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E SE L’ETICA PORTASSE DAVVERO VANTAGGI COMPETITIVI SUI MERCATI? L’importanza della condotta etica nelle Investor Relations e nella comunicazione finanziaria

Milano, 12 Settembre 2013 – Da qualche mese sono attivi nelle Borse valori statunitensi ed in alcune Borse europee “indici etici” che raggruppano aziende che operano con standard di responsabilità sociale riconosciuti ed accettati a livello internazionale. La classificazione si basa su oltre 38 criteri di valutazione, ed analizza circa 330 indicatori per ogni società; … Leggi il seguito

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LIA ANNOUNCES RELEASE OF SEIZED ASSETS IN ITALY

Tripoli, 5 November 2012. Dr. Mohsen Derregia, Chairman of the Libyan Investment Authority (“LIA”), announced that the Fourth Criminal Section of the Rome Court of Appeals today ordered the release from judicial seizure of LIA’s equity stakes in UniCredit S.p.A. and Finmeccanica S.p.A. Together with the earlier release of LIA’s equity interest in Eni S.p.A. that was achieved … Leggi il seguito

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HOW INSIDERS TRADE ON CONGRESSIONAL INFORMATION

The STOCK Act would prohibit members of Congress and their staffers from profiting from non-public information, but it could also hurt companies’ legitimate interests The recent commotion on Capitol Hill over a ban on insider trading by Congress and staffers has great entertainment value. The scenario recalls that classic scene in the movie Casablanca when … Leggi il seguito

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HOW THE MONEY FLOWS

What exactly is a meeting with a management team worth to the corporate access team that’s taking you on the road? Greenwich Associates’ spring 2010 US Equity Investors Study estimates that institutional investors paid about $900 mn for management access at conferences and $1.2 bn for non-deal roadshows between Q1 2009 and Q1 2010. The … Leggi il seguito

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HOW DID IR CHANGE POST-CRISIS?

Global financial crisis provides mixed blessing for investor relations, according to a survey of top Canadian IROs While the financial crisis has helped bring investor relations to the fore, it has also made dealing with investors more stressful, according to a survey of top Canadian IROs undertaken by IR Insight, the research arm of IR … Leggi il seguito

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FACEBOOK CRITICIZED FOR MALE BOARD

Nel momento in cui in tutto il mondo è in atto un grande dibattito sulle donne nei consigli di amministrazione delle società quotate, è’ con grande piacere che pubblico un articolo di Brad Allen già apparso su Inside Investor Relations il 7 u.s. relativo alla composizione del Consiglio di Amministrazione di Facebook, società quotanda, composto … Leggi il seguito

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IPREO SURVEY TRACKS BUY-SIDE PERCEPTIONS, EXPECTATIONS

As part of the inaugural NIRI Global IR Practices Seminar, Ipreo conducted a special perception study, surveying North America-based institutional investors to garner and gauge this constituency’s feedback and expectations of global investor relations practices. North American investors are excited about the investment opportunities available in China, Latin America, and emerging Europe, but stress the … Leggi il seguito

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THE INVALUABLE REVERSE ROADSHOW

You can have a great story and make the better presentation, but there’s nothing like seeing the people on their front line. Reverse roadshow – trips organized by brokers and or by investor relations companies – so investors can visit a specific companie’s plants, are gaining in popularity. Thanks to Internet, any investor can instantly … Leggi il seguito

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IPO MARKET 2012: EXPECT MORE OF THE SAME (*)

The coming year in IPOs will be turbulent – just like the last 12 months, according to an in-depth survey of corporate transaction attorneys. Jeff Corbin, CEO of KCSA Strategic Communications, which conducted the survey, says that while the atmosphere is “cautiously optimistic”, the financial situation in Europe combined with the potential actions of the … Leggi il seguito

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PUNTI DI ATTENZIONE NELLA GESTIONE DEI SOCIAL MEDIA

Da uno spunto di Gideon F. apparso sul Disaster Recovery Journal, nel seguito le mie riflessioni sui Social Media   Nell’approcciare i social media la maggior parte delle aziende prestano troppa attenzione agli strumenti, alle tecnologie ed alle particolari tecniche di distribuzione delle informazioni. Sono relativamente poche invece le aziende che prestano la necessaria attenzione … Leggi il seguito