News From CIRI's 32nd Annual Conference As the 32nd Annual Conference in Halifax, Nova Scotia winds down, the following announcements were issued: CIRI Enhances Investor Relations Certification Program Through Partnership with Rotman School of Management CIRI Announces the 2019 Recipients for the Award for Excellence and the Belle Mulligan Award for Leadership in Investor Relations CIRI Elects Three New Directors Click on the headlines above to read the full news release. CIRI Opens the Market from the Annual Conference on Monday, June 10, 2019. | Complete Article |
IR Job Notification CIRI is pleased to inform you that new job opportunities are available in Ontario and British Columbia. CIRI members can click here to view the postings. You must be logged in as this is a 'Members Only' benefit. Are you looking to create or fill a position in your company or for a client? Here's an effective way to reach CIRI members who are looking for new challenges in investor relations. Members may submit a job posting free of charge. Non-members may submit a job posting for $150+HST. To submit a job posting, contact Kaitlin Davis at kdavis@ciri.org or (416) 364-8200. | Complete Article |
Top Stories Is Value Investing Dead? Maybe not, but investors historically on the value side are now buying more stocks on the growth side of the market. But should they be? | View Original | CIRI Names Four Distinguished Investor Relations Professionals as Fellows The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI), Canada's national association representing investor relations professionals, announced the 2019 CIRI Fellows. | View Original | New Guidance on Soliciting Dealer Arrangements The use of soliciting dealer arrangements in Canada - where issuers pay fees to investment dealers to get securityholders to vote in favour or support certain actions - has been subject to scrutiny for a number of years. | View Original | Canadian Investors Opt for Alternatives, Reveals Study Real estate most favoured alternative asset class for institutions | View Original | Is There a Business Case for ESG? Do companies that ignore long-term environmental or social costs in the pursuit of near-term profits pay another price in foregoing potentially long-term sustainable profit opportunities? | View Original | Reducing Regulatory Burden - Highlights from the OSC's Third and Final Roundtable As discussed in our recent posting, the Ontario Securities Commission (OSC) has identified regulatory burden reduction as one of its key priorities for the coming year. The Ontario government is actively encouraging these initiatives. The OSC recently established a Burden Reduction Task Force and announced a series of related roundtable discussions for stakeholders. | View Original | Business Wire Supports Canadian Investor Relations Community Through Partnership with CIRI The Canadian Investor Relations Institute (CIRI), Canada's national association representing investor relations professionals, is pleased to announce that Business Wire will continue to support CIRI's mandate to advance the practice of investor relations across Canada as National Strategic Partner. With Business Wire’s support, CIRI can fulfill its mandate by developing resources, delivering professional development events, providing networking opportunities and advocating on behalf of the investor relations profession. | View Original | CSA Proposes a Modernized National Filing System for Reporting Issuers On May 2, 2019, the Canadian Securities Administrators (CSA) announced that it is seeking comments in respect of a proposed streamlined and integrated national information and filing system for capital market participants (the "Renewed System") along with the adoption of a simplified-fee system. | View Original | Companies Urged to Stay Abreast of Accounting Proposals Not paying close attention to proposed accounting standards and not commenting when there are concerns can have important consequences, experts say. | View Original |