Category Archives: Financial communication

Norway links investment fund decisions to sustainability

The world’s largest investment fund, Norway’s $1 trillion sovereign wealth fund, just announced plans to push companies towards more sustainable business models. The fund, which holds stakes in some 9,000 companies across 72 countries, is shifting its investment policies to align them better with the United Nations’ Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It will, therefore, scrutinize all future… Read More »

Investor Relations – What has changed over the last decade?

As the Investor Relations Magazine turns thirty, its editors look a bit at their own history and the history of investor relations. In an interview with Smooch Repovich Reynolds, managing director of the investor relations and corporate communications practice at ZRG Partners, the editors discuss groundbreaking developments that have shaped the past 10 years in this… Read More »

Impact of corporate announcements – a matter of credibility

Usually, stock markets are quite stress-resistant if it comes to (even relevant) news. It is hard for an individual news piece to move whole markets. IR Magazine has now published an article by Henry Downing that reflects on the circumstances in which impact can still be dramatic. In this context, it highlights the important role of… Read More »

ESG Reporting – How Companies React to More Conscious Investors

Forbes Magazine is estimating that $30 trillion in assets moves from the current to younger, more sustainably oriented investors,  incentivizing companies to implement more comprehensive “ESG” reporting measures. ESG stands for Environmental, Social and Corporate Governance reporting and has become a key element in annual reports of companies listed at major stock exchanges, as London,… Read More »

A Letter from a CEO to his Investor… that Killed his Career

Klaus Kleinfeld, former CEO of German industry giant Siemens, resigned from his position as CEO of Arconic a specialty metals producer spun-off of aluminum producer Alcoa Inc. Kleinfeld resigned after a letter that he had written to Paul Singer, founder of $33 billion hedge fund Elliott Management. Elliott owns a 13 percent stake in Arconic and had launched a… Read More »

Top Tipps for Designing Investor Relations Websites

Regular followers of my blog know the value of IR Magazine research and reporting. I recently came across an article featuring top advice on investor relations websites, as IR Magazine interviewed Patrick Kiss, head of investor and public relations at shopping center retail firm Deutsche EuroShop. Kiss produced a list of 10 key recommendations, which in… Read More »

Private equity pioneer gives lessons in investor relations

Henry Kravis, founder of private equity giant KKR gave Bloomberg a remarkable interview, looking back at 40 years in the investment business. The interview has a view fascinating insights into investment decisions and interaction with investor relations efforts. “I compare their responses to the dot-com period around 2000. Back then I’d ask, ‘What’s your strategy?’… Read More »