The Ticker Podcast

An in-depth interview with Tim Quast, founder and president of market structure analysis firm ModernIR, talks passive money, the evolution of the capital markets, the core role of the IRO and staying relevant in the new algorithmic order Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An in-depth conversation with Arash Adnani, Blender Media president, on making the most out of your IR website, why it should evolve as IR strategy changes and turning it into a 24-hour IR tool Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Radek Barnert, CEO of WeConvene, talks about how the European regulation impacts the three corners of corporate access: the buy side, the sell side and – of course – IR teams Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An in-depth interview with Paulina Brown, head of US marketing communications at EQS, on what makes a great IR website – including understanding the behavior of your website users, offering digital tools and downloads and making sure you’re delivering an ‘emotional response’ Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Three months on from the implementation of the European regulation, episode 85 of The Ticker takes on Mifid II, featuring an in-depth interview with Marina Zakharova de Calero, CEO of Conduit Communications – and author of the most-read article on IRmagazine.com in 2017 – on the changing role of IR under Mifid II, company-sponsored research and getting board support for the increased resources needed to meet buy-side expectations in a post-Mifid world Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The second part of The Ticker’s Mifid II special features an in-depth interview with Michael Hufton, founder of London-based corporate access platform ingage. Hufton talks to IR Magazine about the changing attitudes toward research and access, the ways in which IR teams have been preparing for these changes and who is willing to pay for what. Also on this episode of The Ticker, snippets of interviews with some of the winners from the IR Magazine Awards – US 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 84 of The Ticker podcast: * Bruce Freed, president of the Center for Political Accountability, on how smart corporate governance will save America* MSCI’s Dimitris Melas on ‘volatility clusters’* Highlights from the IR Magazine Awards - Canada 2018 Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 83 of The Ticker podcast:•Communicating company purpose with Argyle Company’s managing director Iain Poole•Rucsandra Moldovan, assistant professor of accountancy at Concordia University, on the economic consequences of hiring Wall Street analysts as IROs Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 82 of The Ticker:•Kate Walsh, vice president of IR and tax at Enlink Midstream, and Zach Rothberg, vice president of IR services at AlphaSense, on how AI impacts IR• Managing crises in Turkey: An audio clip from the IR Magazine fall 2017 feature Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

This episode is part of IR Magazine’s Women in IR content week, marking the start of a series of networking events across Canada, the US and the UK. On episode 81 of The Ticker podcast, a Women in IR special:•Men take two thirds of top IR jobs. IR Magazine’s Garnet Roach looks at the data behind the numbers•Pavita Cooper, founder at talent and diversity firm More Difference, who also sits on the steering committee at the 30% Club, on the reasons for the disparity •Marilyn Mora, head of IR at tech giant Cisco, on what companies can do to keep – and promote – women to senior roles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 80 of The Ticker podcast: • Jeffrey Sanders, Heidrick & Struggles’ vice chairman and co-managing director of the firm’s board and CEO practice, on racial and ethnic board diversity• Ibrey Woodall, senior vice president of web communications services at Business Wire, on web security and how to avoid premature disclosure • A preview of next week’s ‘Women in IR’ special edition of The Ticker Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 79 of The Ticker podcast:• Nursel Ilgen, head of IR at TAV Airports Holding, on how the company handled multiple crises in Turkey last year and won the best crisis management award at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2017• Assessing the value of values, a look at the supervisory board, IR-immune institutions and more: A medley from Dirk 2017• Sonja Galton, web and communications specialist at Agnico Eagle Mines and Darrell Heaps, founder and CEO of Q4, on the latest trends in online IR tools Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 78 of The Ticker podcast:• IR Magazine’s Garnet Roach, live on tape, at the IR Magazine Awards – Europe 2017• A tech and data medley from NIRI 2017• Frank Hodge, professor of accounting at the University of Washington, on matching your message to its medium Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 77 of The Ticker podcast, summer reading special with: • The rise of passive investing• Women in IR, featuring Cisco, Diageo the 30% Club and the UK's IR Society• The head of IR at Jack-in-the-Box: From accountancy to IR superstar Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 76 of The Ticker podcast: • Why men take the majority of top jobs in IR• Kellie Huennekens from the EY Center for Board Matters on the new directors joining Fortune 100 firms in 2016• Glenn Davis, director of research at the Council of Institutional Investors, on the drawbacks of the virtual-only AGM trend Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 75 of The Ticker podcast:• Going full virtual: Inside Jimmy Choo’s all-digital AGM• But better: How award-winning IROs tackle the same issues you do• Council of Institutional Investors executive director Ken Bertsch says the Financial Choice Act dooms the shareholder proposal Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 74 of The Ticker podcast:• Texas A&M University’s Nate Sharp on new research that sheds light on an IRO’s single, most valued task• A catch-up with NIRI’s new CEO Gary LaBranche• Willis Towers Watson names IR Magazine the investment publication of the year Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 73 of The Ticker podcast:• Winners revealed at the IR Magazine Awards – US 2017• Josh Black, Activist Insight editor-in-chief, on what made activism a hot issue again• Tony Campos, head of ESG for Americas at FTSE Group, on incorporating ESG principles Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 72 of The Ticker podcast:• IR budgets are up in North America• Tips on winning IR practices from the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2017• Gunhild Grieve, head of IR at RWE, on restructuring the company and playing devil’s advocate Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

On episode 71 of The Ticker podcast:• Phil Corbett from Genel Energy on IR after the days of ‘easy oil’• IR tips from winners at the IR Magazine Awards – Canada 2017• Mohamed Al Guindy, PhD candidate at Ontario’s Queen’s University on how companies use twitter Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.