daniel Jones, Shareholder Analytics and IR Activism was once again a hotly discussed topic at the 2018 National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) conference in Las Vegas, and with the number of large-cap activist campaigns in 2017 reaching an all-time high, it’s easy to see why. Based on my observations and discussion with professionals, an often […]
NIRI Annual Conference 2017 Ben Rebbeck, Executive Director At FIRST Advisers we are often asked to assess the content of our clients’ Investor Relations websites for the appropriateness of its content and structure and assist them implement or rebuild their IR websites. The overriding imperative is to ensure the IR website meets the information needs of […]
NIRI Annual Conference 2017 Ben Rebbeck, Executive Director On 4 June 2017, the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) Annual Conference got underway in Orlando, Florida. This Conference brings together over one thousand of the world’s thought leaders and senior professionals in Investor Relations and it is one that we have been attending religiously for the past […]
DAVID WHITTAKER, SENIOR INVESTOR RELATIONS ADVISER A recent survey presented at the National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI) conference in San Diego in June highlighted how giving investors useful qualitative information when presenting your company’s financial results can make all the difference to how well the numbers are received. The institutional investors surveyed by Edelman emphasised […]
FIRST Advisers will be in San Diego next month at the premier global conference for investor relations professionals, staged by the US National Investor Relations Institute (NIRI). We will be posting live updates from our Twitter account and filing a post conference wrap up on this blog. The NIRI conference often provides a leading indicator for […]