Best practice interviews with South East Asia’s finest IR teams
Storm analogies reigned supreme among the winners of the IR Magazine Awards – South East Asia 2020. From perfect storms to depressions, tropical storms and hurricanes, it’s clear that many teams had to batten down the IR hatches to weather the pandemic winds.
But with ‘innovation and agility’,
IR Magazine’s award-winning companies not only overcame the challenges thrown up by Covid-19 but also ensured they were available to communicate during extreme volatility even as issues such as ESG gained an ever-greater focus.
Here we present video interviews with some of the award-winning companies from across the region.
Around a third of additional responsibilities relate to ESG or sustainability, finds global poll of IR professionals
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Amid the tumultuous events of 2020, the remit and influence of IR teams expanded considerably, according to new research from Nasdaq: the Global IR Issuer Pulse survey, which polled more than 450 IR professionals, finds 96 percent manage responsibilities outside of IR.
Underlining the growing focus on non-financial information, 35 percent of additional duties relate to ESG, corporate responsibility or corporate sustainability – a sharp rise from 14 percent in the 2019 survey. IROs also report duties in corporate communications, strategy, financial planning & analysis, treasury and M&A, among other areas.
Cathy leads Broadridge’s Corporate Issuer Solutions division. In this role, Cathy is responsible for the ongoing development and execution of product and market strategy. Prior to this role, Cathy spent five years as VP of strategy and business development, driving growth opportunities in ICS.