Month: January 2020

BY JOSEPHINE MASON LONDON (Reuters) - BlackRock and other investment houses have slashed their budgets for external research by as much as half after the introduction of new European Union rules, piling pressure on stockbrokers, a senior executive at the world's top asset manager said on Tuesday. The EU's Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II, known as MiFID II, which took effect in January, states investment research must be priced separately from other broker services... Read more

Investment banks’ shifting commitment to investor events provides leading indicator for IROs Almost a year has passed since the Mifid II directive came into force. This year has been described as transitional as both investment banks and institutional investors digest and respond to the new regulation. The anecdotes began to pile up as the year progressed. Notably, we hear that conference attendance is down by around 20 percent-30 percent, and various prominent institutional investors have... Read more

Video has been proven to increase the effectiveness of communication across the board. As Simon Bryan, Managing Director, Americas of Lumi pointed out, “You’ve never seen an audio-only gender reveal.” When the message, delivery and reaction are all equally important in your communications, video is the best vehicle for delivery and to drive engagement from your audience. Investor earnings presentations fit right into this equation. The numbers are key, how you present them sets the tone for... Read more

This post is brought to you by West Corporation, a proud sponsor of PRSA. Are you relying on text-only assets to drive your messaging? Consider this: Where both video and text are available at the same source, 72 percent of people prefer video to learn about a product or service. Anyone on my team will tell you how much I love video. Its ability to attract audiences with sound and sight is so “right now,” and the... Read more

October 23, 2018Ben Chodor The traditional press release recipe is simple – an attention grabbing first sentence followed by an inverted pyramid of facts and quotes around your news. This rinse-and-repeat formula is useful for getting news out fast and communicating effectively, but like many things that are washed too many things it can start to get worn out and dated. To break this cycle, publicists and marketers alike are gravitating to the communication avenue... Read more

Importance of emerging markets index inclusion and why PR doesn’t equal IR The Bulgari Hotel and Resort in Dubai is precisely what you would expect of a five-star resort in a five-star destination: luxurious elegance and stylish sophistication. And when the Middle East Investor Relations Association (Meira) needed a statement venue for its 10th anniversary conference, the Bulgari delivered.  Ten years ago, I was one of the founders of Meira; I served on the board... Read more